This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Getting your bell rung. Taking a ‘knock on the noggin’. Taking it on the chin. Getting your lights knocked out. These are all terms used to describe contact to the head that could lead to concussion.

Experts analyze the unique biomechanical risks for traumatic brain injury in winter sports following high-profile incidents ...

Parents need to be aware other contact sports also pose concussion risks. — -- New research from a state-wide survey in Arizona may hold true for the rest of the country. Parents seem to ...

Active management after concussion is the best way for patients to recover and get back to school and work as quickly as possible, according to a Clinical Practice paper published yesterday in the New ...

Dizziness, headaches, confusion, fatigue, blurry vision and sensitivity to light are among the most common symptoms of a concussion. Once these symptoms have subsided and patients begin to resume ...

The public is invited to attend a concussion prevention seminar at the Lake Placid Middle-High School this upcoming week. It’s slated to begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, in the school’s ...

Beginning this fall, the concussion management protocol developed for University of Virginia student-athletes will become the standard of care for all students at Student Health and Wellness, thanks ...

A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) that can occur from an impact to your head. Concussions are relatively common in contact sports like football, in falls, or as a result of vehicle ...

Concussions have become a hot-button topic in the NFL world over the last decade-plus, with hits to the head—and both their short- and long-term effects—having been proven to have a significant impact ...

We knew the NFL's supposedly rigid concussion protocol — ostensibly instituted to protect NFL players from themselves after suffering head injuries — was a farce a long time ago. But the way the ...