BUFFALO, N.Y. – Researchers around the world, including internationally known concussion expert John J. Leddy, MD, clinical professor of orthopaedics and sports medicine in the Jacobs School of ...

When it comes to concussion management, Richard Okragly MD, a physician with TriHealth Priority Care and director of the TriHealth Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, stresses if there's one ...

Evidence based guidelines are required for the management of concussive injury in children Consensus guidelines for managing sport related concussion in adults have ...

Recovery from concussions can be a long and difficult process, especially for children. Active rehabilitation, usually ...

Several revisions and improvements to protocols dealing with concussions have Durango School District 9-R officials more confident they are diagnosing and treating students more effectively than ever.

The use of updated concussion management guidelines dropped the duration of symptoms from one month to one week in female athletes and from 11 to five days in male athletes, according to a study ...

Objective To determine: (a) concussion/mTBI guideline use, (b) criteria used in initiating return to play (RTP), and (c) the management of RTP by Canadian paediatricians. Design Cross-sectional survey ...

Public Health student researcher Stella Thornton has authored Nevada Senate Bill 80 (SB80) that adds safety measures and improved concussion protocol for student athletes. Thornton, a student ...

Imagine that you are the parent of an 11-year-old soccer player who dreams of competing in the Women’s World Cup one day. You want to support her love for the sport while keeping her safe from harm.