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7/7/11 |
Study finds baseline testing of youth athletes using
SCAT2 beneficial |
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6/18/11 |
Equipment safety group approves $1.1 million to fund
concussion research |
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5/22/11 |
Yankees' Dickerson cleared to play three days after 93
mph pitch broke his helmet leaving him with a
concussion
|
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5/15/11 |
NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard dead at 28, family donates
brain to Boston University researchers |
|
5/9/11 |
Watchful waiting in the ER leads to fewer CT scans for
concussion -
Pediatrics |
|
5/8/11 |
Bruins lose top scorer Bergeron to concussion | Reuters |
|
5/02/11 |
Former NFL player, Dave Duerson, who committed suicide
in February found to have suffered brain damage |
|
5/01/11 |
NHL star Sidney Crosby suffers concussion-related
setback |
|
4/22/11 |
Soccer star Taylor Twellman speaks up for soccer
education after injury ends his career- Boston Globe
|
|
4/20/11 |
Minor league pitcher hit by comebacker, diagnosed with
skull fracture and concussion
|
|
4/15/11 |
Famed Pittsburgh Steelers' QB Terry Bradshaw says memory
issues are affecting his performance as FOX sports
analyst |
|
3/31/11 |
Colorado concussion legislation becomes law - KWGN-
Denver |
|
3/21/11 |
NHL seeking uniformity in concussion treatment after new
rules installed |
|
3/18/11 |
Canadiens' Max Pacioretty could return for Stanley Cup
playoffs April 13 according to doctors |
|
3/15/11 |
NHL decides to toughen some standards but not to ban all
hits to the head |
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3/14/11 |
NHL introduces a new five step plan to reduce
concussions |
|
3/9/11 |
NHL's Pacioretty suffers severe concussion and neck
injury after hit (video)
|
|
3/9/11 |
NHL star Sidney Crosby's 14-yr-old sister was also out
with a hockey concussion
|
|
3/2/2011 |
Former NHL player who died last summer had CTE, a
degenerative brain disease |
|
2/25/11 |
NFL
announces new sideline concussion policy, needs approval |
|
2/21/11 |
Former NFL player Dave Duerson commits suicide, requests
that his brain be examined |
|
2/17/11 |
Some say lacrosse helmets for women would make the game
rougher |
|
2/15/11 |
Sixteen NHL players currently out with concussions |
|
2/14/11 |
Skier Vonn pulls out of remaining races amid criticism |
|
2/14/11 |
Champion skier Lindsey Vonn continues to ski with
concussion symptoms |
|
2/7/11 |
Bruins center Savard out for rest of season with
concussion | Reuters |
|
2/4/11 |
The two-minute sideline concussion test may solve the
sideline dilemma |
|
2/1/11 |
NHL concussions on the rise, accidental, not illegal
hits to blame |
|
1/28/11 |
Penguins' Sidney Crosby will m iss Sunday's NHL All-Star
game due to symptoms from Jan 5 concussion; sparks
debate- should accidental hits be penalized too? |
|
1/26/11 |
Pro athletes take part in concussion study | wfaa.com |
News |
|
1/22/11 |
Helmet safety group (NOCSAE) awards concussion grants -
San Antonio Express-News |
|
1/20/11 |
Austrian skier Grugger has emergency brain surgery after
fall during World Cup training run |
|
1/18/11 |
NHL's leading scorer Sidney Crosby still out with
concussion, no timetable for return |
|
1/16/11 |
FTC looking into misleading claims by helmet
manufacturers |
|
1/13/11 |
No timetable for NHL's leading scorer, Sidney Crosby, to
return after concussion |
|
1/11/11 |
