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Alaska
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
(Sep 20, 2007)
CONFRONTING CONCUSSIONS
BY TOM MURPHY FAYETTEVILLE — Dinged in the helmet and feeling dizzy, Arkansas tailback Darren McFadden jogged off the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium in the fourth quarter last Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Twenty years ago, maybe even 10 years ago, a trainer would have let McFadden shake the cobwebs out of his head before sending him back into the fray, especially if the game was as tight...
Arizona
Arizona Daily Star
(Sep 02, 2007)
TUITAMA AVOIDS INJURY QB WITHSTANDS HITS, BUT OFFENSE STILL LACKS PUNCH
By Ryan Finley Arizona Daily Star PROVO, Utah Willie Tuitama stumbled off the field following his latest medical scare and looked to the sidelines. He found his mother, Nancy, sitting in the front row, and gave her a quick signal. "To let her know I was OK," Tuitama said. In an opener marred by disappointment, at least Tuitama has his health. The Wildcats junior quarterback made it...
Arizona Daily Star
(Dec 16, 2006)
EXPERTS CLEAR ARIZONA QB TO PLAY AGAIN
By Ryan Finley ARIZONA DAILY STAR Tucson, Arizona | Published: 12.16.2006 Willie Tuitama has been cleared to practice and play next year after specialists concluded he suffered one severe concussion - and a season’s worth of aftereffects - during the fall. Doctors in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Sports Concussion Program said Arizona’s sophomore quarterback...
Tucson Citizen
(Dec 09, 2006)
TUITAMA MAY BE SAFER WITH NEW OFFENSE
JOHN MOREDICH Tucson Citizen Protecting quarterback Willie Tuitama is going to be crucial in Arizona's new, high- octane spread passing offense. The first step toward Tuitama's long-term health is a visit to the highly regarded University of Pittsburgh Concussion Center next week. The next step is to implement new coordinator Sonny Dykes' offense, which creates plenty of passing...
Arizona Daily Wildcat
(Dec 04, 2006)
THE CULTURE OF CONCUSSIONS
John Ryan Casey Issue date: 12/4/06 Section: Sports September 9. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A flash of white and yellow comes out of nowhere and drills Arizona quarterback Willie Tuitama on his team's 20-yard line. That flash turns out to be Louisiana State defensive end Tyson Jackson. October 7, almost a month to the day later. Los Angeles, California. Tuitama gets drilled again. This time,...
California
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. ...
Victorville Daily Press
(Aug 10, 2011)
GETTING A HEAD START DIAMONDBACKS UNDERGO CONCUSSION TESTING
HESPERIA • A waiting room filled with football players at a doctor’s clinic is probably the last place a football coach wants to see his team hanging out. Especially on the last day of two-a-day practices in August. But Serrano coach Ray Maholchic was not only supportive of his team invading Dr. T. Thomas Liu’s office in Hesperia on Wednesday afternoon, he insisted on it. The...
Motonews.com
(Dec 16, 2010)
IMPACT CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT TESTING AVAILABLE
In continuing with its philosophy of bringing real sports medicine services to the public, iCHOR Sports Medicine becomes the first to offer ImPACT Concussion Testing in the Temecula/Murrieta area. ImPACT Concussion Management testing aids sports medicine professionals with the diagnosis and management of head injuries and concussions. ImPACT is the most widely used computer-based testing...
The Associates Press
(Sep 10, 2009)
LEWIS TO START AFTER 2 CONCUSSIONS
By JANIE McCAULEY (AP) – 1 day ago SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Michael Lewis will start at strong safety in the San Francisco 49ers' season opener Sunday at Arizona after sustaining two concussions in the preseason. Lewis' first concussion occurred Aug. 18 during a joint practice with Oakland at the Raiders' wine country training site in Napa and he got hit by a fullback. He suffered another in...
Marin Independent Journal
(Sep 02, 2007)
THE CONCUSSION CONUNDRUM: YOUNG NOVATO HIGH FOOTBALL PLAYER USES HIS HEAD AFTER BRAIN INJURY
Zuri Berry Posted: 09/02/2007 06:15:05 PM PDT Click photo to enlarge HEALTH FIRST: Former Novato High JV football player Travis Blow, 16, suffered... (IJ photo/Alan Dep) * « * 1 * 2 * » Related * Concussions * Sep 2: * The concussion conundrum: Pro leagues become proactive * The concussion conundrum: San Rafael doctor touts method * The...
San Jose Mercury News
(Aug 26, 2007)
CONCUSSIONS A LINGERING ISSUE FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
?Concussions a lingering issue for high school athletes By Mark Emmons Mercury News Article Launched: 08/26/2007 01:38:26 AM PDT Click photo to enlarge James Lick Line coach Robert Monges checks tight end Dominic Brewster for a... ( Patrick Tehan ) Blows to the head • Affects of concussions(SWF) Related Stories • Aug 26: • Football helmets the first line of defense...
San Francisco Chronicle
(Jun 03, 2006)
GIANTS, MATHENY UNDER WEATHER, CATCHER PLACED ON DL WITH CONCUSSION
Henry Schulman, Chronicle Staff Writer Saturday, June 3, 2006 (06-03) 04:00 PDT New York -- - Heavy rain made Friday a bad day to travel in the Northeast. Catcher Mike Matheny, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a concussion, was stuck in Pittsburgh after seeing a renowned head-trauma specialist. His replacement, Eliezer Alfonzo, was supposed to arrive at Shea Stadium...
Know Concussions
(Sep 09, 2011)
PRO SPORTS CONCUSSION SCREENING NOW USED AT MORE HIGH SCHOOL GAMES
OAKLAND (KCBS)— A concussion evaluation test already being used in professional sports is now more frequently used at high school sporting events. The test called IMPACT (Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) lasts about 20 minutes according to Mark Lovell from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Sports Medicine Concussion Program. KCBS’ Margie Shafer...
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...
Committee On Education and Labor
(Sep 22, 2010)
PROTECTING STUDENT ATHLETES FROM CONCUSSIONS ACT
School sports are a great way for students to stay healthy while learning important team-building skills. However, some students are staying in the game not recognizing the risks of playing hurt — especially when they’ve had a concussion. Concussions for student athletes are a growing problem that demands immediate attention. According to recent research, high school athletes suffered...
MLB.com
(Aug 17, 2009)
TESTS SHOW MILD CONCUSSION FOR KURODA
By David Ely / MLB.com LOS ANGELES -- The news surrounding Hiroki Kuroda's recovery from getting hit in the head by a line drive Saturday at Arizona continues to be positive. On Monday, Dodgers athletic trainer Stan Conte told reporters that Kuroda suffered only a mild concussion. "Nothing worse than that," Conte said. "A lot of his reaction times were normal, good indicator that...
San Jose Mercury News
(Aug 26, 2007)
FOOTBALL HELMETS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE
There's just one foolproof way to make a football helmet that will guarantee a player won't suffer a ussion. "Only if it comes with a chain that doesn't let you leave the sideline," said Thad Ide, the research and development vice president for Riddell, the largest helmet manufacturer. The increased focus on sports concussions has resulted in helmet technology innovations. But experts...
abc30.com
(Jan 05, 2007)
CONCUSSION TEST: IMPACT
January 5 -- One in every 10 high school athletes will have a concussion -- and the more they have, the worse it gets. "The effects of each ensuing concussion can be more and more damaging," Mark Lovell, Ph.D., a neurophysiologist at University of Pittsburgh, tells Ivanhoe. Most athletes are fiercely competitive and aren't happy sitting on the sidelines. Steelers' quarterback Ben...
Fresno Bee
(Sep 26, 2002)
WITH CONCUSSION, THE DANGER LURKS IN SILENCE
By Bryant-Jon Anteola The Fresno Bee (Updated Thursday, September 26, 2002, 5:48 AM) The sobbing stopped, but the tears continued. A nervous family silently waited Saturday morning as the Corcoran High football player slowly awoke from his coma. While attempting a block during Friday evening's game, Eric Morales, a sophomore on Corcoran's junior varsity team, suffered massive head...
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...
http://www.nbcsandiego.com
(Feb 08, 2011)
HS SPORTS STAR SHARES STORY
Tommy Mallon was a high school sports star. But in May 2009, the 18-year-old with plans to play college lacrosse was hit during a game, breaking his neck in three places. That came after two other concussions in basketball and football. Monday night, Mallon was back at his alma mater, Santa Fe Christian School in Solana Beach. “I just have some limitations on what I can and can’t do, I...
SanLuisObispo.com
(Jan 10, 2010)
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY DOCTORS AND HIGH SCHOOLS TEAM UP ON CONCUSSIONS
Program provides brain testing to athletes who have sustained head injuries By Donovan Aird | daird@thetribunenews.com An innovative cooperative effort between local doctors and San?Luis Obispo?County high schools is focusing new attention on the threat concussions pose for young athletes. Before the start of classes this year, seven county high schools — Arroyo Grande, Mission Prep,...
San Jose Mercury News
(Sep 03, 2007)
HEADING OFF INJURIES
By Mark Emmons San Jose Mercury News Accompanying Photos [Image accompanying article] Patrick Tehan Photo Caption: Robert Monges, a line coach for James Lick, checks tight end Dominic Brewster for a concussion. SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Colin Quirke remembers clearly that it happened in the first game last football season. It's everything else that's hazy. A defensive tackle at Los Gatos...
San Jose Mercury News
(Aug 26, 2007)
CONCUSSIONS BY THE NUMBERS
Mercury News Article Launched: 08/26/2007 01:38:24 AM PDT From 1.6 million to 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The incidence of catastrophic head injuries, including brain bleeding and swelling, is more than three times greater among high school football players than college players, according to a study...
San Francisco Chronicle
(Jun 23, 2006)
MATHENY'S INJURY ADDS CLARITY TO A HAZY AREA
Henry Schulman, Chronicle Staff Writer It might be little consolation to Mike Matheny as he serves his indefinite term on the disabled list, but his extended absence following a concussion and openness about his condition could shine a bright light on a serious injury that surely strikes more catchers than everyone in the game realizes. For decades, catchers who have been smacked in the...
Colorado
9News.com
(Sep 19, 2010)
CONCUSSIONS: SECOND IMPACT SYNDROME
Jake's legacy; managing concussion. Click on link or copy and paste into your browser to watch the video....
Lacrosse Magazine
(Sep 28, 2007)
CONCUSSIONS AND REPERCUSSIONS
Note: This article was excerpted from the upcoming edition of Lacrosse magazine, publication available exclusively to US Lacrosse members. In its October issue, LM takes a deeper look at safety in the game , and how US Lacrosse has taken a leadership role in matters of concussions and commotio cordis. Not a member? Sign up today for your complimentary subscription. by Brian Logue, Lacrosse...
CBS4Denver
(May 24, 2007)
NFL SETS STANDARDS FOR CONCUSSION MANGEMENT
(CBS4/DenverBroncos.com) ENGLEWOOD, Colo. The concussion wide receiver Rod Smith suffered last season in a 9-6 victory over Kansas City wasn't as severe as some others head athletic trainer Steve Antonopulos has seen during his career; Smith was ready for action the following week at New England.But that was just one of the "six or so" concussions Antonopulos said he and the Broncos team of...
InDenverTimes
(Apr 05, 2010)
CONCUSSIONS POLICY FUZZY FOR STUDENT ATHLETES
An estimated 92,000 high school athletes suffer concussions each year in the United States - yet in Colorado, more than a quarter of high schools surveyed have no written policy governing how sports-related head injuries will be treated, or when injured athletes may return to play. And among those that do have a policy, 18 percent said it's the coach who determines when an athlete is ready to...
Rocky Mountain News
(Sep 04, 2007)
WHAT'S IT MEAN FOR MOSS, DUMERVIL?
? Playing his college ball at the University of Florida, Jarvis Moss got a four-year look at one of the NFL's top sack masters in Tampa Bay. Moss will get an even closer inspection of fellow defensive end Simeon Rice now that the unrestricted free agent, late of the Buccaneers, has signed a one-year deal with the Broncos. "He's a great player, a dominant player," Moss said Monday. But...
Colorado Springs Gazette
(Nov 30, 2005)
SOFTWARE MEASURES SEVERITY OF HEAD INJURY
By CARY LEIDER VOGRIN THE GAZETTE A computerized test now available in Colorado Springs can help assess whether a ding is really just a ding or whether an athlete has suffered a concussion that deserves off-the-field recovery time. The software, a “brain physical” that measures an athlete’s attention, concentration, motor speed and memory, helps physicians and trainers evaluate...
The Greeley Tribune
(Apr 06, 2008)
IN-DEPTH DIAGNOSIS
After generations of applying a mixed bag of solutions to the sports concussion scenario, sports medicine communities across the nation have taken the issue from a haze into sharp focus via the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Tool. Through the North Colorado Sportsmedicine Clinic, ImPACT is being used to evaluate every District 6 student-athlete. A concussion, commonly...
Denver Post
(Jun 11, 2007)
HIGH SCHOOLS GETTING TOUGHER ON CONCUSSIONS
ImPACT program in place By Robert Sanchez Denver Post Staff Writer Posted: 06/10/2007 01:00:00 AM MDT Football players at Platte Valley High School take the ImPACT test before the season to measure their baseline functions. (Post / John Leyba) Related * Concussions * Sep 26: * Concussions shake up way NFL conducts its business * Scanner offers fast diagnosis *...
Connecticut
WFSB Hartford
(Nov 05, 2009)
CONCUSSION WARNING SIGNS PROVE VITAL
Concussion Is Most Common Head Injury POSTED: 10:17 pm EST November 5, 2009 UPDATED: 10:57 pm EST November 5, 2009 HARTFORD, Conn. -- Southington High School football player Jon Kelleher collided hard with his opponent. After the game, he realized something was wrong. Kelleher said, "When I went to do some schoolwork, I could tell it was bad. I couldn't do it, so I knew something wasn't...
Sports Med
(Aug 29, 2008)
ADOLESCENT CONCUSSIONS - MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOLS
Michael A. Lee, MD and Vito A. Perriello, Jr., MD Our knowledge of concussions has increased and our treatment has changed substantially in recent years based on new research. Some of the major changes include the awareness that “minor head injuries,” frequently called “bell-ringers or dings,” are in fact concussions; many relatively minor head injuries take longer to heal than...
Connecticut State Medical Society
(May 12, 2006)
ADOLESCENT CONCUSSION: IMPROPER TREATMENT CAN RESULT IN DIRE CONSEQUENCES
Improper Treatment Can Result in Dire Consequences By Michael A. Lee, MD This article discusses the latest recommendations for concussion evaluation and treatment. A summary of the article is below. The full article can be found starting on page 3. In the past few years the use of neuro-psych testing has changed the way we view and treat concussions. There has been a paradigm shift from a...
Delaware
DelawareOnline.com
(Aug 20, 2010)
DELAWARE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: DIAA GETS TOUGHER AGAINST CONCUSSIONS
As a center on the McKean High School football team, he encounters contact on almost every play. But like most football players, he's tough and not about to volunteer to sit on the sidelines. "I don't like taking myself out unless my injury's hurting the team," the 17-year-old junior said. But from now on, that decision won't rest entirely with Boyd -- or even his coaches, for that matter....
delawareonline.com
(Feb 19, 2010)
DELAWARE HEALTH: YOUNG ATHLETES CAN FACE A HIDDEN DANGER
Concussions aren't instantly identifiable By HIRAN RATNAYAKE Just after halftime of Indian River's football game with Woodbridge, Tim Bokinsky lined up on offense. The ball was snapped and the all-conference wide receiver bolted across the line of scrimmage and directly into a "substantially bigger" defender from Woodbridge, hitting him with his helmet. "I remember hitting him and...
