Pediatrician offers advice: Are trampolines safe for kids?
Generations of kids have grown up bouncing on backyard trampolines. And with the new popularity of trampoline parks, even more are getting into the game.
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Brain Concussion
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Researchers find facemask impacts are leading source of higher severity impacts in professional American football
Nearly one-third of concussions in professional American football are due to impacts from the facemask, a part of the helmet that has remained mostly unchanged in the last decade. In a new study presented at the International ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Researchers find regional variations in concussion diagnoses
Researchers in Michigan State University's Department of Kinesiology found significant geographic variations in concussion diagnoses in United States emergency departments—with the highest rates in the South and lower rates ...
Aug 30, 2024
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Concussion risks for women footballers are greater than for men—why, and what can be done?
Since the inception of the Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) competition in 2017, women's football participation has increased rapidly, from about 380,000 in 2016 to around 600,000 in 2022.
Aug 29, 2024
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Natural grass may pose greater risk for football concussions than artificial turf
Young football players who sustained a head-to-ground concussion practicing or playing games on natural grass experienced more symptoms—and significantly higher severity—than those who suffered concussions on artificial turf, ...
Aug 13, 2024
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Advanced MRI scans help identify one in three concussion patients with 'hidden disease'
Offering patients with concussion a type of brain scan known as diffusion tensor imaging MRI could help identify the one in three people who will experience persistent symptoms that can be life-changing, say Cambridge researchers.
Aug 8, 2024
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Multiple concussions in rugby players associated with higher levels of proteins linked to neurodegenerative disease
Retired rugby players who have suffered multiple concussions have higher levels of certain proteins in their blood, which may make them more prone to developing diseases such as motor neuron disease (MND), according to a ...
Jul 16, 2024
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Female Australian football players are taking more hits, says study
New research from the University of South Australia has for the first time identified the most common and burdensome injuries experienced by sub-elite female Australian football players in the South Australian National Football ...
Jul 16, 2024
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'I just want to keep playing:' Why youth athletes under-report concussion symptoms
Despite ongoing advocacy and education about the risks of concussions from organizations like the Sport Information Resource Center, Hockey Canada, and legislation like Rowan's Law, many young athletes still hesitate, or ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Researchers find elementary age children experience more concussions during activities unrelated to sports
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that young children between the ages of 5 and 12 were more likely to experience a concussion from recreation and other non-sport activities, yet those injuries ...
Jun 27, 2024
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