Concussions can occur in many different ways, but they are more likely to occur when playing fast-paced team sports like Australian football, rugby, netball, hockey and soccer. Unlike many other ...

PITTSBURGH — Free concussion baseline testing will be offered to student athletes, ages 5 and up, from the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and UPMC Sports Medicine. The Heads UP Pittsburgh program is a ...

Participants Sixty-two professional male ice hockey players (mean age=22.5, SD=3.2) completed a preseason baseline test twice over a two-week interval. Half of the players were tested by the same ...

Concussions and repetitive brain injuries are relatively new topics in the public realm, primarily brought to light after a series of high-profile cases in the media connected to professional football ...

Background Exertional tests have become informative in assisting with concussion management and are commonly used for medical clearance (MC) decisions, however, the majority are resource intensive and ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Center Foundation is pleased to announce its upcoming Community Concussion Baseline testing dates. This program is made possible thanks to generous support of Taylor NW, the ...

When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician's assessment of three things: the player's symptoms, physical balance and ...

Northside Hospital's Concussion Institute is helping metro Atlanta student-athletes get back on the field and in the ...

A tool routinely used to evaluate concussion in college athletes fails to accurately diagnose the condition in many cases, a new study showed. Investigators found that almost half of athletes ...