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AAOS: Header Ban Linked to Decrease in Soccer-Linked Concussions in Children
WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 – Introduction of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) header ban for athletes aged 10 years and younger in 2015 was associated with a reduction in the number of...
Rule Change Reduced Concussion Risk For Soccer Kids
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 – A simple rule change for youth soccer dramatically reduced concussion risk among athletes, a new study says. Banning or limiting headers – plays where the head is used to...
Good Sleep Accelerates Kids' Concussion Recovery
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 – Sleep is a critical component for concussion recovery among kids, a new study reports. Limiting naps during the day and getting about seven hours of sleep each night in the...
Sleep Time in First Week Postconcussion Linked to Youth Recovery Outcomes
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 – There is a significant association between sleep quantity and quality in the first week postconcussion and youth recovery outcomes, according to a study published online...
U.K. Kids Help Improve Treatment, Rehab For Traumatic Brain Injury
THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2025 – Mia Jack was stealing a glance backward when she lost control of the quadbike she’d been motoring around a family gathering. Jack, then 12, flew over the handlebars and s...
Men Are 3 Times As Likely to Die from Traumatic Brain Injury Compared to Women
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – Men are more than three times as likely to die from a traumatic brain injury compared to women, a new study says. About 30 brain injury-related deaths occurred for every...
Disparities Seen in Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Mortality
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – There are disparities in traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related mortality, with the highest rates seen for older adults, men, and non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native...
Early Physical Therapy Key for Concussion Recovery, Study Shows
MONDAY, Jan 6, 2025 – Turns out, starting physical therapy earlier after a concussion may significantly improve recovery outcomes. A new study published recently in the Physical Therapy &...
Radiological Society of North America, Dec. 1 to 5
The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America was held from Dec. 1 to 5 in Chicago, drawing participants from around the world, including radiologists, radiation oncologists, p...
2019 to 2022 Saw Increase in E-Scooter/Bike-Related Injury ED Visits
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 – From 2019 to 2022, there was an increase in electric-powered scooter and bike (e-scooter/bike)-related injuries resulting in emergency department visits, according to a...
Car Height, Not Just Speed, Matters When Pedestrians Are Hit
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – Watch out for tall, fast-moving cars. The height of a vehicle, not only its speed, determines its potential danger to a pedestrian, new research shows. “Multiple factors — in...
Teens, Booze and E-Scooters: A Rising Threat as Injuries Crowd ERs
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – Inebriated e-scooter and e-bike users, many of them teens, are increasingly showing up in the nation's emergency rooms, new research shows. Overall, rates of injuries from...
CTE Rates Rise Year-by-Year in Pro Hockey Players
THURSDAY, Dec. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) – Hockey players’ chances of developing concussion-related brain injury increase with every year they spend on the ice, a new study finds. The odds of having c...
CTE Plus Family History of Mental Illness Raises Odds for Aggression
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – Concussion-related brain damage can combine with a family history of mental illness to make some athletes and military personnel prone to aggression and violence in middle...
Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization Feasible for Subdural Hematoma
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – Middle meningeal artery embolization plus surgery is associated with a lower risk for hematoma recurrence or progression leading to reoperation than surgery alone among...