What to know about concussion — Before your kid gets hit
What to know about concussion — Before your kid gets hit Parenting, Women’s Health | Denise Millstine, M.D. and Mayo Clinic Press Editors | January 6, 2022 ©MFMER As a...
Category: Youth Athletes
Youth football program in Jacksonville teaches players safer practices on the field
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Even the blustery cold couldn’t stop young athletes with JDL Providence Football from getting out on the field to practice their morning drills. Lauren Baughman has...
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Concussions, Football, News, Pop Warner, Video, Youth AthletesSideline concussion testing available to athletes thanks to donation by OLOL physicians
Ascension’s Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group donated $3,350 to fund sideline concussion testing for all four Ascension public high schools. The initiative was led by Dr. Travis...
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Concussions, High School, News, Youth Athletes
Better Screening Needed for Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
Andrew R. Mayer, PhD New research suggests better neurosensory testing is needed for pediatric patients suffering from a mild traumatic brain injury. A team based in the US and...
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Concussions, Youth Athletes
Clinic aims to help parents and kids deal with concussions
By Nohelani Graf The old adage when it comes to concussions is: "When in doubt, sit them out." Doctors with the Concussion Clinic at the Mayo Clinic want to...
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Concussions, Youth Athletes
Heading in soccer may adversely affect eye function
The results add to existing knowledge of brain injuries associated with sports, especially those with frequent potential trauma to the head, researchers say. Feb. 13 (UPI) — “Heading” the...
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Concussions, Youth Athletes
Better tools are needed to diagnose concussions in youth athletes
KOLOA, Hawaii — A speaker at Orthopedics Today Hawaii said there is a need for a validated, rapid, objective, diagnostic test to better diagnose concussions, especially in youth athletes....
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Concussions, Youth Athletes
Returning to play after concussion
On the Mayo Clinic Radio podcast, Dr. David Dodick, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, explains when it is safe to return to play after a concussion. This interview originally aired...
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Concussions, Youth Athletes
Concussion screening program provides baseline for recovery
Physical therapists in Jackson team up to make head injury treatment more strategic. By Tom Hallberg Jack Conroy, 12, performs the Vestibular Ocular Motor Screen (VOMS) test administered by...
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Concussions, Youth Athletes
Local football team requires players to take a unique test before stepping out on the field
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - The Thunder Ridge Grid Kid Football league is requiring their players to take a new test before they step out on the field to...
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Concussions, Youth Athletes
Concussion Awareness Ahead of Football Season
DAPHNE, ALA. (WPMI) - High school football season is just weeks away, that means a concussion is a real possibility for some athletes. Now there's one more tool for...
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Concussions, Football, Youth Athletes
Arizona doctor launches program to identify, head off youth sports injuries
Dr. Jennifer Wethe, co-director of the Mayo Clinic Arizona Sports Neurology and Concussion Program, said that with testing athletes who need help can get it and those who can...
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Concussions, Youth Athletes
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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Concussions, Football, High School, Hockey, Youth Athletes
Mayo Researchers Study New Way to Diagnose Concussions
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...
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Concussions, Hockey, News, Research, Video, Youth AthletesNeurocognitive Tests for Concussion: Wave of the Past? Mayo team says current protocols outmoded
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,...