Florida
dailycommercial.com
(Jun 16, 2011)
THE EFFECTS OF CONCUSSIONS ON LAKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES WILL NOW BE BETTER ADDRESSED, THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF SOME FORMER NFL PLAYERS.
Golf tourney reaches its goal HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS MILLARD K. IVES | Staff Writer millardives@dailycommercial.com The effects of concussions on Lake County high school athletes will now be better addressed, thanks to the generosity of some former NFL players and area residents who played Saturday in the first annual Lake County Schools Golf Tournament. Held at the Mission Inn...
Miami Herald
(Mar 28, 2011)
SPORTS-RELATED BRAIN INJURIES CAN BE AVOIDED
By DAVID GOLDSTEIN Acgoldhome@aol.com March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, and I am among the 140,000 high school athletes who suffer a sports-related concussion each year, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. Last year, I had a head-to-head collision with another soccer player. Although it was my third concussion playing soccer in four years,...
ESPN.com
(Feb 04, 2010)
PREVENTING YOUTH CONCUSSIONS
ESPN.com's Stephania Bell discuss new laws protecting our youth from concussions with Dr. Gillian Hotz.Tags: Men's College Basketball, NFL, High School, MLB, Women's College Basketball MIAMI -- Concussions are the hot topic in the NFL right now, with increased concern about the brain health of football players once their careers are over. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has made it clear...
St. Petersburg Times
(Aug 05, 2007)
CONCUSSIONS Q&A
By DAVE SCHEIBER, Times Staff Writer Is there a misconception that concussions result in a player being knocked out? Dr. Mickey Collins of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, ImPACT coordinator for baseball: "Absolutely. Only 10 percent of concussions will include a loss of consciousness. Certainly some of the most severe injuries we see occur when the athlete doesn't lose...
TBO.com
(Oct 20, 2006)
OFFENSIVE SPARKPLUG CRAIG LEAVES GAME WITH KNEE INJURY
TAMPA - Lightning F Ryan Craig had just joined the line of Brad Richards and Marty St. Louis midway through the second period Thursday against the Flyers. His fifth goal of the season, 7:38 into the period, had just made it 1-0 Lightning. And then came a check into the boards that buckled his right knee, and 31 percent of Tampa Bay's goals this year (five of the team's 16) limped off the ice,...
naplesnews.com
(Jun 15, 2011)
PREPZONE: FHSAA ADOPTS NEW CONCUSSION ACTION PLAN
By ADAM FISHER Wednesday, June 15, 2011 NAPLES — As the Florida High School Athletic Association board of directors finalized an updated concussion action plan Tuesday, the School District of Collier County was awaiting approval of its own plan to deal with head injuries. The FHSAA’s plan lists the steps that must be followed before an athlete can return to action following a...
WSVN.com
(Oct 21, 2010)
MEDICAL REPORTS: CONCUSSION CONCERN
Just this week the NFL is starting to suspend players for vicious head hits. It's a problem that starts in high school. The number of student athletes suffering head injuries is on the rise. 7s Richard Lemus has more about this Concussion Concern. WSVN -- It's these violent helmet to helmet hits which prompted the NFL to punish players with hefty fines. From pro football to high school soccer,...
USA Today
(Oct 18, 2007)
NFL INSIDER: DOLPHINS QB GREEN STILL EAGER TO GO
By Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY Trent Green has yet to receive medical clearance to continue playing football — a sport former quarterback Rich Gannon once compared to weekly car crashes — after suffering his second Grade 3 concussion in 13 months. But the Miami Dolphins quarterback's presence during Wednesday's practice was another clear statement of where he stands. Green threw the...
Gainesville.com
(Jul 16, 2007)
UF USES TECHNOLOGY IN DEALING WITH CONCUSSIONS
By BRANDON ZIMMERMAN Sun sports writer Chris Leak thought he had suffered a concussion. Turns out, his self-diagnosis apparently was wrong.The University of Florida quarterback suffered a blow to the head during last year's 21-14 win over Georgia in Jacksonville. Leak, who is now on the Chicago Bears, said he played nearly the entire game with blurred vision and a headache. After the...
7 News Online
(Oct 02, 2002)
RUSHING RECOVERY
Reported by: Marilyn Mitzel Producer: Laura Garrigan Every year thousands of people suffer concussions. The big question is - knowing when you're healed. A new test can do that so you won't end up rushing your recovery and do more damage. (WSVN) Car accidents - sports - falling and bumping your head. these are a few things that cause concussions. Mike Armanious, who had a concussion,...
Orlando Sentinel
(May 11, 2011)
GOLFING EVENT WILL RAISE MONEY TO LESSEN EFFECTS OF STUDENT ATHLETES' CONCUSSIONS
By Sara ShecKler, CORRESPONDENT May 11, 2011 HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS — Golfers are needed to help raise funds to purchase a concussion-management program that will aid local high-school athletes. On June 11, the Lake County Schools Athletic Department and the National Training Center Sports Medicine Institute Foundation in Clermont will host the first annual Lake County Schools Golf...
Miami Herald
(Oct 13, 2010)
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI PROGRAM TARGETS CONCUSSIONS IN YOUNG ATHLETES
If your high school son or daughter gets knocked in the head on the playing field anywhere in Miami-Dade, chances are Dr. Gillian Hotz and her colleague Dr. Kester Nedd will soon be on your speed dial. The two have teamed up to spread the word on concussions and push for high school athletes to be tested before an injury occurs, thus establishing a baseline that will help determine treatment...
St. Petersburg Times
(Aug 05, 2007)
CONCUSSIONS ON THEIR MINDS ORGANIZATIONS ARE TAKING MORE STEPS TO RECOGNIZE AND TREAT CONCUSSIONS. BUT WHAT OF THE LINGERING EFFECTS ON LIVES?
By DAVE SCHEIBER Special report | Concussions in sports It has been misunderstood and mishandled through generations of athletes. But as 32 National Football League teams toil through training camp, gearing up for the season, the issue of sports concussions - and their repercussions - has come into sharp focus. Dialogue and debate have been fueled by recent initiatives by the NFL to tackle...
St. Petersburg Times
(Oct 20, 2006)
DIMAIO STILL FACES AN UNCERTAIN PROGNOSIS
By DAMIAN CRISTODERO TAMPA - Rob DiMaio's future is still in limbo - for another three weeks, anyway. The Lightning right wing was examined Wednesday by Michael Collins, a concussion expert at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Tampa Bay trainer Tommy Mulligan said DiMaio was given cognitive tests in which he answered questions on a computer that measured the time he took to...
Georgia
The Atlanta Journal
(Jul 03, 2008)
PLAYING IT SAFE WITH HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- "Getting your bell rung." "A dinger." "Knocking the cobwebs loose." Shop-worn sports cliches for a serious problem -- a concussion. But new research suggests that high school football coaches are getting a lot better at spotting a concussion and managing the problem, although there's still room for improvement. "Our knowledge about concussions is...
Health News Digest
(Aug 01, 2007)
CONCUSSION EVALUATION SYSTEM LETS ATHLETES KNOW WHEN IT'S SAFE TO RETURN TO THE FIELD
Sports Author: Emory University School of Medicine Last Updated: Aug 1, 2007 - 3:04:14 PM Concussion Evaluation System Lets Athletes Know When It's Safe to Return to the FieldBy Emory University School of MedicineAug 1, 2007 - 3:01:42 PM Email this article Printer friendly page Concussion Evaluation System Lets Athletes Know When It's Safe to Return to the Field...
The Macon Telegraph
(Aug 26, 2004)
YOUNG ATHLETES DEFEND AGAINST RISK OF CONCUSSION
DAVID BRUCE ERIE, Pa. - The last thing soccer player Courtney Mercier remembers before losing consciousness was that a defender was gaining on her. Mercier, 14, can't recall the defender tripping her from behind, or her head striking the ground. "I was out 15, 20 seconds," said Mercier, a Millcreek Township girl who was attending a soccer camp in late July at Penn State University. "I look...
Idaho
Idahostatesman.com
(Nov 05, 2009)
BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: HEAD INJURIES TREATED WITH MORE CONCERN
Boise State took plenty of precautions before allowing Matt Kaiserman to return to the field. This wasn't the type of hit that makes SportsCenter or triggers a collective "ooh" from the crowd. No, the hit that sidelined Boise State running back Matt Kaiserman for more than two months was, as he put it, "pretty mundane." The results were anything but and exposed one of the biggest safety...
Journalnet
(Aug 22, 2006)
HIGHLAND ATHLETES GET THEIR HEADS CHECKED
By Dan Thompson - Journal Sports Writer POCATELLO - A healthy brain is a whole lot more efficient than a bruised one. So for as much time as they spend studying X's and O's during the regular soccer season, the 25 minutes the Highland teams' players spent sequestered in a computer lab Monday clicking on those same two letters sure would pay off if they ever absorb a stinging smack to their...
123 Idaho
(Aug 20, 2008)
WAL-MART DONATES TO CONCUSSION PREVENTION PROGRAM SPONSORED BY ISUÂ??S FAURE
Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club today announced it will donate $30,000 to the youth head concussion education and prevention program, sponsored by Dr. Caroline Faure, Ed.D., assistant professor in the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education at Idaho State University. The donation from Wal-Mart will help create a grass-roots education program for coaches in youth sports, aimed at...
KVPI - News Channel 6
(Aug 20, 2004)
MEASURING MEMORY AND REACTIONS
It's a computer program that could save your child's life-- a way to measure their memory and reactions in case they suffer from a concussion. Jeremy Couch spent the morning at Highland High School as they began their second year of the baseline program, and explains how exactly this program works. The program has been set up for student athletes. They take a test that asks them questions;...
Indy Star
(Jun 26, 2007)
TEST MEASURES IMPACT OF CONCUSSIONS
Todd Arnold, a sports medicine physician with Methodist Sports Medicine, discusses concussion impact management. Question: How common are concussions? Answer: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are 300,000 per year in organized high school athletics alone. There are so many sports that are not sanctioned that it's hard to quantify. I've seen numbers that are...
Illinois
Medill Reports Chicago
(Mar 09, 2011)
CONCUSSION DOCTOR HELPS CHICAGO AREA PATIENTS
by JACQUELINE KLIMAS March 09, 2011 Even after 14 years of working with sports-related concussions, Dr. Elizabeth Pieroth, a physician at the Midwest Center for Concussion Care in Des Plaines, still looks forward to work every morning. “I feel fortunate that my job is never boring,” she said. “I see a wide variety of things and meet a lot of nice people.” Pieroth, 44, regularly...
Daily Chronicle
(Sep 07, 2010)
MAKING AN IMPACT SYCAMORE IMPLEMENTS TESTING FOR HEAD INJURIES; DEKALB TO START NEXT YEAR
When an anonymous donor brought up the ImPACT concussion management system to the Sycamore athletic department, athletic director Chauncey Carrick wanted to take a strong look at it. He's glad he did. The ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) system is a 20-minute computer test that is designed to measure symptoms, memory, cognitive functions and reaction time....
Twincities.com
(Mar 07, 2009)
THE FOG SLOWLY LIFTS FOR FORMER TWINS AND BREWERS THIRD BASEMAN COREY KOSKIE AS HE ATTEMPTS A COMEBACK
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Here, steps from the crowds and the autograph seekers, beside fields gleaming with prospects and ballplayers prepping for a brand-new season, Corey Koskie plods across a deserted infield. Two mismatched bats (one stamped with Justin Morneau's name) are slung over his shoulder, evidence of how far he is from the major league camp going on just steps away. A few fans ask...
Chicago Sun Times
(Nov 06, 2007)
HEAD GAMES
With more and more athletes suffering concussions on the field, the days of telling them to "toughen up and get back in there" are long gone. On Tuesday, Barrington Area Unit District 220 school board members were briefed on how students in their district are treated after suffering a blow to the head and the battery of tests they must go through before being allowed back into the field of...
Northwest Herald
(Sep 18, 2005)
THE COST OF CONCUSSIONS
By JOE STEVENSON jstevenson@nwherald.com Imagine there is a running back for a high school football team who suffers a concussion. The player did not think he was injured that badly, and tests by the trainer do not reveal any lasting damage, so he returns the next week. While carrying the ball, he is struck on the side of his helmet by a defender's helmet. He is stunned, but appears to...
The Glenview Patch
(Mar 07, 2011)
TAKE YOUNG ATHLETES' CONCUSSIONS SERIOUSLY
IMPACT test helps parents, coaches and athletes decide if it's safe to get back in the game. By Sean Thomas O'Leary, M.D., Advocate Lutheran General Hospital News of the death of Dave Duerson, former 1985 Chicago Bears safety, rattled the NFL. This has brought the topic of concussions and its effects on athletes of all ages to the mainstream. From early on, coaches teach young athletes to...
Southtown Star
(Jan 31, 2010)
SHEDDING LIGHT ON CONCUSSIONS
"If you want to have a functioning life, you can't play." Those words were spoken to Tony Sheehan by one of America's foremost experts on brain injuries a week after Sheehan suffered his second concussion in three days playing football. A quarterback at North Park College after a successful career at Richards, Sheehan had never been shy about returning to action. Like many players,...
Daily Herald
(Sep 24, 2008)
DIST. 220 TAKES NO CHANCES WITH CONCUSSIONS
With more and more athletes suffering concussions on the field, the days of telling them to "toughen up and get back in there" are long gone. On Tuesday, Barrington Area Unit District 220 school board members were briefed on how students in their district are treated after suffering a blow to the head and the battery of tests they must go through before being allowed back into the field of...
Pantagraph
(Oct 08, 2007)
TEST OBJECTIVELY MEASURES EXTENT OF BRAIN INJURIES
BLOOMINGTON - Jamie Garrett spent 25 minutes at a laptop computer, testing her memory of words, designs and positions, her attention span, her reaction time, and her problem solving. "It's a little tiring," Garrett, 30, of Normal, admitted in the middle of the timed test. "I always had a pretty good memory, so it's frustrating that my memory isn't as good as it was." But it's getting...
Light Magazine
(Jul 01, 2005)
DR. JOHN SPECA - PEAK ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS CARE
"I try to treat my patients as well as if I were providing the care to one of my own family members," said Dr. John Speca. Dr. Speca, a board certified orthopaedic surgeon, has brought that philosophy to his newly established practice, Peak Orthopaedic and Sports Care, located at 104 Sixth Street, Suite 210, Streator. In addition to treating patients with orthopaedic injuries and...
mysuburbanlife.com
(Jan 25, 2011)
CONCUSSION? THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT, TOO, AND HIGH SCHOOLS ARE USING IT
Western suburbs, IL — Jenny Bednarek suffered three concussions while playing high school and club soccer as a junior and senior at Glenbard North in the early 2000s. She knows all too well about the potential after-effects, as she still suffers major migraines among other symptoms years later. “How concussions will affect you later in life is something nobody thinks about. I know I...
