Category: Brain Injuries
How could severe injuries impact your family?
A severe injury or life-changing disease can put future plans, goals and one’s whole life on hold. And there is no doubt that these unexpected circumstances can cause anyone with an injury a considerable amount of stress. However, devastating injuries from a car accident or a cancer diagnosis rarely affect only one person. Family members
Study: Even without concussions, football players see brain changes
Football is a game of hard hits, including blows to the head. For decades, players were encouraged to use their helmeted heads to plow down opposing team members. Even with a helmet, though, a major blow to the head can shake the brain inside the skull. This can cause a concussion, or bruise on the
Concussions in youth sports: 3 things for coaches and parents to know
Youth sports coaches and parents are always contending with multiple goals. Sure, you want to win. But it’s also important to instill values of hard work, teamwork, and enjoyment of the game while protecting the long-term health of the kids. If you’re coaching or have a child who plays a sport with frequent head injuries,
New guidelines allow kids with mild concussions to get active after just two days
If you’ve had a child with a concussion, you know that the main treatment is rest — both physical and mental. For nearly a decade, concussions among children have required enforced rest in a dim room with no screens, books or stimulation of any kind. It isn’t easy, especially for children with a lot of
Are there effective treatments for TBI?
The problem of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) goes beyond sports, such as football or soccer, involving frequent head contact. After all, TBIs occur in all sorts of settings, including car wrecks, falls and other accidents. Recent sports-related TBI research has increasingly put scrutiny on the cumulative trauma from heading a soccer ball or a blow
Study: Female soccer players more affected by heading than males
Scientists have already shown that female soccer players are at a greater risk of concussion than male players. A new study indicates that the problem may encompass lesser injuries, as well — specifically, the “sub-concussive injuries” caused by soccer’s signature move, the header. The new study, published in the journal Radiology, examined the “white matter”
Head injuries may increase ADHD risk in kids
If you are a parent whose child has suffered a head injury, you have every reason to be concerned. After all, it’s becoming more and more widely known that mild-to-severe brain injuries can have long-term negative effects. But is it true that even less-severe brain injuries suffered by children can lead to enhanced risk of