NFL may test helmet impacts with accelerometers next
season |
|
1/11/11 |
Pittsburgh Penguins' captain and NHL's leading scorer,
Sidney Crosby criticizes two hits that led to his
concussions |
|
1/7/11 |
High school football players wear special chinstrap, a
"concussion indicator" |
|
1/2/11 |
Vikings' QB Brett Favre and teammate WR Sidney Rice out
against Detroit Lions, both due to concussions |
|
12/28/10 |
Concussion sidelines Vikings' QB Brett Favre for Tuesday
night's game against the Eagles, rookie Webb to start |
|
12/26/10 |
Vikings' QB Farve gets more time to heal from last
week's concussion, Sunday's game postponed until Tuesday
due to snow
|
|
12/22/10 |
Colts' WR Austin Collie placed on IR after seson-ending
concussion in Sunday's game
|
|
12/20/10 |
Vikings' QB Brett Farve leaves Monday night's game
against Bears with head injury
|
|
12/19/10 |
Colts' Collie out again with second concussin in seven
weeks, missed last 4 out of 5 games after injury Nov 7
|
|
12/19/10 |
Packers' QB Aaron Rodgers will miss Sunday's game after
second concussion in 9 weeks |
|
12/16/10 |
Former boxing champ "Irish" Micky Ward, subject of the
movie "The Fighter" pledges brain to BU |
|
12/13/10 |
Reported concussions up 21 percent from 2009 - ESPN |
|
12/12/10 |
Packers' QB Aaron Rogers suffers concussion, second
since October |
|
12/11/10 |
German researchers find 10-20% of boxers suffer
persistent impairment from brain trauma |
|
12/6/10 |
Chargers' RB Sproles suffers concussion on
helmet-to-helmet hit but no penalty called; ruled he was
not a defenseless player, therefore it's legal
|
|
12/3/10 |
Bruins' Savard returns to a standing ovation after long
road back from concussion |
|
12/1/10 |
Minnesota Wild center Bouchard cleared to play Wed after
concussion March 2009, missed 112 games
|
|
11/30/10 |
NCAA hoops star Ronald Nored (Butler) hits opponent's
head, suffers concussion and may be out against Duke
this Sat
|
|
11/26/10 |
Alabama QB McElroy out with concussion in loss against
Auburn, his second head injury since early October
|
|
11/22/10 |
NHL Bruins' Marc Savard cleared for first full team
practice since concussion March 7th
|
|
11/21/10 |
Colts receiver Austin Collie suffers another concussion
in his first game back after 2 weeks off to heal from
another. Doctors take his helmet
|
|
11/21/10 |
NHL Bruins Krejci plays for the first time since his
concussion Nov. 6th, missed 6 games |
|
11/19/10 |
UCLA QB suffers concussion against UW, couldn't remember
plays |
|
11/18/10 |
Pop Warner updates concussion policy and establishes
medical advisory board |
|
11/17/10 |
BYU defensive back Steven Thomas ends football career
due to concussions |
|
11/16/10 |
Univ. of Texas Longhorns Tre Newton, 21, quits football
after suffering multiple concussions |
|
11/14/10 |
Steelers' WR Hines Ward leaves game
with concussion |
|
11/11/10 |
Seahawks QB Hasselbeck cleared to play this Sunday after
concussion 2 weeks ago; says hurdles to returning are
much greater now |
|
11/10/11 |
Naval Academy's all-time touchdown leader QB Ricky Dobbs
questionable for Saturday due to concussion
|
|
11/7/10 |
NFL concussions for Sunday 11/7:
Eagles/Jean-Gilles, Colts/Collie, Raiders/Branch,
Panthers/Stewart, Lions/Smith being evaluated |
|
11/7/10 |
Boston Bruins' forward David Krejci hits boards and
suffers concussion in OT |
|
11/5/10 |
Steelers' linebacker Jams Harrison fined $100K for 3
hits so far, latest was Saints QB Drew Brees on Sunday |
|
11/3/10 |
Five-time MLS All-Star Taylor Twellman retires at 30
