Written by Michael T Houston, Edited by Katherine Paris. Over the years, throughout the world of sports there have been many improvements with equipment. Thanks to advanced technology, the safety of our athletes continues to improve. When it comes to contact sports the highest fatality rate comes from concussions, neck and spinal injuries. Millions to […]
WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The nationwide forces that are beginning to uproot football have collided at a place called High School North. Population shifts, concussions, sport specialization and cost — among the same issues that have caused youth football numbers to plummet around the country in recent years — have led West Windsor-Plainsboro High […]
From the WebMD Archives April 20, 2005 — U.S.-style football sends more athletes to emergency rooms for neck injuries than ice hockey or soccer, according to a new study. In the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Canadian researchers tallied U.S. emergency room visits for neck injuries in the 1990s. They cross-referenced that information with yearly […]
Seth Wenig/Associated Press The fact that the NFL remains an inherently violent league comes as a surprise to no one, but the recent apparent spike in neck and cervical spine injuries is hard to ignore. Peyton Manning’s recent battle with cervical spine issues remains the most prominent case of a serious neck problem in a […]
The N.F.L. said Thursday that the number of concussions had fallen 11.3 percent this season, compared with last season’s record high, as more players reported suspected head injuries and medical spotters at games pulled more athletes aside for examination. The league has for years tried to reduce concussions by introducing an array of measures, such […]
In two of the last three seasons, almost half the major college football programs didn’t publicly report a concussion December 30, 2015 1:15PM ET Updated December 31, 2015 12:15PM ET by Timothy Bella @TimBella In March 2016, check out Timothy Bella’s “Life After Concussions in College Sports” panel at South by Southwest Update (Dec. 31, […]
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency of unreported concussion and estimate more accurately the overall rate of concussion in high school football players. DESIGN: Retrospective, confidential survey completed by all subjects at the end of the football season. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1,532 varsity football players from 20 high schools in the Milwaukee, […]
The NFL omitted concussion cases when it downplayed the effects of head injuries on players based on studies conducted from 1996 through 2001, according to a report by The New York Times. More than 100 diagnosed concussions were left out of the studies, based on confidential documents The Times obtained. Star quarterbacks such as Steve […]
A letter to Roger Goodell seeks confirmation that the NFL will honor its agreement over concussion research funding. Roger Goodell. Scott Ridge Omnisport. Published on Jul. 27, 2017 Roger Goodell is taking heat from Congress over concussion research. Via Deadspin, a letter from members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce was sent to […]