NFHS Seeks to Reduce Risk of Serious Complications from Head Trauma According to a study reported by the American Academy of Pediatrics, while high school athletes showed an overall rate of more than 4 concussions per 10,000 athletic competitions, high school football players had a much higher risk … [Read more...]
Is CTE the Same Thing as a Concussion?
What Is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy? How Does It Differ from a Concussion? There's been a lot of press for the last few years about professional football players, boxers and others in certain contact sports who have developed neurological problems because of blows to the head. The medical term … [Read more...]
The Risk Factors Associated with Concussions
What Criteria Make You More Susceptible to a Concussion? Although a concussion is typically considered to be a mild to moderate from of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), it can have serious consequences. Symptoms can persist for weeks or months, and can make it difficult or impossible to return to a … [Read more...]
Concussion Recovery and Screen Time
Does Your Screen Time Negatively Affect Your Recovery? In the aftermath of a concussion or other traumatic brain injury, one of the common symptoms many people have is an extreme sensitivity to light, particularly to light from television screens and handheld devices. According to the United States … [Read more...]
What You Need to Know About Postconcussion Syndrome
Causes | Symptoms | Treatment Statistics show that most Americans who suffer a concussion experience a full recovery within a few weeks. Some victims of head injury, however, continue to have symptoms far beyond the initial injury. Typically, when the symptoms of a concussion last longer than 30 … [Read more...]
What to Expect at a Neurological Exam
Tests a Neurologist Will Conduct When you suffer any type of head trauma or injury, your first course of action should always be to seek medical treatment, even if the bump or bruise seems relatively minor. In those instances when you don't immediately go to an emergency department or urgent care … [Read more...]
Recovering from a Concussion
Steps to Protect Your Health After a Blow to the Head Because any blow to the head can have serious consequences, you should immediately seek medical care after a fall, car accident, or other event where you experience trauma to your skull, brain, or neck. Though you may not see many of the … [Read more...]
How to Tell If You Have a Concussion?
How Is a Concussion Defined? What Are the Signs and Symptoms? When you suffer a blow to the head, there are two concerns that immediately come to mind. Have you sustained a concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI)? Is there a difference between a concussion and a TBI, and if so, what is … [Read more...]
Common Causes of Workplace Concussions
How to Avoid Work-Related Traumatic Brain Injury … [Read more...]
Treatment Options for Concussion–Medication
Can You Effectively Treat a Concussion with Medication? In the 21st century, with the amazing scientific and medical advances, it seems as if there's medication to treat just about anything. What if you have a blow to the head or sustain some other injury that results in a concussion? How … [Read more...]