after battling post-concussion syndrome for two years |
|
11/1/10 |
American Academy of Neurologists: Concussed athletes
should see a specialist before returning to play |
|
10/29/10 |
Kansas high school football player dies from injury
suffered during game, had a concussion earlier in the
season |
|
10/28/10 |
Brain changes found on scans of high school athletes who
did not have concussion symptoms |
|
10/26/10 |
Eagles' DeSean Jackson said big hit felt "like a car
accident", hasn't been cleared to return to play just
yet |
|
10/25/10 |
NFL players adjust to new concussion concerns, some
modify hits |
|
10/22/10 |
Watch the 4 min. video the NFL sent to all 32 teams to
clarify the illegal hits issue |
|
10/21/10 |
Mayo Clinic Hockey Summit recommendations include a ban
on all hits to the head at all levels |
|
10/19/10 |
NFL fines three players a total of $175,000 for Sunday's
hits, but no suspensions |
|
10/18/10 |
NFL may change policy on helmet-to-helmet hits after
devastating weekend |
|
10/17/10 |
NFL under fire to eliminate hard hits to the head after
multiple incidents in Sunday's games |
|
10/16/10 |
Eagles WR DeSean Jackson suffers concussion after
violent hit by Falcons Robinson; Robinson flagged |
|
10/16/10 |
Detoit Red Wings' Johan Franzen hoping to play Thursday,
sat out Saturday's game with concussion, had subdural
hematoma in 2008 | MLive.com |
|
10/16/10 |
Army identifies blood protein marker which may help
identify concussions |
|
10/1310 |
Bears QB Cutler ready to play Sunday after concussion 2
weeks ago; remembers feeling woozy in 2nd half but
played the whole game |
|
10/11/10 |
Rep. George Miller (D-CA) who introduced national
concussion legislation, lauches concussion awareness
campaign in home state |
|
10/10/10 |
NHL Thrashers goalie Pavelec has concussion after
mysteriously falling unconscious on the ice at season opener,
undergoing tests |
|
10/06/10 |
NHL veteran Laperriere told to retire due to
post-concussion symptoms and nerve damage to his right
eye |
|
10/06/10 |
New study finds high school football players can have
1800 hits to the head in one season |
|
10/05/10 |
New NHL rule seeks to curb concussions half of which
come from blindside hits |
|
10/3/10 |
Chicago Bears' Jay Cutler (concussion) won't return
against New York Giants - ESPN Chicago |
|
9/30/10 |
USA Football, which governs all youth and amateur
football in the US has updated their coaches education
program to include concussion training and over 30,000
have completed the course |
|
9/28/10 |
Flyers Laperriere out indefinitely with post-concussion
syndrome from concussion in April "I lied to myself". |
|
9/26/10 |
Bruins Marc Savard may start season on long-term injury
reserve due to post-concussion syndrome |
|
9/24/10 |
SportsConcussions.org's advisors Drs. Gioia and Herring
testify before Congress in favor of national concussion
legislation |
|
9/22/10 |
What becomes of athletes later in life who suffer
concussions when young? |
|
9/20/10 |
Eagles' Stewart Bradley stumbled off the field with a
concussion on Sunday but expected to play next week |
|
9/18/10 |
Cardinals' Jason LaRue says his career is over after
concussion suffered in brawl Aug 10 against Reds |
|
9/18/10 |
Boston Bruins' Marc Savard out of training camp with
post-concussion symptoms from March 7 concussion |
|
9/15/10 |
Eagles Kolb and Bradley still out with concussions, both
returned to same game after injury |
|
9/14/10 |
Chicago Bears linebacker Hillenmeyer out for season
