Why I Like The King-Devick Concussion Tool
By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. President, Sideline Sports Doc Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University Key Points: The King Devick test is an easy, fast, and reliable...
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MHSAA Advances Concussion Care Efforts, Announces Preliminary Data
Of 36 schools reporting the most concussions this fall, 11 are part of the MHSAA’s pilot sideline detection programs. Those programs – King-Devick Test – utilize technology to provide...
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Concussions, High School, News
2015 Miami-Dade Schools Concussion Workshop
An update from Samantha Figueroa of the King-Devick concussion screening test, a rapid eye tracking test was also presented. Expanding on the portability of the King-Devick is now a...
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Football, High School, News
Saginaw Heritage increasing concussion screening techniques
“It’s a number system and basically it’s an eye pattern system. Kids follow the numbers and they do a baseline test first of all and then they have to...
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Concussions, High School, News, Video
New Tools in Place to Guard Against Football Concussions
“You’re not going to put a kid on the field with a sprained ankle when you know that ankle was still sprained and can’t move well. Putting them back...
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Concussions, High School, News, Video, Youth Athletes
Yale joins MHSAA concussion testing pilot program
“We are excited to be a part of this,” Yale Athletic Director Maureen Klocke said. “We have had our share of injuries like everyone else. Players are bigger, stronger...
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Concussions, High School, News, Youth Athletes
SJMOH Study Finds Visual Test Valuable in Diagnosing Concussions in High School Athletes
Among the 397 students studied, nine were diagnosed with serious concussions and two were not able to return to play during the season. Based on these results the research...
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Concussions, High School, News, Research
MHSAA introduces concussion testing pilot programs, insurance
Pete Ryan, a member of the MHSAA Representative Council, was the test subject for the King-Devick Test, which asks athletes to read single-digit numbers on a tablet to detect...
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Concussions, High School, News
MHSAA Advances Concussion Awareness with Pilot Testing Program, Mandated Reporting & Insurance
“These pilot programs are intended to not only improve what’s actually happening on the sidelines at practices and contests in these communities that are part of the pilot programs,...
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Concussions, High School, News, Youth Athletes
King-Devick Concussion Test Should Be Part of High School Football
On the sidelines, the test can identify athletes that not only have suffered a full-blown concussion but sub-concussive brain trauma as well. Thus, the test is an excellent “remove-from-play”...