Objective Develop a clinically pragmatic dual-task balance test to identify balance deficits in acutely concussed adolescents more accurately than the current standard mBESS. Design Observational ...

When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician's assessment of three things: the player's symptoms, physical balance and ...

A test used to gauge whether a college athlete has suffered a concussion is right only half the time and may be useless, new research finds. The test used by the NCAA, which oversees college sports, ...

5 Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 6 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 7 Hotchkiss Brain Institute, ...

When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician’s assessment of three things: the player’s symptoms, physical balance and ...

FARGO-Taylor Zetocha's first concussion seemed like little more than a bump on the head. But by the time she suffered her third and fourth concussions, all on the basketball court, she could no longer ...

OLD WESTBURY, New York (WABC) -- Any parent of an athlete will tell you one of their biggest concerns is concussions, and Carol Goldrick is no different when it comes to her 13-year-old daughter ...

Concussions and repetitive brain injuries are relatively new topics in the public realm, primarily brought to light after a series of high-profile cases in the media connected to professional football ...

More than 25 years ago, Pete Ryan was blindsided during a football game and couldn't remember the second half. Finally, Monday, he was tested for a concussion. Ryan, the Saginaw Heritage athletic ...

Curtin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Concussions can occur in many different ways, but they are more likely to occur when playing fast-paced team sports like ...

The FDA has cleared a blood test to diagnosis a concussion, which is big deal for doctors and patients. Dr. Jeremy Alland, who treats concussions through Midwest Orthopedics at Rush, spoke to ABC7 ...