after falling ill during Sunday's game; believed he was
healed from pre-season concussion |
|
9/13/10 |
21-yr-old football player Owen Thomas showed evidence of
trauma-induced brain disease (CTE), no history of concussions |
|
9/12/10 |
Eagles QB Kolb and LB Stewart Bradley reportedly return
to same game after sustaining concussions |
|
9/12/10 |
Giants tight end Boss leaves season-opener with
concussion and neck injury |
|
9/10/10 |
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada taking time to return after
concussion |
|
9/08/10 |
Notre Dame senior center suffers second concussion since
mid-August, may end football career |
|
9/08/10 |
Giants Triple-A infielder hit in head by 100-mph
fastball plays for 8 innings, now out with concussion |
|
9/6/10 |
Two NFL players fined $7500 each for head/helmet hits;
one led to concussion/ NFL video |
|
9/3/10 |
Baseball concussions receiving more attention- LA Times |
|
9/2/10 |
Day after 21-yr-old Azarenka collapses on court during
US Open with concussion, she and partner withdraw from
doubles |
|
8/31/10 |
Doctors send Twins Morneau home; concussion symptoms
persist after July 8 injury |
|
8/29/10 |
ER visits for concussions rise significantly for youth
athletes |
|
8/25/10 |
Rhode Island high school football player requires
surgery after head injury during Mondays' practice |
|
8/24/10 |
World Hockey Summit panelists discuss postponing
bodychecking until age 13 to decrease chance of
concussions |
|
8/23/10 |
Baltimore Ravens' offensive tackle Oniel Cousins carted
off field with concussion last Wednesday, still feeling
effects
|
|
8/21/10 |
W Va schools require concussed athletes to be evaluated
immediately by medical personnel |
|
8/19/10 |
Canada.com reports at least seven ex-Canadian Football
League players diagnosed with ALS; new study reveals
potential link to concussions |
|
8/18/10 |
Twins Justin Morneau still feeling the effects of his
concussion 41 days ago |
|
8/17/10 |
Study says brain trauma can mimic Lou Gehrig's disease |
|
8/15/10 |
Mets' Jason Bay's delayed diagnosis: concussion was the
result of whiplash not impact, may cost him his season |
|
8/13/10 |
All Division II schools required to file concussion
management plans by Monday |
|
8/11/10 |
Seahawks' Aaron Curry is NFL's first "test case" for
concussions; treated by SportsConcussions.org's advisor
Dr. Stan Herring
|
|
8/9/10 |
Florida officials examine the impact that new national
concussion regulations will have on high school sports
|
|
7/31/10 |
Sean Morey, 34, co-chair of NFLPA's concussion committee
retires from Seattle Seahawks |
|
7/26/10 |
NFL toughens concussion stance, will display information
in all league locker rooms |
|
7/25/10 |
NFL helmet-impact test results should not be applied to
collegiate, high school,
or youth helmets
|
|
7/23/10 |
NFL considers changes to training camps and practices in
an effort to limit concussions; concerned about
sub-concussive hits
|
|
7/22/10 |
NCAA makes 3-man wedge illegal hoping to reduce
concussions this year, same as NFL
|
|
7/19/10 |
Twins first baseman Morneau set to see concussion
specialists due to lingering symptoms, not ready to
return after concussion July 7th
|
|
7/19/10 |
Study suggests physiological imbalances after concussion
may need more time to completely resolve, even after
symptoms disappear
|
|
7/18/10 |
NJ teen athlete suffered 15 concussions, now struggles
daily
|
|
7/17/10 |
DC MLS star Byran Namoff suspends career due to
lingering symptoms from a concussion sustained in Sept.
