Coaches will be using the King-Devick test, administered on an iPad, to decide if a player might need to go to the hospital for further concussion evaluations. “We see...
Dr. Stuart said the K-D test would help solve the problem of monitoring concussions in greater Minnesota. “It would be wonderful if we had a certified athletic trainer at...
Dr. Starling and Bert Vargas, M.D., director of the concussion program at UT Southwestern Medical Center, evaluated 11 consecutive male collegiate football players who suffered from a suspected concussion...
In 2017, Calvert has implemented the new PWC mTBI (minimal Traumatic Brain Injury) Screening Program as port of the protocol for possible concussion testing among PWC drivers. The screening...
Miami developed one of the “premier” concussion management programs in America, says Dr. Kelly Knollman-Porter, director of the school’s concussion management program. Miami requires varsity athletes to take three...
“This feasibility study suggests that teleconcussion evaluations are safe and effective for providing accurate and rapid assessments of athletes and RFP determinations at the time of suspected injury,” the...
The NFL partnered with the Canadian Football League (CFL) to study the King-Devick test, which measures a player’s eye movements, as a method for diagnosing concussion with professional and...
In the state of hockey, a group of Mayo Clinic researchers has a different goal in mind. They believe there are better ways to diagnose concussions. With the help...
The PRISP report also provides an update on key research projects around concussion prevention, artificial turf injury risk and how best to manage athletes on artificial turf, training load...
A group of Mayo Clinic researchers argued in a new review that sports concussions — at least in ice hockey — can be diagnosed more accurately with objective tests,...