Quincy Herald Whig
(Sep 02, 2009)
QUINCY MEDICAL GROUP USING IMPACT PROGRAM TO HELP ATHLETES BETTER UNDERSTAND HEAD INJURIES
By KELLY WILSON Herald-Whig Staff Writer Quincy Medical Group's sports medicine team is offering area athletes a new tool in the evaluation and management of concussions. ImPACT, a computer-based standardized testing program developed by concussion experts at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is used in many professional, collegiate and high school sports programs. The...
WGNtv.com
(Sep 16, 2008)
CONCUSSIONS
In tonight's Medical Watch -- the software that's doing even more than hard gear to protect athletes on the football field. The hits come hard and fast ... even at the high school level. Brendan Sullivan, Hinsdale Central Football Player: "My helmet got knocked off and I got head butted by an opposing player." That was last fall when Brendan Sullivan took such a hard hit he was left...
The Chicago Tribune
(Sep 20, 2006)
IT'S A BIG HEADACHE - AND MUCH MORE FOR HILLENMEYER
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Indiana
nwi.com
(Oct 18, 2010)
OHN DOHERTY: CONCUSSION TEST TESTS PATIENT'S PATIENCEOHN DOHERTY: CONCUSSION TEST TESTS PATIENT'S PATIENCE
(Editor's note: John Doherty continues his concussion series) NFL quarterbacks Jay Cutler (Bears) and Aaron Rogers (Packers) returned from concussions on Sunday. Ultimately, neither signal caller's presence positively affected his team's outcome. Meanwhile, thanks to violent blows delivered to and by helmets, another litany of pros and collegians exited unexpectedly to their sidelines,...
Indy.com
(Oct 01, 2010)
CONCUSSIONS BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY IN HIGH SCHOOL THESE DAYS
When Justin Joyce took a knee to his temple in Guerin Catholic High School’s season opener, he did what he thought football players do. Even though he knew something wasn’t right, he shook it off and was back on the field three plays later. “I didn’t feel any (pain) the rest of the game,” Joyce said. “But after the game, I didn’t feel good at all.” It wasn’t until he...
Northwest Indiana and Illinois Times
(Apr 28, 2008)
CONCUSSION FREE FOR ALL IN INDIANA
By John Doherty Times Sports Correspondent CONCUSSION FREE FOR ALL IN INDIANA If you've been a regular reader of this column, the first time you saw any mention here of the ImPACT Concussion Management program was in June of 2001. Back then, Lockport Township High School (Lockport, IL) was the only high school on either side of the state line to use the...
Indianapolis Star
(Aug 19, 2005)
STAYING AHEAD OF THE GAME
Technology helps schools assess concussions, aid players PAT MCKEE PAT.MCKEE@INDYSTAR.COM Brian Baker was participating in a Cathedral High School football practice last week when he became a statistic. In a sport filled with collisions, the 6-2, 200-pound sophomore defensive end absorbed a helmet-to-helmet blow from the side -- becoming one of an estimated 60,000 high school athletes who...
nwi.com
(Oct 18, 2010)
JOHN DOHERTY: CONCUSSION TEST TESTS PATIENT'S PATIENCE
(Editor's note: John Doherty continues his concussion series) NFL quarterbacks Jay Cutler (Bears) and Aaron Rogers (Packers) returned from concussions on Sunday. Ultimately, neither signal caller's presence positively affected his team's outcome. Meanwhile, thanks to violent blows delivered to and by helmets, another litany of pros and collegians exited unexpectedly to their sidelines, training...
nwi.com
(Aug 21, 2010)
JOHN DOHERTY: ALS LINK TO CONCUSSIONS NOT NEW
By John Doherty Sports Medicine nwi.com Famous athletes who have fallen victim to ALS Lou Gehrig (N.Y. Yankees), died 1941 Ezzard Charles (boxer), died 1975 Gary Lewis, died 1986 (San Francisco 49ers) Matt Hazeltine, died 1987 (San Francisco 49ers) Bob Waters (Western Carolina head football coach and San Francisco 49ers player, teammate of Lewis, Hazeltine), died 1989 Jim...
WNDU.com
(Jan 09, 2007)
NEW DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR CONCUSSIONS
Steelers quarterback, Ren Roethlisberger, already suffered two concussions this year, but quickly bounced back on the field. Younger athletes are not that much different. Most athletes shrug off a bounce of the head, so they can get back in the game. Concussions can be hard to diagnose, but now a computer test is taking out some of the guesswork. A doctor at the University of...
Indy.com
(Oct 01, 2010)
CONCUSSIONS BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY IN HIGH SCHOOL THESE DAYS
When Justin Joyce took a knee to his temple in Guerin Catholic High School’s season opener, he did what he thought football players do. Even though he knew something wasn’t right, he shook it off and was back on the field three plays later. “I didn’t feel any (pain) the rest of the game,” Joyce said. “But after the game, I didn’t feel good at all.” It wasn’t until he...
Fox 59
(Sep 30, 2008)
CONCUSSION CONCERNS
By Keesha Richardson Twenty percent of high school athletes get them, and it can get tricky trying to figure out when the child has fully recovered. Now there's technology making it a little easier for doctors to figure out when it's really safe for student athletes to get back on the field. Ryan and John are taking a test, but not one that will give them an A or B. This one called Baseline...
St. Vincent's Web Site
(May 12, 2006)
HEAD'S UP PROGRAM
Head's Up Program St.Vincent Sports Medicine, in concert with the Indiana Neuroscience Institute at St.Vincent, announces the "Heads Up" program, an initiative to improve the quality of concussion care in the Indianapolis sports community. "Heads Up" is a program designed to streamline the care of athletes who have sustained concussions. The program will give St. Vincent Sports Medicine...
Iowa
Iowa State Daily
(Oct 08, 2002)
FOOTBALL COACHES USE COMPREHENSIVE CONCUSSION TESTS
Photo: Sarah Fackrell/Iowa State Daily Joe Woodley makes a block during Iowa State's game against Troy State at Jack Trice Stadium on Sept. 21. By Jeff Raasch Daily Staff Writer After Joe Woodley suffered a concussion in Iowa State's game against Kansas, he wasn't sure what was going on. "I guess I got up and I started walking up towards our locker room," Woodley said. "That's how bad it...
Kansas
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...
Kentucky
youtube
(Sep 08, 2010)
CONCUSSION PROGRAM LAUNCHES FOR ATHLETES
Concussion program launches for athletes Please copy and paste the following link to view the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7uhYnH4LiQ...
Longmont FYI
(Dec 28, 2006)
CONCUSSION PRECAUTIONS
Doctor wants testing to be mandatory part of physical exam By Susan Glairon The Daily Times-Call BOULDER The hit came hard and fast. While playing hockey Sept. 30, Andrew Bollinger's opponent's elbow slammed into his head, and Andrew's head hit the glass. Andrew, 13, has no memory of the incident or the several hours before or after it, although he was wearing a helmet. He kept...
WHAS11.com
(Aug 03, 2010)
HARDIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVES IMPACT CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT
Concussions are one of the most serious sports related injuries, and are often one of the most difficult to diagnose. A local school district, however, is taking these injuries very seriously and hoping to prevent them. In the 2009 school year, there were 18 confirmed concussions suffered by Hardin County student athletes. In an effort to lower that number and increase student safety, the Hardin...
Herald-Leader
(Aug 22, 2006)
CONCUSSIONS MORE DAMAGING THAN THOUGHT
REPEATED HEAD INJURIES HAVE CUMULATIVE EFFECT By Kevin Lamb COX NEWS SERVICE DAYTON, Ohio - Even though Ben Mangan’s two concussions were nearly three years apart, the second blow to his head literally knocked him into next month. "I still don’t remember much about that month," he said four years later, "but I do remember the headaches." Lights and noises especially triggered "a...
WCPO.com
(Jul 21, 2010)
CONCUSSION PROGRAM LAUNCHES FOR ATHLETES
EDGEWOOD, Ky - St. Elizabeth Sports Medicine Center has launched a new concussion program designed to give college and high school athletes a baseline evaluation before season games begin this fall. The center has a new computerized test that times word recall and memory. The scores along with a physical exam and balance tests measures cognitive data on athletes. The tests create a baseline...
Maine
Morning Sentinel
(Aug 26, 2009)
MAINE LEADS WAY WHEN IT COMES TO CONCUSSIONS
BY MIKE LOWE Portland Press Herald If a high school or college athlete sprains an ankle, or suffers a knee injury, it's likely that the treatment by trainers and doctors will be consistent from school to school. But if an athlete suffers a concussion, chances are that the treatment and the rehabilitation varies. Maine trainers and doctors are hoping that will soon change. About three...
Maryland
Baltimore Sun
(Dec 05, 2007)
MEASURING UP
By Katherine Dunn | Sun Reporter Glenelg girls soccer goalie Kerry Krammer doesn't remember much about last month's state soccer championship. Late in the first half, as Krammer went hard into a slide tackle against a breakaway opponent, her head slammed into the opponent's knee. She never lost consciousness, but she suffered a concussion. "I can barely remember the game,"...
WJZ
(Oct 25, 2007)
HOWARD CO. TESTS STUDENT ATHLETES FOR CONCUSSIONS
by Peggy Lee HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) ? If your child plays a high school sport, you know they have taken a "hit or two" during a game. Your child may be suffering from a concussion right now and you may not know it. Peggy Lee reports Howard County is doing something to help. Playing in after-school sports is a popular pasttime for hundreds of students athletes, but it isn't always...
Massachusetts
Nashuatelegraph.com
(Apr 03, 2011)
IMPACT TESTS COMING TO A HIGH SCHOOL NEAR YOU
As the trauma coordinator at St. Joseph Hospital, with more than 25 years experience in the field, Sue Barnard has seen more than her share of head injuries. When a seat belt law is proposed in the state legislature, she’s there to testify in favor of the bill. Last October, her own daughter, Bedford High School junior Hayley Barnard, suffered a severe concussion in a car accident. One of...
MyFoxBoston.com
(Dec 14, 2010)
KIDS & CONCUSSIONS
(FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - If you're a parent with a child who plays sports you're always worried about injuries. The broken bones, the strains and sprains are simple to see and treat. But the most dangerous injury, and the one most on the rise, are concussions. Unlike most other injuries, a mistreated or misdiagnosed concussion can have devastating consequences. We're joined by dr....
The Eagle Tribune
(Feb 25, 2010)
DANGEROUS GAMES
Ben Holm's head aches every minute of every day, sometimes so badly it feels like his brain is pounding against his skull. North Andover senior Ben Holm suffered his third concussion in a football game 15 months ago and still suffers from chronic headaches. Alyssa LeBel, MD, at Children's Hospital in Boston in Waltham checks his symptoms and explores possible treatments at a recent...
The Boston Globe
(Dec 26, 2009)
NFL GETS REAL ON CONCUSSIONS, STILL HAS WORK TO DO
THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL League is finally moving out of denial and toward better-protecting its players from brain injuries. Its leadership and change of tone are sincere - and refreshing. Earlier this week, a league statement declared that it is now “quite obvious’’ that concussions can cause brain damage that accelerates dementia, drug abuse, and emotional disorders. Since being...
Technology Review
(Aug 14, 2007)
A TEST TO SPOT CONCUSSIONS IN ATHLETES
Scientists are developing new technologies to assess when it's safe for players to return to action. By Emily Singer Concussion is a major problem in athletics: at least 300,000 sports-related concussions occur annually in the United States, according to estimates from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Unfortunately, many players don't realize when they've suffered a...
The Standard Times
(May 10, 2006)
NEW TEST HELPS DETERMINE DRIVER READINESS AFTER CONCUSSION
By MIKE HARRIS, Associated Press writer Concussions are a fact of life in automobile racing, where crashing into a concrete wall at high speed is relatively common. Until now, one of the most difficult decisions facing doctors who treat race drivers for concussions has been knowing when a driver is well enough to return to a race car. Now, thanks to Mark Lovell, director of the Center...
GreaterBoston.com
(Dec 01, 2004)
EYE ON EDUCATION: CONCUSSION TESTING FOR ATHLETES
Brookline High School just wrapped up its football season and not without incident. About ten players suffered concussions. With varying grades of damage, concussions don’t always cause a person to black out. Simply put, they are a mild injury to the brain. There is “not actually any visible damage to the brain that you would see on brain scanning,” says Brookline parent and...
Mildford Daily New
(Feb 06, 2011)
NEW TESTING TRACKS STUDENTS' RECOVERY AFTER SPORTS CONCUSSIONS
oncussions don't typically show up on CT scans or MRIs, and as Hopkinton's Marianne Hennigan puts it, they're not like sprained ankles, where a visible cue - reduced swelling - provides a clear-cut recovery sign. She would know. Not only is she a pediatric nurse, but three years ago her son Tommy sustained the brain injury, twice: first by hitting a garage door during driveway basketball and...
Boston Globe
(Oct 31, 2010)
PUTTING CONCUSSIONS TO THE TEST NEUROCOGNITIVE EXAMS ARE A VALUABLE TOOL IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR YOUNG ATHLETES
HULL — In a computer lab at Hull High School, seven students stare at screens, watching words flash past. Wheel. Bath. Fight. Ice. Water. Plate. Moments later, the same screens fill with scribbled designs, then colored shapes, then number grids. The students click away, speeding through memory and countdown tests. Tweet 4 people Tweeted this.. Yahoo! Buzz ShareThis .This is no ordinary...
Eagle-Tribune
(Feb 23, 2010)
COMPUTERIZED TESTS HELP SCHOOLS 'MANAGE' CONCUSSIONS
By Chris Smith Several weeks had passed and Joey McLaughlin's headaches were gone and he felt ready to return from the concussion he suffered during a Londonderry High preseason football scrimmage. All he had to do was pass a computerized neuropsychological test. "I didn't do so hot on it," he said. McLaughlin was sidelined for another week - his fourth consecutive week out...
The Boston Globe
(Dec 20, 2009)
PUTTING HEADS FIRST
Steve Lenhardt remembers clearly when his son was knocked out during a drill at football practice this fall. “I can picture the day when he got the concussion,’’ the Duxbury resident said, “just sitting on the bench, staring into space.’’ Zack wasn’t the first member of the family to have a concussion; his older sister suffered one while attending hockey camp 2 1/2 years...
Lowell Sun
(Feb 11, 2007)
KNOCKING HEADS: CONCUSSIONS ARE A BIG CONCERN, EVEN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL
WESTFORD -- Too many Friday nights had already come and gone without him. Sean Doherty's final football season at Westford Academy was slipping away. He ached to play again under the autumnal lights. The senior co-captain sat out Westford's first five games last fall after undergoing shoulder surgery in the spring. But on Oct. 13 versus Bedford, he was finally back and primed to hit...
Lowell Sun
(Oct 10, 2005)
SOME LOCAL SCHOOLS USE TEST THAT DETERMINES SEVERITY OF CONCUSSIONS
WESTFORD -- The heart is a very serious matter. So is the head. Determining when an athlete has recovered from a concussion is a difficult call. Athletes are gung-ho by nature. While their heads may have stopped aching, their brains may require further healing. Getting back into the game too soon after a harmful blow is potentially catastrophic. To eliminate the guesswork, Westford...
