The NFL May be Changing Concussion Protocols due to Tua Tagovailoa The National Football League may have to change concussion protocols due to its handling of Tua Tagovailoa after he was hit in the head multiple times. Concussion experts are sounding alarms, hoping that the NFL, players, and coaches try harder to prevent harmful head […]
Researchers are Looking at Brain Healing Times of Football Players and Other Athletes
Researchers are Looking at Brain Healing Times of Football Players and Other Athletes Research is trying to find why it takes so long for brains to heal after playing football. Researchers are looking at brains of people who played professional football and are trying to find why brains are working overtime to try to heal […]
GPW is Representing a Bobsled Athlete Suffering from Brain Injuries
GPW is Representing a Bobsled Athlete Suffering from Brain Injuries Goldberg, Persky and White, P.C. is representing a bobsledder who claims his bobsledding lead to brain injuries and the bobsledding governing body failed to warn him and others the sport can cause brain injuries. The lawsuit was filed in California and accuses U.S.A. Bobsled and […]
Guardian Caps Can Help Reduce Head Impacts
Guardian Caps Can Help Reduce Head Impacts Football teams in the NFL are looking to reduce the harmful side effects of head impacts by using a soft-shelled helmet cover called the Guardian Cap. The league partnered with the NFLPA to test the helmet caps. Biomechanics Consulting and Research is testing the product under the supervision […]
Synchronized Swimming Can Lead to Concussions
Synchronized Swimming Can Lead to Concussions While watching sports during the Olympics, it can be easy to think athletes performing them are not risking their health, especially for synchronized swimming, now known as artistic swimming. As beautiful as the routines can be, they are also dangerous and can lead to concussions. Up to eight athletes […]
Brain Injuries in the NCAA
Brain Injuries in the NCAA Over the past few years, several stories have made news headlines involving concussions in young athletes that turned into catastrophic brain injuries. In many cases, a player was moved off the field when they shouldn’t have been. Some players were cleared to return to play before a doctor had seen […]
Biomarkers Could be Used to Diagnose and Treat Head Injuries
Biomarkers Could be Used to Diagnose and Treat Head Injuries People wanting to learn more about their head injury and their healing time have trouble finding this information because head injuries and caring for them can be very imprecise. This is why biomarkers are so important: they can give precise measurements from a simple blood […]
Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injuries in Sports
Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injuries in Sports We encourage children and adults to participate in sports and recreational activities for exercise, friendship, and to teach working together as a team. However, people don’t realize that a fall, tackle, or collision with another player can cause a blow to the head that results in a concussion […]
Brain Injury Awareness Month 2021
Brain Injury Awareness Month 2021 March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Many people have struggled with Traumatic Brain Injuries at some point in their lives. In one year, there were 2.8 million traumatic brain injury related emergency room visits. Of these visits, there were 50,000 deaths. Concussions are the most common form of brain injury […]
Some Experts Believe that the NFL Game on Nickelodeon was Problematic
Some Experts Believe that the NFL Game on Nickelodeon was Problematic Football fans watching the Saints and Bears on Sunday had a choice between CBS and the kid’s network Nickelodeon, which was a first for both the NFL and Nickelodeon. In order to cater to kids and make them fans of the game, the National […]