Concussions remain a pressing concern in sports, affecting individuals of all ages and skill levels. Today on Living808, Dr. Jennifer King, a pediatric sports medicine expert from Kapiolani Medical ...

From falls on the playground to collisions during sports activities, head injuries are on the rise, sparking calls for action. Traumatic brain injuries, or concussions, are very common among athletes, ...

Those two little words mark the biggest and most important change in high school athletics in recent years. Awareness of and the prevention and treatment of traumatic brain injuries have become a ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Traumatic brain injuries, or concussions, are very common among athletes, especially ones who play contact sports like football, hockey or soccer. In 2022, over two ...

Each year, about two million children, many while playing organized sports, suffer concussions. But, according to concussions researcher Jaclyn Stephens, an occupational therapist and associate ...

September 2, 2010 — A new guidance document for the management of pediatric concussions recommends a more conservative approach to return to play policies for younger children with sports-related ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Traumatic brain injuries, or concussions, are very common among athletes, especially ones who play contact sports like football, hockey or soccer. In 2022, over 2 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Banning or limiting headers -- plays where the head is used to pass or shoot the ball -- is linked to a nearly 26% reduction in ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Strict rest may not be the best medicine for kids with concussions, a Canadian study found, challenging the idea that physical activity should be avoided until symptoms disappear. A ...

The path to Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s new concussion program didn’t begin in a hospital or a classroom, but in the community it serves. At a conference, Eleanor Shaw, daughter of local Toyota ...