With new research and updated guidelines in Colorado and 15 other states, physicians and educators are asking parents not to wait to return their concussed kids to school.

Common signs of a concussion typically involve headaches and confusion along with sensitivity to light ... scans to determine ...

Perhaps it’s also time to look at how the media glorifies athletes as heroes who play through the pain. With growing evidence ...

(British Journal of Sports Medicine) Also in the British Journal of Sports Medicine: a Korean study found that starting ...

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was placed in the concussion protocol after a third-quarter collision with Minnesota ... Murray’s head jerked back into Edwards from the impact, ...

Ram Alluri, a spine surgeon at Keck Medicine of USC -- the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. "Back pain is ...

At the end of his playing career, this ex-footballer's debilitating headaches, memory loss and anxiety sent him looking for ...

A third of former NFL players believe they have a chronic brain condition linked to football. A new blood test could help tackle the issue.

Monitoring: There should be more stringent monitoring of brain health of these young athletes. Serial neuroimaging and neurocognitive evaluations can help achieve this. If any worrisome changes are ...

Researchers investigate how spontaneous headshake after a kinematic event (SHAAKE) may be a novel sign to diagnose concussion ...

Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Medicine’s Northwest region of hospitals Dr. Irfan Hafiz joins Bob Sirott to talk about the CDC’s new recommendations for the COVID vaccine, online ...