ImPACT News & Education
KALW 91.7 - City Vision Radio
(Jan 18, 2012)
KALW 91.7 - CITY VISION RADIO
Check out the discussion on concussions from KALW 91.7 in San Fransisco. Joining the discussion are Dr. Cindy Chang and Dr. Eric Freitag. ...
Make an Impact by Benching Concussions- Ali Krieger, US Soccer Star
(Sep 19, 2011)
MAKE AN IMPACT BY BENCHING CONCUSSIONS
Athletic Business
(Jan 12, 2011)
BASELINE TESTING FOR CONCUSSIONS GAINS POPULARITY
By Catherine Liewen Nathan Stiles, a senior football player at Spring Hill (Kan.) High School, was playing an epic game against Osawatomie High on a Thursday night last October. He already had 65- and 18-yard touchdown runs when he came out of the game after being tackled near the sideline just before halftime. Stiles walked over to the bench, complaining of severe head pain. He sat down,...
New York Times
(Aug 15, 2011)
SPORTING GOODS CHAIN SUPPORTS CONCUSSION TESTING IN SCHOOLS
IN a new commercial for Dick’s Sporting Goods, Jerome Bettis, the former Pittsburgh Steelers star, strolls through one of the retailer’s stores, but Mr. Bettis never gets around to promoting equipment, clothing or footwear. The spot opens with Mr. Bettis, a running back whose habit of carrying defenders on his back as he charged down the field earned him the nickname the Bus, picking up a...
NBC LA
(Aug 04, 2011)
KIDS, SPORTS AND CONCUSSIONS
Fall season sports are about to begin and there is an increased amount of concussions and other brain injuries. A new program called Protecting Athletes Through Concussion Education was created to increase awareness by testing kids on a computer that measures memory and reaction time. Nick Norton from Dick's Sporting Goods and Dr. David Lechuga join Chuck Henry on Nonstop News LA to talk about...
Pittsburgh Businesstimes
(Aug 02, 2011)
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, JEROME BETTIS RAISE AWARENESS ON CONCUSSIONS
When Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers Latest from The Business Journals Slideshow: Remembering Redskins' quarterbacksPittsburgh building owner woos HollywoodWill Asomugha and other moves improve Eagles jersey sales, too? Follow this company legend Jerome Bettis was coming up in football, getting a concussion often wasn't considered a serious injury. "They were viewed as an...
CBS Pittsburgh
(Aug 03, 2011)
NEW PROGRAM FOCUSES ON KIDS & CONCUSSION
With fall comes football, and kids across the country are getting ready to strap on their pads. This year, even more scrutiny will be placed on contact sports and the concussions that could result, and doctors and critics are weighing in. Dr. Joseph Maroon, Steelers’ team neurologist and renowned concussion doctor, is championing a new program that will test a million child athletes...
Sports Illustrated
(Dec 14, 2011)
NHL SUFFERING LOSS OF CROSBY, GIROUX
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Sidney Crosby and Claude Giroux should have been intertwined this season as two of the NHL's brightest stars, competing for state supremacy, an MVP trophy and a Stanley Cup. Yet, Crosby and Giroux were linked in back-to-back days this week for all the wrong reasons: Head injuries that have put their careers on hold. HACKEL: Concussion problem is entrenched Crosby,...
Advocates for Injured Athletes
(Sep 09, 2011)
THE IMPORTANCE OF CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS
Auborn Journal
(Aug 28, 2011)
CONCUSSIONS CREATE CAUSE FOR CONCERN
"Your thinking is fuzzy. Your vision is fuzzy. It's almost like coming out of anesthesia," recalls Mike Lamb about sustaining concussions during his football career. Lamb played college football at the University of Southern California and is all too familiar with the devastation some hits can cause. His son, Logan Lamb, a senior at Del Oro High School, also plays football. Lamb has paid...
