Concussion Stories
- New research suggests tackling drills that don't involve helmets or shoulder pads could reduce head and spinal injuries.
- Medical experts and National Football League (NFL) officials will gather with peers from other top global sports on Saturday in a bid to accelerate how to properly diagnose and treat player concussions.
- At the end of a two-day concussion conference in Pittsburgh, specialists in attendance suggested that exercise, not prolonged rest is more productive to concussed football player's healing process.
- After being hit with several lawsuits, the NFL may finally be starting to look out for its players in the doctor's office.
- A high school football player and his family are suing their school district after his coaches forced him to play on despite suffering a concussion.
- New study finds all but four of 91 former NFL players who donated their brains for research had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a disease linked to concussion and head trauma.
- The King-Devick test, which requires athletes to rapidly read numbers off a list, may be the best tool at determining if a player has a concussion.
- For the first time, researchers are able to find unique brain patterns in those struggling with depression and anxiety after a concussion.
- Brandon Bostian claims to have no memory of the events leading up to Amtrak train 188's tragic crash, as typical of a concussion patient.
- A skull fracture leaves behind a highly distinctive signature, forensic scientists say, much like fingers leave behind their unique ‘print.’
- High school and college football players suffer more concussions during practices than during games, according to a new study.
- A federal judge on Wednesday gave final approval to a multimillion-dollar settlement in a lawsuit brought by about 5,000 former National Football League players.