Berkshire School
(Apr 09, 2002)
BERKSHIRE TESTING HAS AN IMPACT ON BERKSHIRE'S ATHLETES
Ever researchingcurrent techniques and technologies in athletic training, Berkshire's head athletic trainer Cliff Ashley has instituted computerized ImPACT testing for all students. "Two of the hottest topics in sports medicine are mild head injury and second impact syndrome," said Mr. Ashley. Second impact syndrome can occur when someone sustains a second mild head injury before...
HopkintonPatch.com
(Jan 25, 2011)
HOPKINTON FORUM HAD STRONGER RECOMMENDATIONS THAN STATE'S NEW ANTI-CONCUSSION RULES
At a Hopkinton High forum earlier this month, Dr. Irfan M. Rahim of Hopkinton’s Main Street Pediatrics and Sabrina Fanger of the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts suggested further measures than those included in the state Department of Health's latest rules on concussion prevention. The Hopkinton forum came on the heels of a state law passed last summer requiring those involved in...
ESPN Boston
(Sep 23, 2010)
CONCUSSION CASES HARD TO FIGURE AFTER EFFECTS CAN VARY DRAMATICALLY, MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, EXPERT SAYS
BOSTON -- Dr. Mark Lovell is considered a concussion expert internationally and is the founding director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Concussion Program. He's the co-founder of ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing). He also works in conjunction with the National Hockey League and the National Football League. He spent Wednesday...
The Boston Globe
(Dec 30, 2009)
CONCUSSION CARE FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES
By Neal McGrath The National Football League is finally showing signs of taking significant steps to better address sports-related concussions, as research continues to show that improper concussion management may lead to permanent brain impairment. But what about student-athletes? Studies show that 5 to 10 percent of student-athletes in high-contact sports (football, hockey, soccer, and...
Boston Globe
(Oct 06, 2008)
SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS
Mental agility test helps gauge whether an athlete has recovered from a concussion By Kay Lazar Like a blur. That's how Sam Robinson describes the fog that enveloped his life after he slammed his head on the ice during a preseason hockey game and blacked out for several minutes. Diagnosed with a concussion, the Winchester High School junior was instructed by his doctor to not play for...
The Patriot Ledger
(May 10, 2006)
STUDYING THE IMPACT: NEW TEST HELPS DIAGNOSE THE SEVERITY OF HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES' HEAD INJURIES
By JOE McGEE The Patriot Ledger HINGHAM - High school athletes from Hingham and Weymouth are taking part in a new program that measures the severity of head injuries. ImPACT, a cognitive test developed by the University of Pittsburgh, was administered through South Shore Hospital to hundreds of football and soccer players before the fall season. Several other South Shore schools have been...
The Boston Globe
(Mar 03, 2005)
COMPUTER TEST TACKLES GUESSWORK ON CONCUSSIONS
By Sandy Coleman, Globe Staff | March 3, 2005 Sometimes athletes ignore the truth. Their drive to compete pushes them to keep playing, even when ailing. But when an athlete suffers a concussion and returns to action prematurely, the consequences can be dire -- especially for school-age athletes who are more susceptible than adults to sudden death if they suffer a second head injury. At...
Michigan
NMU.edu
(Apr 25, 2011)
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER - DR. MARK R. LOVELL
Commencement Speaker Dr. Mark R. Lovell Ph. D., FACPN chairman, ImPACT Applications Founder, UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program Professor of Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgery (Retired), The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Dr. Mark R. Lovell, a distinguished leader in the field of neuropsychology and the study of sports concussion, will be honored with the honorary...
Detriot Free Press
(Jan 28, 2007)
PUTTING ATHLETES AHEAD OF THE GAME
GP South teen's concussions spur his mom to advocacy BY KIM NORTH SHINE FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Tim Shield was an eighth-grade ice hockey player the first time he took a hit to the head hard enough to make him forget what happened for several minutes afterward. "I came to, and I was at the other end of the ice and didn't know how I got there," said Shield, now a 17-year-old junior at...
The Manchester Enterprise
(Dec 06, 2007)
STATE PHYSICIAN INTRODUCES NEW TESTING SYSTEM FOR CONCUSSIONS
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The Detriot News
(Aug 13, 2003)
TEENS TAKE CONCUSSION TOO LIGHTLY
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Kalamazoo Gazette
(Mar 20, 2007)
IMPACT TEST HELPS SCHOOLS KNOW WHEN ATHLETES CAN RESUME PLAY
ImPACT, a computerized test, helps coaches and trainers decide when it's safe to allow athletes to return to play after a concussion. Some schools are giving the 25-minute test to athletes before their season begins. Athletes who had brain injuries retake the test to determine if it's safe for them to resume play. ImPACT stands for Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing....
Minnesota
wasecacountynews.com
(Apr 22, 2011)
CONCUSSION BILL GAINS SUPPORT
ST. PAUL — A Minnesota bill aimed at educating officials, coaches and youth athletes on the dangers of brain injury is making its way through several House and Senate committees. The bill, which was drafted by Senator Michelle Benson (R-Ham Lake) has reportedly already received strong bipartisan support, passing through three Minnesota House committees. The proposal seeks to raise...
Twin Cities
(Sep 17, 2007)
MINN. SCHOOLS USING COMPUTERS IN FIGHT AGAINST CONCUSSIONS
Minn. schools using computers in fight against concussions By JEREMY OLSON St. Paul Pioneer Press ST. PAUL - A group of east metro high schools are taking the guesswork out of sports-related concussions with a computer test that assesses damage caused by hard tackles, vicious headers or wayward slap shots. The schools’ football and soccer players took the ImPACT screening during summer...
Allina's Health Community Magazine
(Apr 22, 2009)
CAMBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER
Download the full article: http://www.impacttest.com//pdf/Healthy_Communities_Magazine.pdf...
Star Tribune
(Mar 30, 2007)
PATRICK REUSSE: KOSKIE CONFRONTS INJURY, IGNORANCE
Morry Gash, Associated Press "Once I saw Dr. Collins, I started to understand what I was going through," Koskie said. "He told me then, is still telling me, 'What you're feeling is real, Corey.' "Koskie has recommended contacting Collins to the many people who have reached him with stories of their postconcussion cases. He arranged for the mother and teenage daughter from Wisconsin to talk...
Pioneer Press
(Jun 01, 2008)
ST. PAUL BETHESDA HOSPITAL / TEST COULD SPOT VETS WITH BRAIN INJURIES
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St. Cloud Times
(Jun 23, 2005)
EXPERT: TEST MAY HELP TREAT HEAD INJURIES
By Benjamin Malakoff bmalakoff@stcloudtimes.com Tests of brain functions such as memory and recognition should be weighed heavily in treating athletes with concussions, a concussion expert told a conference Tuesday at St. Cloud State University. Michael Collins, assistant director at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Sports Concussion Program, also said high school athletes...
Missouri
The People's Tribune
(Dec 28, 2010)
IMPACT TESTING HELPS ATHLETES SAFELY RETURN TO PLAY FOLLOWING CONCUSSION
More than a bump on the head, concussions are serious business and now two local schools have enlisted the help of Pike County Memorial Hospital (PCMH) to help attend to student athletes. This year PCMH began using the ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) system for the Louisiana and Clopton school districts. Brett Dockery, certified athletic trainer for PCMH, is...
Kansas City Star
(Sep 04, 2010)
CONCUSSION TESTING FINDS PLACE ON PLAYING FIELD
Football players are used to tackling drills and strength conditioning. But De Soto High School sizes up players for more than their biceps. It also assesses memory, attention span and reaction times. De Soto began a baseline cognitive test this year to evaluate concussions — and help ensure athletes are healed before they head back to the field. It’s one way De Soto and a handful of...
Standard Democrat
(Sep 12, 2004)
MDMC CONQUERS CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT
Scott Welton Traditional ways of examining for a concussion, such as looking at the pupils, doesn't always tell the entire story. SIKESTON - As a certified athletic trainer for Missouri Delta Medical Centers ReStart, Amy Gordin knew, for example, how to assess a knee injury and determine how long before the athlete could safely return to their sport. But up until now, concussion...
Montana
Missoulian.com
(May 10, 2006)
FRITZ NEIGHBOR: TAKING THE GUESSWORK OUT OF CONCUSSIONS
In the old days - by this we mean five years ago - the best way to ascertain an athlete had lingering effects from a concussion was to ask them how they did on Madden 2000. "Before, we always asked kids, 'Did you play video games last night?' " said J.C. Weida, associate athletic trainer at the University of Montana. "They'd say yeah, and we'd be, 'Did it give you a headache?' Well, if it did...
Billings Gazette
(Nov 27, 2005)
MSU-B STUDIES EFFECTS OF CONCUSSIONS ON ATHLETES
DIANE COCHRAN - Billings Gazette Staff A simple computer test is helping coaches and trainers ensure athletes who suffer concussions are fully healed before returning to competition. "It's a neurologist in our back pocket," said Dr. Guy Schmidt, an orthopedic surgeon associated with St. Vincent Healthcare. Schmidt spearheaded an effort to bring the screening program, called ImPACT, to...
Billings Gazette
(Nov 26, 2005)
NEW TOOL TAKES GUESSWORK OUT OF CONCUSSIONS
By DIANE COCHRAN Of The Gazette Staff A simple computer test is helping coaches and trainers ensure athletes who suffer concussions are fully healed before returning to competition. "It's a neurologist in our back pocket," said Dr. Guy Schmidt, an orthopedic surgeon associated with St. Vincent Healthcare. Schmidt spearheaded an effort to bring the screening program, called ImPACT, to...
Nebraska
Columbustelegram.com
(Aug 12, 2011)
GETTING A HEAD OF THE GAME
Everyone wants to see inside and gauge the mind of a student-athlete. And thanks to the work of the Nebraska Sports Concussion Network, high schools are moving closer and closer to achieving the knowledge and technology necessary to do so, all while hopefully making athletics safer. Thursday, the NSCN stopped by Columbus Community Hospital (CCH), its first of three training sessions to...
KETV.com
(Dec 26, 2010)
ATHLETES, EXPERTS HIT HOME IMPACT OF INJURIES
OMAHA, Neb. -- As 2010 winds down, experts are adding up a growing number of concussions in contact sports. Ralston High athlete Treveor Titus suffered a concussion this fall. “What I remember, I was playing running back, getting hit constantly, all the time by the Elkhorn players,” said Titus. “By the end of the game, I was so messed up I was stumbling walking.” Titus had a...
Los Angeles Times
(Feb 24, 2010)
NCAA INJURY SURVEILLANCE REPORT SHOWS FOOTBALL CONCUSSIONS LEVELED OFF FROM 2004-2008
OMAHA, Neb. - A new study used by the NCAA has found that the rate of reported concussions in college football has leveled off. The Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention, which administers the NCAA injury surveillance program, tracked injuries in football and other fall sports from 2004-05 to 2008-09. The concussion rate dropped from 3.4 per 1,000 football players in 2004...
The Nebraska Unicameral
(Jan 27, 2011)
ATHLETES SAY INFORMATION IS KEY IN PREVENTING A 2ND CONCUSSION
Blake Lawrence achieved his goal of becoming a starting linebacker at Nebraska. A few weeks later, aware of the possibility of a lifetime of complications from his series of concussions, he quit. "I had to quit," the former Husker said. Lawrence testified before the Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday in support of LB260, a bill that would require an athlete in school-age sports...
Omaha World-Herald
(Aug 23, 2010)
A LONG REST AFTER A HARD HIT
By Rick Ruggles WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER « Metro/RegionRSS SHARE DiggNewsvinedel.icio.usRedditFacebookTwitterPRINT EMAIL AdvertisingToughness is treasured in sports. Players who take serious blows to the head want to get back in the game so badly they'll deny having memory loss or feeling woozy. Former Husker linebacker Blake Lawrence knows it. He played football from the time he was...
Omaha.com
(Jan 11, 2011)
BILL TO SIDELINE INJURED ATHLETES
LINCOLN — Adrian Regier, Madrid Wheatland. Brent Cerny, Cedar Bluffs. Eric Lofton, Omaha Northwest. The list goes on. These former high school athletes could be leading much different lives if they had been benched in time. Instead, all struggle with the lasting effects of repeated concussions. Regier is the most severely injured. He cannot walk, talk, see or use his arms. Now 30 years...
1011Now.com
(Aug 20, 2010)
COMPUTERS HELPING PREVENT ATHLETE CONCUSSIONS
Concussions are dangerous and can even be deadly if not detected and treated. That's why St. Elizabeth and Nebraska Orthopedic and Sports Medicine are teaming up to try and prevent the injury. Dr. Daniel Tomes, St. Elizabeth Neurosurgeon, says, "We're trying to keep it more local to where the kids don't have to always travel to see a specialist to get them to where they can have that much...
Nevada
Reno Gazette-Journal
(Jan 09, 2005)
SKIER PRAISES HELMET'S PROTECTION
Steve Timko RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL On a beautiful day at Heavenly Valley, Anita Alger tried to scoot past two snowboarders as she skied from one slope to another. The snow caught her ski wrong, and Alger tumbled over the edge of the hillside. In the course of making two full turns and coming to a rest 60 feet below, Alger, who was wearing a helmet, smacked her head against a boulder. “It...
New Hampshire
Portsmouth Herald News
(Nov 18, 2008)
PHS HOPING TO INITIATE TEST TO TREAT ATHLETES WITH CONCUSSIONS
By Mike O'Neil sports@seacoastonline.com PORTSMOUTH — Grey Carman doesn't remember the hit, but the lingering effects have yet to go away. The 15-year old Exeter High School freshman still suffers from short term memory loss and can only see in black and white. But the actual hit that caused Carman's concussion isn't even a memory. "I've only been told about it," said Carman. "I was...
WMUR
(Nov 13, 2008)
TEST CAN HELP DETECT SUBTLE SYMPTOMS OF CONCUSSION
Computerized Test Used For Athletes, Soldiers POSTED: 4:58 pm EST November 13, 2008 DOVER, N.H. -- A new tool is helping doctors know when a head injury is more severe than it first might appear. Every year, student-athletes and soldiers suffer head injuries from violent impacts. "Any soldier exposed to concussion blasts has a potential risk of coming home with lasting effects,"...
New Jersey
CourierPostOnline.com
(Dec 08, 2010)
CHRISTIE SIGNS CONCUSSION BILL
New Jersey took action Tuesday to protect student-athletes from brain injuries. Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a bill that requires coaches to remove any player who shows signs of a concussion. A doctor must clear the student before he or she is allowed to compete again. Also, all public and private school districts in the Garden State must develop policies to handle head...
Star-Ledger
(Mar 08, 2010)
NJSIAA SETS GUIDELINES FOR DEALING WITH HEAD INJURIES
The governing body for high school athletics in New Jersey introduced a sweeping set of guidelines Monday that would require athletes who suffer head injuries to pass a battery of tests before being cleared for return to competition. If enacted by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, the standardized policy for treating and monitoring concussions would apply to athletes...