2009
|
|
7/15/10 |
Twins put All-Star first baseman on the disabled list
with concussion |
|
7/13/10 |
MLB All-Star players choosing reinforced helmets to
reduce head injuries |
|
7/12/10 |
Neuroplasticity: can our brains grow, change, and heal
themselves at any age? |
|
7/11/10 |
Emergency room visits for kids with head injuries
increased 43% in the last five years
|
|
7/10/10 |
Twins first baseman Justin Morneau will sit out All-Star
Game with concussion after taking knee to the head
several days ago in a game
|
|
7/9/10 |
Minnesota Twins Justin Morneau out for 2nd game with
concussion, may miss all star game
|
|
7/8/10 |
LaPorta passes neuropsychological test but doctors don't
allow him to return to play
|
|
7/7/10 |
Indians LaPorta showing no apparent signs of concussion
after on-field collision and CT scan
|
|
7/5/10 |
Seattle Storm's Lauren Jackson suffers concussion
attempting rebound on Sat., may not play Tuesday in NY
|
|
7/3/10 |
Phillies Ruiz can't return as expected due to unresolved
concussion symptoms |
|
7/1/10 |
High school softball adds concussion rule |
|
6/29/10 |
Former Bengals receiver Chris Henry, who died during a
domestic dispute at age 26, had brain damage |
|
6/27/10 |
Pirates second baseman loses consciousness after
colliding with teammate; out for series with concussion
|
|
6/23/10 |
Taylor Twellman ends soccer season due to symptoms from
concussion suffered two years ago |
|
6/22/10 |
Phillies catcher Ruiz put on disabled list 4 days after
he's hit in the head by a broken bat and suffers a
concussion
|
|
6/21/10 |
West Virginia Univ football players face heightened
concussion awareness and treatment
|
|
6/20/10 |
Astro's catcher leaves game after hit in head by bat;
requires stitches but no concussion
|
|
6/19/10 |
Harness racing driver in intensive care with severe
concussion and broken ankle after spill at the
Meadowlands that unseated six drivers
|
|
6/18/10 |
Minor league first baseman suffers concussion after hit
in the head by fastball |
|
6/17/10 |
USA Football training required for all youth
coaches in Houston area league, includes concussion
awareness course
|
|
6/15/10 |
Pro wrestler suffers concussion during US Championship
match, continues to play for several minutes
|
|
6/14/10 |
New U of Michigan poll shows parents need more
concussion education
|
|
6/11/10 |
Braves' McLouth put on DL with concussion-like symptoms
but not told he has a concussion
|
|
6/11/10 |
Atlanta Braves' center fielder McLouth collides with
teammate; suffers severe headache but medical staff
has not diagnosed injury as a concussion
|
|
6/10/10 |
Pittsburgh Pirates' catcher still out with concussion
symptoms after foul tip off mask
|
|
6/9/10 |
Quebec bans bodychecking in youth hockey and reduces
concussions significantly
|
|
6/8/10 |
West Virginia high schools adopting new concussion
policies mirroring
Nat'l Federation of High School Assoc.
|
|
6/7/10 |
Tampa Bay's Smith suffered two concussions last year but
incorporates boxing into off-season conditioning
|
|
6/5/10 |
Minnesota Wild's Marc Bouchard suffers post-concussion
syndrome 15 months after injury; concussion confused
with flu-like symptoms
|
|
6/3/10 |
MA State Senate unanimously approves concussion bill
|
|
6/3/10 |
Johns Hopkins Medical and the NFL sponsor a concussion
conference in DC for NFL medical personnel and others
|
|
6/2/10 |
Big Ten Conference medical staffs receive proposed
concussion guidelines
|
|
6/1/10 |
New NFL concussion committee co-chairmen not following
in predecessors' footsteps |
|
5/31/10 |
NY Jets Brodney
Poole only admits to one concussion, not four
NBC Sports
|
|
5/29/10 |
Cleveland
Indian's pitcher takes line drive to head from A-Rod
Yahoo Sports
|
|
5/28/10 |
Celtic's
GlenDavis says headaches are gone after Wed. concussion;
medically cleared to play two days after injury
Providence Journal
|
|
5/26/10 |
Celtic's center
Glen Davis suffers concussion and is helped off the
court; teammate Daniels suffers one also
ESPN
|
|
5/25/10 |
Members of a
House Judiciary Committee panel critcize the NFL's new
concussion committee
co-chairmen
New York Times
|
|
5/23/10 |
NFL
Commissioner Goodell sends letter to 44 governors urging
them to adopt concussion laws
AP
|
|
5/20/10 |
US House
Committee on Education & Labor hears testimony from high
school athletes about the impact of concussions
New York Times |
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