For years, the treatment protocol for children with concussions involved keeping them out of school to rest in a quiet, dark room with reduced access to screens until they felt better.

Nevada's revised concussion protocol for K-12 students comes from Senate Bill 80 which was passed in the ... I reached out to the school district to find out what you need to know for your child.

If a child has concussion symptoms, an adult should monitor them for the first 24 hours. ... Concussion protocol for kids may call for shorter school days and fewer assignments. ...

Concussions in children aged 6 and under continue to affect their health three months after the event. This is the finding of a study led by Miriam Beauchamp, a professor in the Department of ...

A new study finds socioeconomic disparities in rates of emergency department (ED) visits for concussion among children and ...

The NFL's new concussion protocol has been praised by a leading expert, who has said that the speed that the authorities have acted means players will now be safer.

“The more pressure a parent puts on their child to succeed in sports, the less likely they are to want to follow some of the concussion protocols,” said Shafer regarding some of their findings.

Concussion protocols are based on research of mostly men. ... a pediatrician and concussion specialist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. ...

That the Concussion in Sport Group has largely excluded women, children, and amateur athletes in its deliberations is linked to another major problem: its ties to adult male professional sports ...

After children get concussions, a top concern for them and their parents or caregivers is when they can go back to sports, said Julie Wilson, Karter’s doctor and a co-director of the Concussion ...

Objective: To examine concussion literature for specific guidelines regarding return to play (RTP) following sport-related concussion in child athletes. To make recommendations regarding the most ...