News tagged with high school football
Study raises concerns that teen athletes continue to play with concussion symptoms
Despite knowing the risk of serious injury from playing football with a concussion, half of high school football players would continue to play if they had a headache stemming from an injury sustained on the field.
Pediatrics
May 06, 2013 |
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Many teens afraid to intervene in sexual assault, survey finds
(HealthDay)—More than half of all teens and young adults in the United States know a victim of dating violence or sexual assault, according to a new national survey.
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Mar 13, 2013 |
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Study describes 68 CTE cases in veterans, high school, college and pro athletes
A study done by investigators at the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) and the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, in collaboration with the Sports Legacy Institute (SLI), describes ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Many high school football players not concerned about concussions
Despite an increase in media attention, as well as national and local efforts to educate athletes on the potential dangers of traumatic brain injuries, a new study found that many high school football players are not concerned ...
Pediatrics
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Football helmet sensors help researchers demystify concussion in young athletes
Even two years later, Sarah Clark grimaces sheepishly and insists she mishandled the concussion her oldest son sustained in ninth-grade football.
Health
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Amateur football players not always keen on returning to play after ACL injuries
Despite the known success rates of reconstructive Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery, the number of high school and collegiate football players returning to play may not be as high as anticipated, say researchers presenting ...
Health
Feb 11, 2012 |
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Football findings suggest concussions caused by series of hits
A two-year study of high school football players suggests that concussions are likely caused by many hits over time and not from a single blow to the head, as commonly believed.
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Feb 02, 2012 |
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Routine head hits in school sports may cause brain injury
The brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury -- even if they did not suffer a concussion – after taking routine hits to the head during the normal course of play, according to a University ...
Neuroscience
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Pediatricians: Sports in heat OK with precautions
(AP) -- Playing sports in hot, steamy weather is safe for healthy children and teen athletes, so long as precautions are taken and the drive to win doesn't trump common sense, the nation's largest pediatricians ...
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Aug 08, 2011 |
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Breakthrough: Real-time data recorded on football player captures impact that caused broken neck
(PhysOrg.com) -- While studying concussions in a high school football team, researchers captured the impact of an 18-year-old player who broke his neck during a head-down tackle in real-time.
Medical research
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