injuries

May 29, 2014

NCAA, Department of Defense aim to Create Concussion Database

From CBSSports.comThe NCAA and Department of Defense are launching a $30 million effort to produce what the White House calls the most comprehensive concussion database ever.The initiative was announced Wednesday in conjunction with President Ba...


March 18, 2014

The relationship of reaction time to injury susceptibility

Reaction time (RT) is a widely used term for the amount of time that elapses from the presentation of a stimulus (i.e., visual, auditory, or tactile) to either the initiation or completion of a specified physical response. Effective performance of sp...


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Stay Involved While Injured

Sponsored By:Getting Student-Athletes to Stay Involved While InjuredThe Overlake School (Redmond, Wash.) works with athletes while they are injured to keep them involved, as junior Devin Daher (two-sport athlete) relates from his experience....


June 19, 2013

Safety Advocates Bringing Awareness To Injuries Beyond Concussions

http://world.einnews.com/247pr/348783Shree Dandekar, who serves as an athletic trainer for high school athletes in New York City, has come out in support of a new movement that places a focus on preventing and understanding all safety risks for young...


June 14, 2013

Researchers: Pop Warner Wrong On Concussions

USA Todayhttp://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2013/06/08/pop-warner-football-concussions/2404007/Researchers who studied concussions in youth football say the Pop Warner organization got it wrong last year when it limited contact in practices.Julian ...


February 28, 2013

Hockey Coach Faces Jail Time for Tripping Young Player

February 28, 2013 -- (Transcript from ABC’s Good Morning America) 48-year-old martin tremblay walks into a courtroom this week for sentencing, fully expecting to walk out, with nothing more than a slap on the wrist. Instead, the peewee hockey c...


January 23, 2013

Maryland State Board Reviewing Concussion Task Force Recommendations

Baltimore Sun, Erica L. Greenhttp://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-01-22/news/bs-md-ci-state-concussion-report-20130122_1_task-force-concussion-management-health-care-providersA task force charged with strengthening Maryland policies regarding head t...


January 14, 2013

Teens May Need More Time To Heal From Concussions

Boston Globe, Karen Weintraubhttp://bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2013/01/14/kids-may-take-longer-heal-from-concussions-than-previously-thought/B2eA8Ut4KsmQEVkY0mJDIN/story.htmlWhen high school junior Madeline Uretsky sits down to do her ...