It’s a common fear for parents whose children may get hurt while playing sports. It’s a common fear for parents whose children may get hurt while playing sports. What should they do when their child ...

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Sports experts are putting a flag on the play when it comes to sports-related injuries, especially concussions. With fall sports back in play, local athletic ...

Levels of certain biomarkers in the blood are associated with symptom severity during recovery from concussion in adolescents ...

Dr. Bob Wilmott is chief of pediatrics at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center. From climbing trees to making tall bike ramps that are hastily disassembled before parents get home, children ...

A year ago, I argued that if we want to limit the number of kids suffering concussions from playing youth football, then adults should not allow them to play tackle until age 14. Until then, children ...

Tom Brady is the gifted quarterback of the New England Patriots, widely regarded (even by Jets’ fans) as one of the best ever at his position. But when he was a kid in the late 1980s and early ’90s, ...

Graded aerobic treadmill testing is safe, tolerable, and useful in evaluating and managing cases of sports-related concussion in children and adolescents. This is the ...

The deadly brain disease CTE can begin in children who suffer head injuries and concussions while playing youth football.

CHICAGO (AP) — The number of children being diagnosed with concussions doubled in recent years, emergency room data suggest, but the injuries don’t seem to be getting any worse. In fact, the ...

The path to Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s new concussion program didn’t begin in a hospital or a classroom, but in the community it serves. At a conference, Eleanor Shaw, daughter of local Toyota ...

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Decius had a concussion. Burke and coach Earl Tillman ordered Decius to the bench. Three weeks later, after following a strict recovery protocol, Decius returned to action during the playoffs. Last ...