The Princeton Packet
(Oct 07, 2005)
THE USE OF 'BASELINE SCREENING' IS ON THE RISE IN DEALING WITH SPORTS CONCUSSION
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North Jersey.com
(Aug 19, 2010)
TEST REMOVES DOUBT ABOUT ATHLETES AT RISK
Yet Michael, who played one season for Indian Hills High School in Oakland, will never play the game he loves again. Too many concussions have sidelined the 16-year-old Oakland resident from all contact sports. A doctor said repeated blows to Michael’s head could result in permanent brain damage. Michael, entering his junior year, has incurred eight concussions since receiving his first...
nj.com
(Jan 05, 2010)
KIDS AND CONCUSSIONS: IMPACT TESTING, AN IMPORTANT TOOL USED TO EVALUATE THE RECOVERY FROM BRAIN INJURIES
By Matthew Stanmyre and Jackie Friedman/The Star-Ledger In the third of a 3-part series on concussions and their impact on youth sports, Star-Ledger staff writers Matthew Stanmyre and JackieFriedman take a look at ImPACT testing. Part 1: The effects of head injuries in young athletes, what New Jersey is doing and what more can be done to protect our kids. Part 2: One of the most...
Ridgewood.Patch.com
(Aug 16, 2010)
HOSPITAL OFFERS FREE CONCUSSION TEST FOR YOUTH ATHLETES
he Valley Hospital Sports Institute recently joined the ranks of health centers and athletic programs worldwide that are utilizing proactive concussion managing tests for athletes. The difference is that the sports institute is doing it for free. "It's becoming more popular," said Sports Institute Director Donald Tomaszewski of the ImPACT Concussion Management Test software the department...
Daily Record
(Oct 08, 2007)
CONCUSSION TEST COULD PROTECT MORRIS ATHLETES CONTINUED PLAY AFTER INJURY COULD BE FATAL
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New Mexico
New York
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...
The New York Times
(Jan 30, 2010)
STATES TAKING THE LEAD ADDRESSING CONCUSSIONS
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NJ.com
(Aug 21, 2009)
NY METS STILL LEARNING HOW TO HANDLE CONCUSSIONS IN WAKE OF RYAN CHURCH, DAVID WRIGHT INJURIES
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
(Jan 23, 2006)
TEST BENCHES HURT ATHLETES UNTIL IT'S SAFE TO PLAY AGAIN
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New York Times
(Mar 07, 2011)
DIVERGING RECOVERIES HIGHLIGHT DANGER OF CONCUSSIONS
Eight months after sustaining a season-ending concussion while breaking up a double play, the Minnesota Twins’ Justin Morneau has yet to play in another baseball game. He is participating in spring training, but still has lingering symptoms, like occasional fogginess, and does not yet have medical clearance to return to the lineup. Related Justin Morneau has taken some shots over the...
The New York Times
(Jan 06, 2010)
FORUM ON FOOTBALL BRAIN INJURIES SET FOR HOUSTON
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The New York Times
(Jan 01, 2009)
ROETHLISBERGER’S INJURY HIGHLIGHTS NERVE CENTER FOR HEAD TRAUMA
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New York Times
(Sep 24, 2010)
THE MORNING SKATE: NEW HEAD CHECK RULES A STEP FORWARD
When it comes to checks to the head, the N.H.L. is trying something new this season. Earlier this week, the league released a video outlining its new rules on checks to the head delivered from the blindside or laterally, which mandates an automatic game misconduct and either a major or match penalty. The player also faces the possibility of supplementary discipline. The adoption of this...
The New York Times
(Dec 02, 2009)
N.F.L. ISSUES NEW GUIDELINES ON CONCUSSIONS
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News 10 NBC
(Oct 08, 2008)
PLAYERS, PARENTS NEED TO BE MORE AWARE OF POTENTIAL BRAIN INJURIES
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North Carolina
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center News
(Oct 08, 2008)
NEW SPORTS CONCUSSION PROGRAM AT WAKE FOREST BAPTIST
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North Dakota
KFYRTV.com
(Feb 03, 2011)
CONCUSSION BILL PASSES SENATE
A concussion is something almost every athlete who plays a physical sport is prone to get. The effects can be minor, or major and even life threatening. The North Dakota Senate approved a bill that would require coaches to be certified to deal with the signs and symptoms of a concussion. The coach would have to renew his certification every two years. The bill also requires athletes to sit out...
Ohio
WKYC.com
(May 18, 2010)
USE YOUR HEAD - WHAT EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SPORTS CONCUSSIONS
Use your Head - What Every Parent Should Know About Sports Concussions Sports are a vital part of kids lives. But there's a growing awareness that concussions have become a bigger issue than we realize. * Do you know the symptoms? * Do you know when it's safe to send your athlete back into the game? * Does your school do baseline testing? Concussions account for almost...
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Med Ctr.
(May 10, 2006)
SPORTS MEDICINE BIODYNAMICS CENTER
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Springfield News-Sun
(Dec 20, 2009)
BREAKING THROUGH CONCUSSION CULTURE REQUIRES TESTS, POLICIES
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
(May 09, 2006)
OHIO STATE FOOTBALL: CONCUSSION GETS GONZALES THINKING
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Ohio Beacon-Journal
(May 10, 2006)
TEST DECIDES IF INJURED SHOULD PLAY
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Toledo Blade
(Jun 29, 2003)
PHYSICAL CONTACT DURING SPORTS CAN BE A HEADACHE FOR PLAYERS, SCHOOLS
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Oklahoma
Tahlequah Daily Press
(Jan 23, 2006)
HEAD TRAUMA - IT'S NOT A LOT OF FUN
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Oregon
KOHD News
(Sep 21, 2010)
SAVING ATHLETES LIVES
As high school sports swing into full gear this fall, safety of student athletes are of top priority for The Center Foundation. The organization is administering the Impact Concussion test to students that will be used to find out when an athlete is ready to get back on the field after a concussion. This might be the most important test your child will ever take and there's no way to...
The Register-Guard
(Apr 13, 2008)
DOCTORS RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT ATHLETES’ HEAD CONCUSSIONS
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Pennsylvania
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...
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 ...
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...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Apr 05, 2011)
PENGUINS TO SPONSOR CONCUSSION TESTS FOR YOUTH HOCKEY LEAGUES
By Shelly Anderson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Beginning next month, all area youth hockey players ages 11-18 will be able to have free baseline concussion testing, thanks to a program called "Heads Up Pittsburgh" sponsored by the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and UPMC Sports Medicine. Concussions have been widely discussed in many sports. In the NHL, the one that has forced Penguins star...
SI.com
(Nov 18, 2010)
NEUROCOGNITIVE TESTS KEY TO ASSESSING CONCUSSIONS
PITTSBURGH (AP) -More than a month after sustaining a concussion, Luke Kusler was having trouble focusing in class, getting irritated easily, and feeling his body veer to one side when he walked down crowded school hallways. The 13-year-old right tackle was sidelined by a big shot early in the season and doctors looking at his results on a post-concussion test were wondering if those crushing...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
(Oct 30, 2010)
TEST HELPS SCHOOLS PLAY IT SAFE WITH CONCUSSIONS READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.PHILLY.COM/INQUIRER/BREAKING/SPORTS_BREAKING/20101030_TEST_HELPS_SCHOOLS_PLAY_IT_SAFE_WITH_CONCUSSIONS.HTML#IXZZ16NUWUMUF WATCH SPORTS VIDEOS YOU WON'T FIND ANYWHERE ELSE
The computer screen shows a single wavy line. Later, the screen displays one simple word, such as "ice," in large, bold print. Then there are a series of mixed-up X's and O's. It's all part of a test used to help diagnose a concussion as well as better understand its effect and the time it takes for the injury to fully heal. In the verbal exam, the person who sees ice on the screen must be...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Oct 18, 2010)
UPMC USES 3-WAY APPROACH TO TREAT HEAD INJURY
Gaige Pavlocak is 15 and two full months into one nettlesome concussion. He continues to tolerate headaches and vision problems from a helmet-to-helmet collision Aug. 18, the third day of football camp at Southmoreland High School. He has been in and out of school since then, full days and half days and no days. While again home and out of school, he slept through much of the past week. That's...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Sep 19, 2010)
TEST SHOWS BRAIN FUNCTION BEFORE, AFTER CONCUSSION
Fidgety little Indians and big Indians -- from Peters youth football to West Allegheny High middle-schoolers, junior-varsity and varsity -- lined up in shorts and T-shirts to take the ImPACT test in early August. So did hundreds of teams across Western Pennsylvania and thousands beyond. Some 120 organizations, 15,000 football players and 48,000 athletes from the region's ZIP codes alone...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Sep 19, 2010)
NEW DIAGNOSTIC TESTS HELP DOCTORS EVALUATE CONCUSSIONS
Dr. Mark Lovell, director of UPMC's Sports Medicine Concussion Program talks about the effects of a concussion and the use of diagnostic tests.... Please click on the link or copy and paste it into your browser to view the video....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Aug 31, 2010)
MORE YOUNGSTERS SUFFER CONCUSSIONS FROM SPORTS HAS INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE INJURY AFFECTED THE NUMBERS?
More youngsters suffer concussions from sports Has increased awareness of the injury affected the numbers? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 By Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The number of children going to the emergency room for concussions they suffered while playing competitive sports has more than doubled in recent years, which some say may be due in part to a growing awareness of the brain...
The Patriot-News
(Apr 10, 2010)
CONCUSSIONS: HEAD INJURIES ARE MANAGEABLE, IF TREATED PROPERLY
Alex Apostolides looks up at the man sitting across the table from him. Tucked inside a small conference room, Apostolides, a 13-year-old junior high student at Winchester-Thurston in Pittsburgh, tells the man he's ready to play sports again. Dr. Mickey Collins, a renowned concussion specialist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, doesn't agree. Alex and his mother,...
The Patriot-News
(Jan 31, 2010)
SERIES OF CONCUSSIONS DRIVE BISHOP MCDEVITT SENIOR FROM SPORT HE LOVES
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The Patriot-News
(Jan 31, 2010)
CONCUSSIONS: RETURNING TO PLAY
BOB FLOUNDERS, The Patriot-News A 20-minute cognitive test created by Dr. Mark Lovell, Collins' co-worker and the founder of the UPMC concussion program, has made it considerably easier for medical personnel to determine the right time to return an athlete to his or her sport. The ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) exam. The online test uses colors,...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Nov 24, 2009)
STEELERS' CONCUSSION SPECIALISTS MEET NEW GUIDELINES
A move by the NFL to expand the use of independent neurological specialists in evaluating players with concussions won't affect the Steelers because the players' union already has approved the specialists with whom the team works on brain injury issues. Dr. Joseph Maroon, whose specialty is neurosurgery, is the team doctor; players also are evaluated by Mark Lovell, a psychologist who is the...
Tribune-Review
(Nov 01, 2009)
PROGRAM ASSISTS IN CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT
By Pat Mitsch, TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, November 1, 2009 Photos click to enlarge Dr. Micky Collins Philip G. Pavely/Tribune-Review About the writer Pat Mitsch can be reached via via e-mail. Ways to get us Be a Facebook fan Follow us on Twitter E-mail Newsletters On your mobile Subscribe to our publications It has been three years since Eric Miller suffered his last...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Mar 20, 2009)
RICHARDSON'S ACCIDENTAL DEATH REKINDLES DEBATE OVER HELMETS
By David Templeton and Pohla Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The brain-injury death of Tony-winning actress Natasha Richardson, two days after a skiing accident, has rekindled debate over wearing helmets while skiing or snowboarding. Ms. Richardson, 45, died Wednesday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan after falling at the Mont Tremblant resort in Quebec on Monday. The accident caused an...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Jul 30, 2008)
UPMC REHAB PROGRAM PUTS CONCUSSION PATIENTS BACK ON TRACK
By Pohla Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Broc Hepler, Kittanning's homegrown professional motocross star, figures he's broken 20 bones since he began riding as a kid, most recently an elbow and a finger, both of which required surgery. But he doesn't consider any of them as big a deal as the concussion he sustained while training in California back in January 2007. That one cost him four...
Philadelphia Daily News
(Feb 12, 2008)
RICH HOFMANN: ROENICK KNOWS CONCUSSIONS TAKE THEIR TOLL
By MIKE REUTHER TURBOTVILLE — When Warrior Run High School sophomore Caitlin Hollenbach banged heads with an opponent in a soccer game last year, she had little idea she’d suffered a concussion. Had the injury occurred more than a few years ago before local schools took greater care in screening athletes for head injuries, it’s possible the concussion would have gone...
CBS 21
(Sep 07, 2007)
IMPACT TEST
Reported by: Ewa Roman Email: ewaroman@clearchannel.com The Central Dauphin School District was waiting for it and this year finally received special software to test student athletes for concussions. It’s called the Impact Test and so far about 150 students have taken it. Ewa Roman explains how this technology can help save lives. When you talk about football, you talk about injuries. One...
The Tribune Democrat
(Aug 26, 2007)
CORY ISENBERG | HEADS UP FOR SAFETY
As far as recent medical studies go, even having your bell rung is something to be taken seriously. In fact, the dangerous nature of head injuries, especially concussions, continues to be a major source of concern to athletic teams, coaches and parents. Coaches and athletic trainers play key roles in helping to prevent concussions and in managing them properly if they do occur. The...
The Bulletin
(Aug 17, 2007)
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS GET TECH HELP IN CONCUSSION DIAGNOSIS
By: Seth Goldstein, The Bulletin He has rubbed shoulders - and probably popped a few back into place - while working for the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Wings. But even for someone like Mills, there's still one injury that even he needs help diagnosing and treating. In fact, it's an injury that even experts in the field are still trying to learn more and more about:...
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
(May 14, 2007)
HARRISON CITY TEEN TURNS SETBACK TO STRENGTH IN BODYBUILDING
By Mary Pickels TRIBUNE-REVIEW Monday, May 14, 2007 When Mark Nicassio's helmet connected hard with another player's on the first day of football camp last August, he took a five-minute breather before getting back to practice. After a second hit, and a severe concussion, his football days were over. "All that summer I'd been running, getting ready for camp," said Nicassio, 17, a...
Post Gazette
(Oct 26, 2006)
ROETHLISBERGER LIKELY TO GO FULL TILT IN FULL PRACTICE TODAY
Decision to start him against Raiders is Cowher's Thursday, October 26, 2006 By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ben Roethlisberger took another mental test yesterday afternoon that should determine whether he returns to play quarterback for the Steelers Sunday in Oakland. If all went well, as expected, Roethlisberger should go through a full practice today. Then, it will be up to...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Oct 24, 2006)
RECOGNIZING CONCUSSION SOMETIMES DIFFICULT
By Anita Srikameswaran, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Peter Diana, Post-Gazette Steelers team physician Dr. Anthony Yates checks Ben Roethlisberger on the sideline after he was knocked out of the game against Atlanta midway through the third quarter when he took a hit to the head on a sack. Click photo for larger image. Concussions are not new in football and other contact sports, but team...
