#Concussion

EXCLUSIVE: New research shows women rugby players are more susceptible to concussion, brain damage and potentially CTE than their male counterparts. @_JessHayden with a difficult but important story for
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Our newest paper on returning to drive after concussion in adolescents with this amazing author group: @drtinamaster @kristyarb @divyajain_94 Eileen Storey and Madeline Gonzalez. @CIRPatCHOP @PennNursing @PennInjury https://authors.elsevier
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Concussions & MahomesWhether you think he has a traumatic concussion or hypoxia- he has a brain injuryWhat's the data say?High school & NCAA athletes return at 10 days but this
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(1/7) If your child has a #concussion, do you trust their coach will do the right thing? Are you sure?This secretly recorded shock video shows @bentoncardinals girls' HS basketball coach
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Has been word around that Boyd Cordner was set to miss the first half of 2021 due to concussion issues, now seemingly confirmed with the Roosters applying for full salary
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There are valid arguments against five subs - though it is weird that every other major league has introduced it without any fuss - but “Liverpool didn’t make any subs
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I have a new paper in @JAMANetworkOpen todayPunchline: Many college football players underestimate their risk of injury & concussionContext: We are all poor estimators of risk, but we don't all
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I once interviewed a player who was retiring because his cognitive functions had declined so much that he often couldn't remember where he was, and had terrible mood swings, after
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Over 70 former professional rugby players are preparing for legal action against the sport’s governing bodies according to this report. The group litigation seems to be in its early stages,
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Concussion thread:Yesterday I suffered my first concussion while skiing. I’m a GP and former rugby team doctor so I have done plenty of sideline and delayed concussion assessments in my
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Day 2/3 concussion thread:Day two and another bunch of things I have learned. I felt great yesterday. Good enough to tweet at least. Today, well, not so much.https://twitter.com/docdanz007/status/1294789886860382208 I went
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Almost 10 years ago, I flipped off a skateboard and landed on my head on concrete. I ended up with a concussion and completely lost my ability to focus. Here's
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It is ten years since Benjamin Robinson died. It was not just a tragedy, it was a failure by those who should have taken the steps to stop it. It
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One of the biggest issues likely to affect the world of sport in 2021 is the long-term effects of concussion & chronic brain injury.Here is a piece (and thread) on
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2020 Josh Allen is 2017 Carson Wentz Through 12 games for Wentz: 3296 passing yards, 33 TD, 7 int and 299 rushing yards (3395 all purpose yards ) Allen through
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One thing that can be said about the concussion litigation in rugby: it may or may not succeed, but it cannot be claimed head impacts are “soft” when you listen
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