injuries

October 19, 2015

Maine high school cancels football team’s season

Last month, three high school football players from different states died after sustaining injuries on the field. One school has now decided enough is enough. [caption id="attachment_14356" align="alignright" width="308"] Camden Hills cancelled ...


September 30, 2015

N.J. athletic association vows to review policies on safety

The death of a high school football player in New Jersey has prompted the state's athletic association to review its policies on student-athlete safety. Prep football players in Oklahoma, New Jersey and Louisiana died this month after suffering ...


July 7, 2015

Breakthrough may help treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury

After evaluating more than 20,000 brain scans, researchers say they can now distinguish Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a breakthrough that would significantly improve the way both conditions are treated. T...


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June 25, 2015

Study: Girls more prone to overuse injuries than boys

Girls are at a greater risk of overuse injuries in high school sports, according to a new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. [caption id="attachment_13160" align="alignright" width="202"] Track and field and field hockey caused the most...


April 15, 2015

Survey: Prep coaches uninterested in injury prevention programs

A new survey of high school coaches found that less than 10 percent of them implement injury prevention programs as designed. The study looked at 66 basketball and soccer coaches at 15 Oregon high schools who completed online surveys questioning t...


April 5, 2015

North Carolina requiring athletic trainers at schools

North Carolina's Board of Education took a big step this week toward improving safety for high school student-athletes. [caption id="attachment_11603" align="alignright" width="257"] North Carolina's Board of Education is mandating that schools...


March 17, 2015

NFL linebacker retires after one season over head trauma concerns

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland announced Monday he is retiring from the league over concerns about the long-term effects of head trauma. Borland was one of the NFL's top rookies last season, starting eight games and recording 107 tac...


February 17, 2015

New Jersey limits contact in football practices

Beginning this fall New Jersey's high school football teams will be limited to 90 minutes of contact per week during practices. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association formally adopted the measure last week in an effort to reduc...