NBC10.com
(Sep 19, 2006)
COMPUTER PROGRAM HELPS CONCUSSION SUFFERERS
On the HealthWatch, you've heard the sportscasters say it, "boy that was a real "bell-ringer." They're talking about a bad hit some athlete took. Repeated concussions can cause permanent brain damage and worse. But kids who are passionate about their contact sports don't even want to tell their parents if they think they've had a concussion because they still want to play the...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Jan 23, 2006)
NFL PLAYERS RECOVER FASTER FROM CONCUSSION THAN HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS
By Byron Spice, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In what might be called a head-to-head comparison, a new study partially based in Pittsburgh finds that National Football League players recover faster from concussions than do high school players. The study, which is being published in the February issue of the journal Neurosurgery, found that NFL players usually returned to normal performance within...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Jun 04, 2005)
OLYMPIC CHAMPION SKIER CLIMBING BACK UP THE HILL
Injured in fall, he hopes UPMC doctors can aid his recovery Saturday, June 04, 2005 By Shelly Anderson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Twenty-one years ago, Bill Johnson, brash and confident, followed through on his astonishing prediction that he would win at the 1984 Sarajevo Games. He was the first American to claim an Olympic gold medal in men's downhill skiing. Last month, Johnson spent a...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Jul 20, 2004)
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES CAN GET TEST TO HELP DIAGNOSE CONCUSSION
By Pohla Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette For the first time this month, UPMC Center for Sports Medicine is offering all high school athletes a preseason test to measure brain function that would help doctors diagnose a concussion if they receive a head injury during play. The 20-minute computer ImPACT assessment would provide a neurocognitive baseline for these athletes. The test is...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Nov 20, 2002)
LUCKY MADDOX PASSES ALL TESTS WITHOUT TROUBLE
By Ed Bouchette, Post-Gazette Sports Writer If it were put on film by Disney, the camera would zoom in on the famous neurologist, bending over the patient, a stethoscope dangling from the doctor's neck. Steelers to use rookie kicker "Mr. Maddox, you are a very lucky man." That, in essence, was what Dr. Joseph Maroon, UPMC's renowned neurological surgeon, told a packed news conference...
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...
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...
Pittsburgh Sports Daily Bulletin
(Jul 14, 2011)
DR. JOSEPH MAROON, STEELERS NEUROSURGEON
Dr. Joseph Maroon, Steelers Neurosurgeon (July 11, 2011): First, can you tell readers about your work with ImPACT and as the Steelers team neurosurgeon - what specifically does your job entail - and how you got involved in working with the Steelers organization? I became involved with the Steelers at the request of Coach Chuck Noll over 25 years ago. Several of the players had...
TheEveningSun
(Jan 09, 2011)
DETERMINATION A FACTOR TO OVERCOME FIGHTING CONCUSSIONS
What do highly paid, massively muscled professional football players have in common with your average 12-year-old girl? Likely a love of competing at whatever their game happens to be, but more importantly an unabashed willingness to lie and leave out facts to stay on the field -- even at the risk of their life, according to one expert. Hanover resident and mother of two Sallie Durika knows...
pennlive.com
(Nov 13, 2010)
ATHLETIC TRAINERS USE BASELINE TESTING FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES
College athletic trainers have enough of a strenuous and pressure-packed job without the scrutiny of treatment on head injuries. The public awareness of sports-related concussions is at an all-time high, with trainers erring on the side of caution to ensure the safety of the athlete. Years ago, an injured football player would come off the field and emphatically deem himself all right to return...
AltoonaMirror.com
(Oct 28, 2010)
A BIG IMPACT: CONCUSSION TEST AIDS IN PRECAUTION
Penn State quarterback Rob Bolden tweeted at 8 p.m. Saturday - about six hours after getting pulled from a game at Minnesota with a concussion - then he sent seven more tweets in a 24-minute span a couple of hours later. Based solely on him being able to tweet, some Nittany Lion fans on Internet message boards and call-in shows were discussing how Bolden must be OK and would be able to play...
KDKA
(Sep 27, 2010)
STUDIES UNVEIL RISKS OF CONCUSSION IN SPORTS
Mickey Collins and Franko Harris stop by to talk about concussions and head injuries and the effects on athletes in sports as a result. View the kdka video. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Sep 19, 2010)
UPMC SPECIALISTS SEE 10,000+ CONCUSSIONS A YEAR
Anthony Watkins, a hulking two-way lineman in a gray Brownsville Area High School T-shirt, sat slouched on an exam-room table. He sprang upright once the bespectacled, bearded expert ambled through the door. In a half-whisper, Anthony informed the mother and stepfather seated barely three feet across from him: "He's the one who invented the test." It was this brain-function test,...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Sep 19, 2010)
BRAIN INJURIES PENALIZE FOOTBALL AT ALL LEVELS
Fourteen 10- and 11-year-olds from the Peters Township Indians White team gathered under cover for their final practice last week, chased indoors Thursday by rain and sodden football fields. The youngsters were practicing plays and more for about an hour before finishing with a routine one-on-one drill on tackling fundamentals. Routine as long as no one got a concussion during the final drill...
Readingeagle.com
(Aug 25, 2010)
CONCUSSIONS POSE DANGER FOR ATHLETES YOUNG AND OLD
During a light practice, a Wilson High School football player began showing signs of seizure. He was rushed to a hospital where he underwent immediate brain surgery. "We felt he may have had some concussions but had been hiding the symptoms," recalled John "Doc" Moyer, Wilson's head athletic trainer. "He may have been hit on a Friday night and, then Monday, this happened. He had a brain...
TribLIVE.com
(Mar 10, 2010)
MONESSEN SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN CONCUSSION PROGRAM
The way coaches and athletic trainers around the country treat student athletes with head injuries is changing, and the Monessen School District wants to be part of it. At the urging of Rich Yanachik, the district's certified athletic trainer, and John Sacco, the athletic director, the school board registered for ImPACT (Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) â?? a...
The Patriot-News
(Jan 31, 2010)
CONCUSSIONS ARE MYSTERIOUS AILMENTS CAPTURING NATIONAL ATTENTION
BOB FLOUNDERS, The Patriot-News One of the most serious injuries in sports rarely leaves much of a calling card. No broken bones or torn ligaments. There's no blood trail to indicate something is wrong. Sports-related concussions occur 300,000 times a year on average. They can be difficult to diagnose and if left untreated, it can be frightening to live with. According to the Center...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Dec 03, 2009)
UPMC DOCTORS DEVELOPED STRESS TEST FOR BRAIN
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Tribune-Review
(Nov 24, 2009)
STEELERS QUARTERBACK'S CARE IN SKILLED HANDS
By Kevin Gorman, TRIBUNE-REVIEW After being forced to leave the game by a knee to the helmet from Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson on Sunday, Ben Roethlisberger's head will be in the best possible hands this week. Those of Dr. Joseph Maroon — a man who has as many Super Bowl rings as Roethlisberger. Whether the Steelers' quarterback has a concussion and how quickly he can...
KDKA
(Oct 28, 2009)
UPMC CLINIC FOCUSES ON TREATMENT OF CONCUSSIONS
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ? "Big Ben" has had his bell rung a few times. Contact sports at any age are a bruising business, but when it's your brain that's bruised, it becomes serious business. Ben Roethlisberger told David Letterman about the head trauma. "You have mild concussions - where you're just kind of woozy and you have ones where you're blacked out," he said. Concussions occur when...
Daily American
(Jan 05, 2009)
STEELERS, LOCAL ATHLETES SHARE SAME TEST FOR CONCUSSIONS
By VICKI ROCK Daily American Staff Writer When Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered a concussion in a game against Cleveland, his measure of impairment was determined by an ImPACT test. Pro athletes aren’t the only ones who have ImPACT baseline tests. So do many student athletes in Somerset County. Andy Rush, director of rehabilitative services for Somerset...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
(Jul 25, 2008)
SPORTS AGENT STEINBERG CONCERNED ABOUT CONCUSSIONS
By Dan Stefano TRIBUNE-REVIEW Friday, July 25, 2008 After the 1994 NFC Championship Game, sports agent Leigh Steinberg visited a dark hospital room in Dallas. The lone occupant was one of his clients, Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman, who was Super Bowl-bound. The trouble was, Aikman didn't know it. The Hall of Fame quarterback had suffered a concussion during the game. Upon seeing his...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
(Oct 26, 2007)
HIGH SCHOOLS EXPAND CONCUSSION PLAYBOOK
By Nick Pipitone Inquirer Staff Writer Frank Banecker got jacked up. It was early in the third quarter when two defenders converged on the Cherry Hill High School West football player, sending him flat onto his back. The junior fullback quickly bounced up and handed the ball to the referee. "Right after the play, my head hurt," Banecker said. "I walked to the sidelines, and my head felt...
The Morning Call
(Sep 01, 2007)
CONCUSSIONS AFFECT RETURN TO CLASSES, TOO
I thank The Morning Call for its comprehensive and timely article on sports-related concussions (Aug. 19). Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network has been a credentialed consultant for the University of Pittsburgh ImPACT program since 2005, and has evaluated and managed the recovery of a number of local athletes. In addition to assisting in decisions regarding athletes' return to play, Good...
The Tribune Democrat
(Aug 26, 2007)
TESTS GAUGE PLAYERS' POST-CONCUSSION SAFETY
By RANDY GRIFFITH Athletes at a growing number of high schools are getting the same concussion protection as the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pirates and Indy car drivers. The ImPACT concussion evaluation helps athletic trainers and coaches know when an injured player can safely return to action, said Andy Rush, director of outpatient physical therapy and sports medicine at Somerset...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
(Aug 06, 2007)
MRI SHOWS ATHLETES WITH CONCUSSIONS WHEN IT'S SAFE TO PLAY
By Luis Fabregas TRIBUNE-REVIEW University of Pittsburgh researchers are making inroads in their quest to answer one of the most puzzling questions about concussions in young athletes: When is it safe to return to play? While Pitt doctors have long used several effective tools to evaluate the often-nasty concussions, it turns out another one might be able to help them figure out whether...
WHP CBS
(May 04, 2007)
IMPACT TESTING
The N.F.L.’s Commissioner has ordered all 32 teams to send their doctors and trainers to the first league-wide concussion summit in June. Local athletic trainers say if an athlete with a concussion is cleared to get back on the field and they’re hit a 2nd time, they could die. To make sure that doesn’t happen in our area some local school districts are implementing what’s called an...
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
(Oct 25, 2006)
ADVANCED QUIZZING AIDS CONCUSSION DIAGNOSIS
By Scott Brown TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Impact and ImPACT are related in that one helps determine whether an athlete with a concussion is ready for the other. Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing has taken on particular significance for the Steelers this week because of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. A blow to the head in Sunday's game against...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Oct 24, 2006)
ROETHLISBERGER DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE A SEVERE INJURY, COULD PLAY SUNDAY
By Ed Bouchette Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ATLANTA -- Big Ben may be Lucky Ben again after it appears he came through another head injury with only mild distress and could play Sunday for the Steelers in Oakland. Ben Roethlisberger was to visit a neurosurgeon yesterday afternoon to follow up on tests that were conducted Sunday in Atlanta after he left the game in the third quarter after a blow...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Aug 05, 2006)
COLLIER: FOOTBALL HELMET SAFETY PAYS; HEAD INJURIES DROP
By Gene Collier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Six pages deep and below the fold, the news this week that the Kansas City Chiefs had acquired running back Michael Bennett from the New Orleans Saints likely didn't draw a lot of notice, but it should have, if only for what the Chiefs said the trade did not mean. It did not mean, they said, that Priest Holmes would retire. Right. And it did not...
The Derrick
(Nov 24, 2005)
SCHOOLS USING TECHNOLOGY TO EVALUATE STUDENT-ATHLETES AFTER HEAD INJURIES
No magic formula exists for preventing head injuries to student athletes, but state-of-the-art technology may lessen anxiety about when it's safe to return to play. Calling on sophisticated computer software, athletic departments are becoming better equipped to evaluate student athletes following a concussion - an injury to the brain caused by a direct or indirect blow to the head. A...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Apr 13, 2005)
CHINESE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT UPMC CONCUSSION SOFTWARE
By Christopher Snowbeck, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Preparations for the 2008 Olympics in China might seem a world away from the banks of the Monongahela River. But Dr. Yu Changlong, a key sports medicine official in China, was thinking about the games yesterday during his visit to the on the South Side. UPMC Center for Sports Medicine Yu heard about a software program that clinicians here...
KYW Channel 3
(Nov 14, 2003)
HEALTH REPORT - CONCUSSIONS
One in ten high school athletes suffer a concussion each year and they can cause permanent brain damage. As Stephanie Stahl reports, it's an injury that often goes undiagnosed but now there's a new program that make concussions easier to detect and may prevent athletes from getting injured even more. You see it in the pros and even on the high school level: hard hits -- hits that can lead to...
Rehab Management
(Oct 01, 2002)
PITTSBURGH SCHOOL DISTRICT FIRST TO USE CONCUSSION SYSTEM
The Pittsburgh Public School District has become the first such district in the United States to implement a computerized sports concussion evaluation system to assess the severity of concussions and help determine when it is safe for athletes to return to play. The Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing system (ImPACT), developed by researchers at the University of...
CBS Philly
(Aug 04, 2011)
FORMER EAGLE BRIAN MITCHELL & PACE
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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)...
Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin
(Jul 06, 2011)
JOSEPH C. MAROON, MD: PHYSICIAN AND TRIATHLETE
If you have ever seen the 1994 movie, Forrest Gump, you probably remember the unforgettable scene when Forrest starts running and keeps running— three years, two months, 14 days and 16 hours to be exact! Joseph C. Maroon, MD, vice chairman and professor of the department of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and team neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh...
Community Voices Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Jan 04, 2011)
10 CONCUSSION QUESTIONS TO ASK 1-4
A son's friend was concerned about his sister's concussion. So what does a reporter -- or one for the past 30 years, anyway -- find himself doing but asking questions. Actually, many of those same questions are asked repeatedly by concussion doctors. I heard specialists such as Mark Lovell and Michael "Micky" Collins, the director and co-director of UPMC Sports Medicine's concussion program,...
The Wall Street Journal
(Nov 09, 2010)
TRAINING FOR IRONMAN TRIATHLONS AT AGE 70
A little over half way through the running portion of the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, triathlete Joseph Maroon was struggling. "I'm in the lava fields and I started walking. I was ready to quit," he says of the Oct. 9 race. Then he heard a "click, click, click" sound behind him and a competitor laid a hand on his shoulder, telling him not to give up. "When the guy passed, I...
BlueWhiteIllustrated
(Oct 27, 2010)
NITT CLIPS: WIZ WEIGHS IN ON CONCUSSION TESTS
Talk about it in The Lions Den Penn State senior right guard Stefen Wisniewski has taken the post-concussion tests that quarterback Rob Bolden has undergone this week. At yesterday's Joe Paterno press conference, Wisniewski and Pete Massaro were the player representatives. Take a look at some of the highlights from Wiz's question and answer session, including an interesting take on the...
Philadelphia Inquirer
(Sep 24, 2010)
CONGRESSIONAL PANEL HEARS TESTIMONY ON CONCUSSIONS
A former Eagles special-teams MVP and the mother of a Penn football player who committed suicide in April testified Thursday at a congressional hearing on concussions and brain injuries. If it seems this is an issue that won't go away, that was the goal of Thursday's hearing of the House Education and Labor committee. On Wednesday, the committee introduced a bill, "The Protecting Student...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Sep 19, 2010)
SON'S INJURY LEADS DAD TO BECOME 'CONCUSSION MONITOR' FOR TEAMS
Days before his 10th birthday, Nick Young got a concussion from a helmet-to-helmet collision while making a tackle. He missed the regular-season finale of his 8- and 9-year-old Peters Township Junior Football Association team. He missed their playoff the next week. That was only the start. " 'Cause my brain, like ... I don't know," was the best the bright, verbal boy could...