CNN
(Aug 11, 2011)
BETTIS CONCUSSION SOLUTION FOR YOUTH
Jerome Bettis has a new project he's working on for youth dealing with concussions. Watch the video on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2011/08/11/jerome.bettis.new.project.cnn?iref=allsearch ...
CBS Philly
(Aug 04, 2011)
FORMER EAGLE BRIAN MITCHELL & PACE
Click on the link at the bottom of the page to watch the video....
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
(Aug 03, 2011)
CONCUSSION PROGRAM WILL TEST 1M YOUNGSTERS
Two locally based giants in their respective industries are teaming to provide free baseline concussion testing and education to one million young athletes. Dick's Sporting Goods and ImPACT Applications — the latter created a leading computerized concussion testing system used throughout all levels of sports — have teamed for the Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education (PACE)...
CBS Pittsburgh
(Aug 03, 2011)
MORE INFORMATION ON THE PACE CONCUSSION TEST
Dick’s Sporting Goods has committed to screening one million young athletes across the country as part of the biggest concussion testing program ever. It’s called PACE, or Protecting Athletes through Concussion Education, and Dick’s will donate $1 for every pair of athletic shoes sold between now and September 12, 2011. For more information, go to www.dickssportinggoods.com/PACE ...
The Toronto Globe and Mail
(Aug 05, 2011)
CONCUSSION AWARENESS SPREADING IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Matt Vettoretti had a decision to make before the last game of his high-school football season. The Grade 11 receiver was feeling woozy the day after taking a big hit in practice. He had a terrible headache and a persisting feeling that he may vomit at any moment. It was game day, and a playoff spot was on the line, but as the day wore on, he knew he had to talk to his coach. Frank Rocca,...
SportingNews
(Sep 07, 2011)
FOUTS, FLUTIE TALK CONCUSSIONS, PROGRAM THAT TARGETS TEENS
Dan Fouts knows he’s suffered multiple concussions. Some he remembers, like the time he was knocked out in a game at Kansas City. “I went over to the sideline and they gave me the baseline test, which was holding up two fingers,” the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback said. “And I guess that it was two because they always hold up two. So they say, ‘OK, you’re OK to go back...
TribLIVE News
(Sep 02, 2011)
SUDDEN IMPACT: THE GROWING ISSUE OF YOUTH CONCUSSIONS
Haley Branovan's brain is stirred up. She can't go to school at Culver Academy in Indiana or even send a text message without experiencing a headache, dizziness and nausea from a concussion she sustained while playing ice hockey. On this day, though, Branovan, 16, of Wexford finally receives positive news. "You will get better," Michael Collins, Ph.D., head of UPMC's Sports Concussion...
WTAE
(Aug 09, 2011)
BETTIS, DICK'S PUSH CONCUSSION TESTS FOR SCHOOL ATHLETES
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Former Steelers running back Jerome Bettis is getting involved with a national program that was started in Pittsburgh to help prepare student-athletes for their upcoming season. View the video here. Channel 4 Action News' Michelle Wright reported that 47 percent -- nearly half...
The Kansas City Star
(Aug 02, 2011)
CONCUSSION PROGRAM AIMS TO TEST 1 MILLION KIDS
Jerome Bettis finds the numbers astounding. Nearly 3.8 million youngsters had concussions last year while taking part in sports and recreation. Bettis, a former star running back, is plenty familiar with concussions during a 13-year NFL career. He says he had "three or four that I could say were a problem." Now the player known as "The Bus" wants those young athletes to have the same sort...
myFOXdc.com
(Aug 03, 2011)
MAKE AN IMPACT BY BENCHING CONCUSSIONS - ALI KRIEGER, US SOCCER STAR
This is the time of year when young athletes start their training programs for football and other sports. That means kids are at risk for concussions during practice and games. Mark Lovell, Neuropsychologist with the US Ski Team, has created a test to track brain function in young athletes. Ali Krieger, local star who was part of the US Women's World Cup Soccer team, promoting...