Concussion Awareness Impacting Youth Levels
Chasan’s team has provided the league with the King-Devick Test, a reading assessment tool that they’ve taught the coaches to use. Essentially, the King-Devick tool allows the coaches to...
Category: Concussions
Ongoing Evolution: Understanding Concussion’s Effects
Some surveys suggest there are 10-times as many concussions that are undetected than are detected. Along a similar line, Doug King, MD, and colleagues, wrote a recent paper showing...
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Concussions, News
Vision-based testing vital for concussion screening
Dr. Leong called a recent article published in The Lancet Neurology a must-read. "It highlights the important role of optometry, saying that vision-based testing is vital in managing all...
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Concussions, News, Optometry
Simple reading test could help detect concussion
A simple reading test could help establish whether a rider has concussion, according to researchers. A timed vision test — known as the King- Devick Test — involves athletes...
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Concussions, Equestrian, News
Florida Bill Protects Student Athletes From Concussions
Mary Medina, the school’s head athletic trainer gave him the concussion standard ‘King-Devick’ test. “That is a short 32 second test where they read numbers and Oscar was off...
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Concussions, Football, News, VideoSideline concussiontesting being implemented by Lincoln County R-III
The King-Devick is a simple test that can be administered on the sidelines in less than two minutes, explains Troy Buchanan Principal Dr. Jerry Raines “It’s a very fast,...
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Concussions, News
Concussion Head Games – Why brain research and baseline testing should inspire a public cry for action
Specifically, we are recommending that the King-DevickTest be performed by all Doctors who work with children, especially Doctors of Optometry to establish baseline for all patients, especially for young...
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Concussions, News, Optometry, Video
Visual tracking problems and silent concussions – WHY parents, the public and Optometrists need to know
Therefore, knowing that concussions can be identified 100% of the time with the King-Devick Test, here is another question for parents and the public to ask. Why are we...
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Concussions, News, Optometry, Video
Pop Warner Arizona partners with Mayo Clinic on tackling concussions
Participants will take the King-Devick Test, which provides an objective measure of reaction time, eye movement and mental clarity. Read The Article
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Concussions, Football, News, Pop Warner
A Better Test for Evaluating Sports Concussion on the Sideline?
The King-Devick test may be a more objective and accurate method for sideline evaluation of sports-related concussion than the Standardized Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (SCAT3), which is the current...
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Concussions, News, Research
UF Helps Improve Subtle Concussion Diagnosis
In an article published this month in the journal “Neurology: Clinical Practice,” the researchers report that adding one simple vision test detected 100 percent of concussions that occurred during...
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Concussions, News
Simple test helps doctors catch more concussions on the field
“This is the first study that has shown that adding a vision test helps to identify more athletes with concussion and shows the vision-based King-Devick test is very effective...
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Concussions, News
LA Students Undergo ‘Baseline’ Tests To Measure Concussion Effects
About 1,200 students at Loyola High School, including non-athlete students, are being given a series of tests, known as baseline concussion test, designed to measure brain function. Read the...
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Concussions, News, Video
Interview: Bert Vargas, MD, on SCAT3 vs King-Devick Test
Bert Vargas, MD, compares two tools for evaluating sports-related concussion on the sidelines. Listen to the Interview
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Audio, Concussions, News
Former pro soccer player Claire Zimmeck battles concussion syndrome
Patients who are dealing with symptoms such as balance issues and vision problems are often referred to a neurologist such as Dr. Laura Balcer, who has done pioneering research...