CoBI Award
(Sep 08, 2010)
DR. MICKY COLLINS AND DR. MARK LOVELL RECEIVE THE 2010 COBI AWARD
Dr. Micky Collins and Dr. Mark Lovell Receive the 2010 CoBI Award Dr. Micky Collins and Dr. Mark Lovell have been selected by the Board of Directors for their important work on concussion and sports-related brain injuries. Drs. Collins and Lovell work with the Sports Medicine Concussion Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. They are considered leaders in the study of...
Post-Gazette
(Apr 21, 2010)
JOSEPH MAROON NAMED TO FITNESS HALL OF FAME
Joseph Maroon, a neurosurgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, has been inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame. Dr. Maroon, 69, of Sewickley, has completed more than 70 triathlons, including the Super Bowl of triathlons, the Ironman in Hawaii, three times. He last competed in the Ironman -- which consists of a 2.4-mile open ocean swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a...
Pittsburgh Business Times
(Feb 12, 2010)
PITTSBURGH COMPANIES PLAYING A ROLE IN THE VANCOUVER OLYMPICS
The Vancouver 2010 Olympics begin Feb. 12 with the opening ceremonies. In Pittsburgh, it’s well known that many of the Pittsburgh Penguins will be competing against each other in Vancouver. What isn’t as well known are the behind-the-scenes roles local companies are playing. One has developed a technology to help speed up bobsledding by fractions of a second, while another has a doctor...
The Patriot-News
(Jan 31, 2010)
THE TRUTH ABOUT CONCUSSIONS
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) established a Sports Medicine Concussion Program in 2000 that specializes in the diagnosis, evaluation and management of athletes' sports-related concussions on all levels. The director of the widely respected program, Dr. Mark Lovell, has developed testing programs for the NFL and NHL. Dr. Micky Collins, the assistant director of the...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Dec 03, 2009)
HEAD CASES: THE NFL NEEDS TO GET TOUGH ON CONCUSSIONS
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Philly Daily News
(Nov 18, 2009)
WESTBROOK VISITS 2 DOCTORS TO CONSULT ON CONCUSSIONS
By LES BOWEN Philadelphia Daily News bowenl@phillynews.com Brian Westbrook's search for answers, as he begins to plot his course following a second concussion in as many games, begins today in Pittsburgh, where the Eagles' franchise running back will consult with a pair of experts. The Eagles confirmed Westbrook will visit with Dr. Mark Lovell and then with his colleague, Dr. Joseph...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
(Sep 20, 2009)
PITTSBURGH EVOLVES INTO INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN HEALTH-CARE RESEARCH
By Luis Fabregas TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, September 20, 2009 When University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Mark Nordenberg first heard Pittsburgh would host the Group of 20 summit, he was surprised. The more he thought about it, however, the more the selection made sense. "The work that is done by the faculty, in our health science schools, has played a big, big role in the dramatic growth of...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Nov 11, 2008)
BUILDING HELMETS TO BETTER ABSORB BIG HITS
By Michael A. Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Bob Child/Associated Press West Virginia quarterback Pat White wears jos Schutt Sports ION 4D(5) helmet in yesterday's game against Connecticut. They're having markedly different seasons but in the last month the football teams at the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State and West Virginia shared a common problem -- each of their quarterbacks...
WTAE TV - The Pittsburgh Channel
(Jul 24, 2008)
DOCTORS, SPORTS AGENTS IN PITTSBURGH FOR CONCUSSION CONFERENCE
PITTSBURGH -- Medical researchers and sports agents from around the world were in Pittsburgh Thursday to talk about the latest methods for diagnosing and treating concussions. The conference at the Sheraton Station Square gave the UPMC Sports Concussion Program a chance to share results of its latest research. National Football League player agent Leigh Steinberg, who attended the meeting,...
Sun Gazette
(Oct 23, 2007)
THE TRUTH ABOUT CONCUSSIONS
By MIKE REUTHER POSTED: October 23, 2007 Save | Print | Email Email: "The truth about concussions" *To: <--TO Email REQUIRED! *From: <--FROM Email REQUIRED! Article Photos MIKE REUTHER/Sun-Gazette Dr. C. Mitchell Finch examines a model of a brain. Concussion symptoms include vision problems and dizziness. TURBOTVILLE — When Warrior Run High School sophomore Caitlin...
The Morning Call
(Aug 27, 2007)
USE A TEST TO BETTER DIAGNOSE ATHLETES
It’s hard to diagnose and properly treat scholastic athletes when they suffer the serious head injury known as concussion. After an athlete ’’has his bell rung’’ there are signs to watch for, it is true: confusion, clumsiness, double vision. But particularly with young men, the impulse can be to hide the symptoms to avoid being benched. A study in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
(Aug 17, 2007)
MANY WPIAL TEAMS USE CONCUSSION TEST
By Tricia LaffertyTRIBUNE-REVIEWFriday, August 17, 2007 North Allegheny had taken all of the precautions. Football coach Art Walker Jr. had trainer Scott Frowen, of UPMC sports medicine, talk to the team about concussions before camp opened Monday. In addition, North Allegheny is one of more than 70 WPIAL schools that utilize the ImPACT test, a 25-minute computerized exam that measures the...
KDKA
(Jun 12, 2007)
METHODS IMPROVE TO TREAT CONCUSSIONS IN NFL
(KDKA) PITTSBURGH It’s the one-year anniversary of Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s near-fatal motorcycle crash.He suffered a concussion, broken jaw and other injuries.Months later, he suffered another concussion during a game against the Atlanta Falcons.He walked off the field but for other players, head injuries have had tragic results.Steeler great Mike Webster, who died an early...
Ivanhoe.com
(Nov 27, 2006)
CONCUSSION TEST: IMPACT
PITTSBURGH (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- One in every 10 high school athletes will have a concussion -- and the more they have, the worse it gets. "The effects of each ensuing concussion can be more and more damaging," Mark Lovell, Ph.D., a neurophysiologist at University of Pittsburgh, tells Ivanhoe. Most athletes are fiercely competitive and aren't happy sitting on the sidelines. Steelers'...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
(Oct 25, 2006)
BIG BEN'S CONCUSSION IMPACT UNKNOWN
By Scott Brown TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Ben Roethlisberger suffered a concussion in Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. Bill Cowher offered that and not much more about his starting quarterback during the Steelers coach's weekly news conference Tuesday. It is too early to tell whether Roethlisberger will play against the Raiders this Sunday in Oakland, Cowher...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Sep 20, 2006)
SIDELINED BY CONCUSSIONS
New testing more accurately detects how bad injury is Wednesday, September 20, 2006 By Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Early in the second period of Clarion-Limestone High School's first football game of the season Sept. 1, running back Matthew Hetrick was knocked to the turf after a violent helmet-to-helmet collision. Matt, a 17-year-old senior, played the rest of the quarter, but...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Jan 29, 2006)
CAN BETTER HELMETS PREVENT CONCUSSIONS?
By Larue Cook, Scripps Howard News Service When Carolina running back Nick Goings collided with Seattle linebacker Lofa Tatupu in the NFC championship game last Sunday, the effects were jarring. Both men lay motionless after the hit. But Tatupu returned to the huddle while Goings was unable to return to the game. Their helmets might have made the difference. Tatupu was wearing a...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
(Sep 14, 2005)
SENSORS RECORD VICIOUS HITS TO HELMET IN STUDY UNDER WAY BY UPMC RESEARCHERS
By Jason Cato Wednesday, September 14, 2005 While his teammates are in pads and helmets gearing up for Friday's game against arch rival Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon High School running back Mark Sutton works out alone. Two weeks ago against McKeesport, Sutton cut across the middle of the field and looked back for a pass. It was overthrown and he never saw what was coming: a...
The Indiana Gazette
(Sep 13, 2004)
TESTING GIVES ATHLETES HEADS-UP ON CONCUSSION
Hours were spent on the field and in the weight room, but taking a 20-minute computerized test may be what gives them an edge on the competition. The test is called ImPACT (Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) and is a software program that allows doctors to better understand the severity of concussions, a common injury in football. The program works by testing healthy...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Jan 31, 2003)
TEENS CAN FEEL CONCUSSION EFFECTS FOR DAYS, STUDY SHOWS
By Anita Srikameswaran, Post-Gazette Staff Writer A first-of-its kind study has shown that high school athletes who suffer mild concussions can have memory problems and other neurological difficulties up to a week after the injury, indicating that more caution is needed before letting them resume play. Current guidelines allow injured young athletes to get back on the field if concussion...
York Daily Record
(Sep 01, 2002)
IMPACT PROGRAM PROTECTS SCHOOL ATHLETES
From the York Daily Record OP-ED Sunday, September 1, 2002 Concussion, mild traumatic brain injury, minor head injury, post-concussive syndrome, mild TBI – all are interchangeable terms for one insidious condition. These brain assaults will begin to happen every Friday evening as our York county football players return to high school playing fields and will occur yearlong with other...
South Carolina
WYFF
(Sep 26, 2007)
ATHLETES TAKE IMPACT TEST TO CHECK HEAD INURIES
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Some Upstate high school athletes can now take a life-saving test. Greenville County is the first in that state to provide the impact test. It's a computer based testing program that helps manage sports-related concussions. It tests athletes' reaction time and memory following an injury. The results are then used by doctors to determine when an athlete can return to the...
WIS Channel 10, Columbia
(Nov 05, 2003)
HEALTH ALERT: SPORTS & CONCUSSIONS
(Columbia) Nov. 5, 2003 - Resounding hits are a normal part of contact sports like football and hockey. Tino Riondo says one seemingly minor hit opened his eyes, "I played until about I think it was the third quarter, and I played throughout the whole game, and I don't remember a thing." Tino says the concussion still affects him, "I can learn something, and then half an hour later forget the...
South Dakota
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,...
Rapid City Journal
(Oct 30, 2010)
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: IMPACT CONCUSSION SYSTEM SHOWING RELIABILITY
Home / Sports / High School High School Sports: ImPACT concussion system showing reliability StoryDiscussionHigh School Sports: ImPACT concussion system showing reliability Peter Centineo Journal staff rapidcityjournal.com | Posted: Saturday, October 30, 2010 9:39 pm | (0) Comments Font Size:Default font sizeLarger font size.It wasn’t long ago that high school athletes who were dazed...
The Daily Republic
(Sep 02, 2010)
NEW RESOURCE BEING USED AT MHS TO EVALUATE CONCUSSIONS
An online concussion evaluation system is now being used at Mitchell High School. ImPACT, or Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing, is a scientifically validated computer program that uses a 20-minute test as a standard tool to clinically manage concussions for athletes of all ages. Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, of Mitchell, donated approximately $500 to Mitchell High...
Tennessee
WKRN.com
(Jul 22, 2010)
TENN. HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE NEW CONCUSSION POLICY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – High school football players and other student athletes will have to abide by a strict new policy approved Wednesday by the state's athletic association. The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association's board unanimously approved the new policy regarding concussions during a conference call. The policy takes effect this upcoming school year. Under the new...
Memphis Business Journal
(Jun 25, 2004)
SYSTEM MAY ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT CONCUSSIONS
Muhammad Ali rarely speaks in public any more. After thousands of blows to the head -- and thousands of concussions -- the brain inside the boxer's skull has lost much of its speech control and fine motor functions. But even a single concussion can cause damage, so neurosurgeon Allen Sills Jr. of Semmes-Murphey is hosting a day-long training program for local sports managers. The visiting...
Tennessean
(Oct 16, 2007)
WILLIAMSON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TRAINERS GET TEST TO TREAT CONCUSSIONS
By JONATHAN LONGStaff Writer Williamson County often blazes a trail when it comes to medical attention for high school athletes. Today, consider that trail extended a little further. Williamson County schools have added a new concussion-testing program to all of its high schools. Athletic departments can effectively test the mental adeptness of a student who has suffered a concussion in the...
NewsChannel5.com
(Dec 12, 2006)
COMPUTER TEST FOR CONCUSSIONS
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has already suffered two concussions this year but quickly bounced back on the field. Younger athletes aren't much different. Most will shrug off symptoms just to get back in the game. A computer test is taking out some of the guesswork. One in every 10 high school athletes will have a concussion and the more they have, the worse it...
Texas
Chron.com
(Feb 25, 2011)
NFL COMBINE PUTS MORE EMPHASIS ON CONCUSSIONS
NFL draft hopefuls are undergoing more thorough exams for head injuries at this week's annual scouting combine. All 329 invited players will be given a baseline brain activity exam — called the ImPACT test — and will likely face more grilling than previous classes did about their concussion histories. Those implementing the changes call it smart football. In past years, it was up to...
NHL.com
(Aug 17, 2010)
AT&T METROPLEX HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE IMPLEMENTS NEW CONCUSSION POLICY
Talk of teenagers and the dangers of concussions conjures up images of high school football players and the violent collisions seen on football fields across North Texas every fall. But the region’s leading concussion experts are calling for more awareness and new prevention programs for high school athletes in other sports, especially youth hockey leagues. Together, Texas Health Ben Hogan...
Texas Health Press Release
(Feb 04, 2010)
SPORTS CONCUSSION PROGRAM REACHES 15,000 STUDENT ATHLETES IN NORTH TEXAS, HELPS PREVENT REPEAT HEAD INJURIES
FORT WORTH, Texas — Since 2008, more than 15,000 North Texas student athletes from 83 local schools and clubs have received ImPACT™ baseline testing through the Concussion Management Program at Texas Health Sports Medicine. Of those, approximately one in 30 have returned to be retested after suffering a concussion. The online tests help athletic trainers and physicians determine when it is...
The Dallas Morning News
(Oct 24, 2008)
TESTING PROGRAM PROMOTES CLEAR THINKING ABOUT RISK OF CONCUSSIONS
On a crisp, fall Friday night like this one, in upscale splendor or urban despair or on cow pastures under dingy light, boys will play high school football. Most will remember this game the rest of their lives. Some won't remember it tomorrow. And somewhere, a boy already is in danger of injuries far worse than a mere loss of memory. Good news: Ken Locker can greatly reduce the risk...
The Daily News
(Oct 21, 2007)
DOCTOR BRINGS SKILLS TO HOUSTON AREA
By Corey Roepken The Daily News Published October 21, 2007 NASSAU BAY ‹ About 1.4 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury every year in the United States. About 50,000 of those people die. Luckily for high school athletes in the Houston area, Dr. Summer Ott is here to give the region a two-of-a-kind facility to treat head injuries. Ott, 30, earned a doctorate in psychology with a...
CBS11tv.com
(Aug 30, 2010)
ER VISITS FOR CONCUSSIONS SOAR AMONG KID ATHLETES
Emergency room visits for school-age athletes with concussions has skyrocketed in recent years, suggesting the intensity of kids' sports has increased along with awareness of head injuries. The findings in a study of national data don't necessarily mean that concussions are on the rise. However, many children aren't taken for medical treatment, so the numbers are likely only a snapshot of a...
stars.nhl.com
(Aug 17, 2010)
AT&T METROPLEX HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE IMPLEMENTS NEW CONCUSSION POLICY
Concussion awareness needed for youth development leagues, experts Tuesday, 08.17.2010 / 5:13 PM / News Dallas Stars DALLAS, TEXAS, Aug. 16, 2010—Talk of teenagers and the dangers of concussions conjures up images of high school football players and the violent collisions seen on football fields across North Texas every fall. But the region’s leading concussion experts are calling for...
dallasnews.com
(Nov 09, 2009)
MESQUITE ISD A PIONEER ON DEALING WITH STUDENT CONCUSSIONS
By KAREL HOLLOWAY With a concussion, there is no obvious injury – no blood, no swelling, no arm at an awkward angle. Bucky Taylor, head athletic trainer at Mesquite High School, helped Samuelinho Sanchez with treatment for a torn ACL last week. Taylor developed a concussion policy for Mesquite ISD, one of the first such policies in the state. Coaches and athletic trainers have to...
