Retired NFL players’ brains show unusual activity
A new study published in “Scientific Reports” found that retired American football players have “profound abnormalities” in brain activity....
read moreNew guidelines for sports concussions released
New and updated guidelines for managing sports concussions were recently included in an article in “Journal of Neurotrauma.” They include topics like the definition of concussion, diagnosis, acute care of athletes, and determining return to play....
read moreIs CTE in the NFL unique?
A new study out of Loyola University Medical Center has found no evidence that retired NFL player suffer a unique cognitive disorder like CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). Although the results said the NFL players were clearly impaired relative to...
read moreSports medicine physician says kids shouldn’t play football...
Dr. Pietro Tonino of Loyal University Medical Center is advising parents not to let their kids play high school. He says it’s just not worth the risks – especially long-term consequences of injuries sustained even during youth. Compared to...
read moreConcussion testing affected by lack of sleep
Athletes who underwent baseline concussion testing did not score as high on 3 out of 4 ImPACT evaluations if they didn’t get enough sleep the night before. They showed more symptoms if they slept fewer than 7 hours. This...
read more1 in 5 students (in 7th-12th grade) have had a TBI
The statistic is astounding: 1 in 5 students in 7th through 12th grade (in Ontario) have experienced a traumatic brain injury at some point in their life. Soccer and ice hockey accounted for more than half the injuries....
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