CBS 11 TV
(Sep 05, 2008)
SCHOOLS TESTING ATHLETES TO CHECK FOR CONCUSSIONS
Watch the video here: http://cbs11tv.com/video/?id=32206@ktvt.dayport.com...
the33tv.com
(Aug 30, 2010)
NATIONWIDE STUDY: 502,000 KIDS TAKEN TO ER WITH CONCUSSIONS NORTH TEXAS YOUTH HOCKEY LEAGUE TAKES A SWING AT CONCUSSIONS
DALLAS - Skyler Spiller loves everything about hockey--including the big hits. He plays high school and club hockey and last year he really got his bell run. "It was just a ringing in my head," Skyler said. "I mean I blacked out for a little bit. I got in the locker room and my teammates told me I was kind of acting different in the locker room after the game." Skyler isn't sure if it was a...
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
(Aug 16, 2010)
AT&T METROPLEX HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY LEAGUE IMPLEMENTS NEW CONCUSSION POLICY
Talk of teenagers and the dangers of concussions conjures up images of high school football players and the violent collisions seen on football fields across North Texas every fall. But the region’s leading concussion experts are calling for more awareness and new prevention programs for high school athletes in other sports, especially youth hockey leagues. Together, Texas Health Ben Hogan...
WFAA
(Aug 29, 2008)
SAGINAW HIGH TO USE CONCUSSION TEST ON ATHLETES
Janet St. James reports As high school football kicks off tonight, more than winning is on the minds of parents and players. On the playing field, a head injury can happen fast. Players often try to shake off the pain or dizziness. "For the most part, they want to play," says Chris Wilde, head coach at Saginaw High School. "And so they'll try to come back too soon." This season, coaches...
Utah
ksl.com
(Mar 12, 2010)
DOCTORS WANT MANDATORY BASELINE TESTS FOR TEEN ATHLETES
Worried about the risk of concussions, some Utah doctors are pushing for a mandatory baseline test for those signing up for high-impact sports. The test is required in most professional sports, but not at a high school or junior high level. Most concussion injuries are mild and treatable, but only because they're recognized early, within 48 hours. Sarah Palmer suffered a concussion while...
Virginia
NBC12.com
(Jul 10, 2010)
CONCUSSION LEGISLATION PASSES
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - The Virginia General Assembly has met the issue of high school concussions head on. Senate bill 652 has passed. The bill requires high school coaches to keep athletes that show signs of a concussion on the bench. Virginia is one of the first states to adopt such legislation. The bill was introduced by Senator Ralph Northam of Norfolk. Northam is a pediatric...
WVEC.com
(May 01, 2007)
IMPACT TEST MEASURES CONCUSSION SEVERITY
A new test helps doctors diagnose the severity of a concussion. ?ImPACT? is a 20-minute computerized battery of tests that operates like a video game, giving your brain a ?physical? of sorts by generating responses that are critical in helping to better identify the severity and recovery from the injury. ?With ImPACT you have a baseline test, so the student athlete takes the test and you have...
The Virginia-Pilot
(Nov 06, 2007)
CONCUSSIONS: WHAT ATHLETES DONT KNOW DOES HURT THEM YOUNG ATHLETES WHO TRY TO TOUGH IT OUT CAN INVITE SERIOUS HARM
Young athletes who try to tough it out can invite serious harm By Mike Connors The Virginian-Pilot Hickory safety Greg Beard was racing for a fumble in overtime of a game in October 2006 when he crashed heads with a Western Branch player. Beard got up but knew something was wrong. He felt dizzy and couldnt tell where he was. He remembers just running around in a daze. But with the game...
Daily Press
(Apr 09, 2007)
TRACKING CONCUSSION RECOVERY
YORK -- A sweep play was called. Gerald Zingraf got off one block, then went in for a tackle. "Suddenly, I'm on the bench," Zingraf said. That's all the 18-year-old remembers about the hit to the head that sidelined him in the Oct. 9 football game between Tabb and Jamestown high schools. "If my life was a film reel, somebody cut out 10 seconds," said Zingraf, a two-sport athlete who recently...
The Virginia-Pilot
(Nov 06, 2007)
DIAGNOSIS: PROGRAM HELPS REMOVE GUESS WORK FROM INJURIES
For trainers, coaches and parents fearful of young athletes hiding concussions, there is a solution. Doctors have developed a computer program that measures an athlete's brain functions, taking the guesswork out of determining whether a concussion has occurred and when an athlete is ready to return to play. It's called ImPACT. "NHL and NFL teams use ImPACT, said Dr. Scott Sautter, a Virginia...
Neurogram - from U of VA Health System
(May 12, 2006)
SPORTS CONCUSSION AND SECOND IMPACT SYNDROME
Concussions in sports, which athletes may refer to as dings, knocks, having your bell rung, and seeing stars, have received increasing attention due to concerns about longer-term effects. Media attention has also focussed on athletes who are suffering sequelae of multiple or catastrophic concussions, such as high-school football player Brandon Schultz, University of Oklahoma basketball star...
Washington
rivalsHigh
(Sep 02, 2010)
VALLEY CHRISTIAN DROPS FOOTBALL AS 2010 SEASON STARTS
The Swank family of Spokane, Washington lost their son Drew last year as a result of the injuries he suffered on the football field. At Valley Christian where he played his loss appears to have created too big of a chasm. One they can not overcome at least this year. Citing the fact that they did not have enough participation to field a team the administration announced yesterday that...
HeraldNet
(Oct 31, 2007)
NO MORE HEAD GAMES
Head injuries have always been a part of hockey. But leaders in the game, especially in the Canadian Hockey League, have taken an aggressive approach to diagnosing concussions and have strict guidelines on when players can return to the ice. By John Sleeper Herald Writer Zack Dailey doesn't remember the hit. He doesn't remember lying prone on the ice. He doesn't remember his body...
The Seattle Times
(Jul 30, 2010)
SUMMIT PUSHES FOR MORE AWARENESS OF CATASTROPHIC HEAD INJURIES
TUKWILA — Patti Swank stood at the back of a hotel conference room and needed only a few words to sum up her reason for being there. "We love sports, we just want them safer," she said. Swank's son, Drew, died last year after suffering a catastrophic head injury while playing a high-school football game for Spokane's Valley Christian. Swank was with her family Friday night in support of...
Yakima Herald Republic
(Oct 26, 2007)
HEAD TO HEAD -- CONCUSSIONS A TOUGH PROBLEM FOR PREP FOOTBALL
footballBy PAUL SHUGARYAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC ‹‹ prev 1 of 2 next ››SARA GETTYS/Yakima Herald-RepublicKyle Stone watches the Eisenhower football team practice. Stone suffered a concussion earlier this year, which ended his season. Links E-mail Print Advertisement Kyle Stone still can't see how the injury happened. No matter how many times he rewinds the game film and plays it frame by...
PRWeb.com
(Jul 19, 2010)
SEATTLE CONCUSSION SUMMIT BRINGS TOGETHER ATHLETES OF TRAGIC INJURIES TO WORK FOR PREVENTION AND HIGHER STANDARDS; DINNER FEATURES IMPACT TEST FOUNDER
The world of youth sports has never been so dangerous as more and more youth athletes fall to serious concussion and brain injury every year. The first three concussion and Brain injury prevention laws were passed in 2010 including Washington State, Oregon, and Idaho. Now the boys these laws are named after, and other victims of these injuries and recent deaths, stand together to insist on...
Washington Post
(Jun 19, 2007)
AT CONCUSSION SEMINAR, THERE'S NO TIME TO WASTE
By Les Carpenter Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, June 19, 2007 By late yesterday, some of the nation's top concussion researchers were making their way to a Chicago suburb in preparation for an all-day presentation today to NFL team doctors and trainers. They hope it will be a revolutionary seminar that will lead to new ways that professional football players are treated for...
Washington DC
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...
Washington Post
(Apr 17, 2008)
ENDING THE GUESSING GAME IN CONCUSSION RECOVERY
By Preston Williams Thursday, April 17, 2008 As Hammond High School athletes headed off to games and practices after school Friday, junior varsity lacrosse player Jake Rotter strolled to an empty computer lab to once again square off against his stiffest adversary: himself. Rotter sustained a concussion during the JV football season, experienced lingering headaches that prompted him to...
Washington Post
(Nov 19, 2002)
QUARTERBACKS HAVE A HARD-KNOCK LIFE
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 18 -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Tommy Maddox was healthy enough to get on a plane and fly back to Pittsburgh today after what team owner Dan Rooney described as "a very frightening thing for a while" when Maddox was injured in his team's 31-23 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Nashville. Maddox suffered what has been determined to be spinal cord and cerebral...
The Sports Network
(Aug 29, 2007)
UNITED'S GROS CLEARED TO RESUME TRAINING
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - D.C. United announced Wednesday that midfielder Josh Gros has been cleared to resume training after what were thought to be concussions suffered in recent games. Following visits this week to Dr. Neal Kurzrok in the Neurology Center at Washington Hospital Center and Dr. Mark Lovell at the University of Pittsburgh Sports Medicine Concussion Program, both doctors...
Democratic and Chronicle
(May 21, 2010)
CALEDONIA-MUMFORD FOOTBALL COACH MIKE MONACELLI PRAISED BY CONGRESS
WASHINGTON — Coach Mike Monacelli of Caledonia-Mumford Central High School received accolades Thursday from members of Congress and medical experts for his leadership in dealing with brain injuries caused by concussions. The kudos came at a Thursday hearing by the House Education and Labor Committee that looked at sports-related concussions among high school students. “I think coach...
Washington Times
(Jun 23, 2005)
ATHLETES' MIGRAINES MAY MEAN OTHER PROBLEM
By Ben Hooper (United Press International) – appeared in the Washington Times Jun. 22, 2005 at 6:48PM A University of Pittsburgh study suggests athletes with migraine headache characteristics after a concussion may have increased neurocognitive impairment. The study, by the university's Sports Medicine Concussion Program and published in the May issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery, said...
West Virginia
Greenwichtime.com
(Aug 21, 2010)
W.VA. GETS SERIOUS ABOUT SPORTS CONCUSSIONS
New regulations designed to protect student athletes from sports-related concussions are expected to take the guesswork out of whether players should be required to sit out the rest of the game. The Secondary School Activities Commission regulation requires that athletes suspected of suffering a head injury be evaluated immediately by a health professional. Concussions previously were treated...
The Journal
(Nov 06, 2006)
IMPACTING FOOTBALL: WVU MEDICAL STUDENTS CONDUCT STUDY ON CONCUSSIONS
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Wheeling Hospital Web Site
(May 12, 2006)
SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM TO AID IN TREATMENT OF CONCUSSIONS
Wheeling Hospital is continuing to enhance their Centers of Excellence. Through the Sports Medicine Department, IMPACT software has been obtained to assist in the decision making process for return to a sport after a concussion. John DeBlasis, Director of Rehabilitation, stated that "IMPACT will assist the treating physician in determining when an athlete may return to practice or...
Wisconsin
77 Square
(Aug 06, 2009)
HEADING FOR TROUBLE: CONCUSSIONS POSE SERIOUS RISK FOR YOUNG ATHLETES
Lindsey Boyke was a high school freshman playing indoor soccer when a collision sent her hurtling headfirst into a wall. "I remember blacking out for a couple of seconds," she said. "I thought I was down longer than I was." Boyke quickly returned to the game with her Verona High School teammates. But, clearly, something was very wrong. Some of her teammates later told her she looked...
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
(Oct 05, 2004)
NFL HAS EYE ON CONCUSSIONS
By LORI NICKEL lnickel@journalsentinel.com Posted: Oct. 5, 2004 Green Bay - It's one thing to get out there on game day with a bruised thigh and a loose shoulder that needs to be popped back in now and then. But even Brett Favre's alter ego, Lethal Weapon cop Martin Riggs (played by Mel Gibson), doesn't have to dodge explosions or win high speed chases after a concussion. Favre,...
Appleton Medical Center Foundation
(Mar 28, 2002)
NEW PROGRAM TAKES AIM AT SPORTS-RELATED CONCUSSIONS
AMC Foundation Grant Has ImPACT© For High School Athletes (Appleton, Wis., March 28, 2002) A football player is powerfully tackled, two young girls violently slam heads when sliding for a soccer ball, a hockey player is hit in the head with a hockey stick-- how have all of these athletes been affected neurologically and when is it safe for them to return to play? The Appleton Medical...
WauwatosaNow
(Apr 22, 2009)
HAZE OF UNCERTAINTY HEAD INJURY, POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME HAVE CHANGED TOSA WEST STUDENT-ATHLETE'S LIFE
By Tom “Sky” Skibosh Posted: April 22, 2009 |(0) Comments One of the first things you notice about Wauwatosa West senior Allison Gonzales is her wonderful smile. Considering what she has gone through the past three years, you would not think she had much to smile about. Gonzales, a member of the National Honor Society and a promising soccer, basketball and softball player, had her...
Wausau Daily Herald
(Aug 18, 2004)
CLINIC CONCUSSION TEST COULD SAVE ATHLETES FROM FURTHER INJURIES
By Kyle Gearhart Wausau Daily Herald kgearhar@wdhprint.com Marshfield High School sophomore Cody Esser thought he was playing through a hard hit. "I floated to the left and didn't get low enough," said Cody, who played middle linebacker on the Marshfield varsity football team last year. "I got hit in the head. Then I remember someone grabbing me and throwing me in the huddle. I played the...
WXOW
(Sep 24, 2007)
NEW TESTING FOR SPORTS CONCUSSIONS
Last night we reported on the dangers of sports related concussions.High school students are at a greater risk than both college and professional athletes to sustain serious head injuries. As we reported, most of these athletes are not reporting their injuries because they don't want to be pulled out of the game.Athletic trainers at Viterbo University in La Crosse have a new way to monitor...
Post Crescent
(Oct 25, 2002)
A SOFTWARE SYSTEM IS REVOLUTIONIZING CONCUSSION TREATMENT BY ELIMINATING THE GUESSWORK AND RISK
Heather LaRoi, Post-Crescent staff writer When Appleton East High School quarterback Tim Reitzner was slammed to the ground earlier this season in a game against Appleton West, it wasn't until a couple of hours later that he realized it wasn't a hit like so many others. "I hit my head on the ground pretty hard," the junior said. "During the game, I didn't feel anything. But after the game, I...
Wyoming
Laramie Boomerang
(May 12, 2006)
CONCUSSION ALERT: BE AWARE, IT'S NO URBAN LEGEND
BY MANDIE HINES Boomerang Staff Writer Headache, nausea, dizziness, blurry vision, sensitivity to light or noise, fatigue, concentration or memory problems … any one of these symptoms could be meaningless. Even several of these symptoms combined might not be a matter of concern. But for someone who may be suffering from a concussion, ignoring these symptoms could be fatal. It sounds like...