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 ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Center Foundation is pleased to announce our next Community Concussion Baseline Testing session on Wednesday, October 30. ImPACT Concussion Baseline testing is available for ...

ImPACT stands for “Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing,” and according to Fall River Health Services CNP Bonnie Rickenbach, the program is the industry standard and in use by ...

Concussion is a common injury with about 10% of all student athletes in contact sports suffering a concussion during their season, but is often difficult to diagnose and treat. ImPACT is a ...

Most Siouxland athletes know the philosophy; if they experience a hard hit, they know to "shake it off." But it can be difficult to recognize when a hard hit isn't just something to shrug off. To ...

KEARNEY - When coaches turn to trainers asking if the star player can return to the game after suffering a head injury, one problem exists. Only the player can hear the ringing in his ears. Deciding ...

Objective To examine the role of individual-level experiences of poverty, maltreatment, and neighborhood deprivation in an urban Midwestern US county as explanatory factors in baseline neurocognitive ...

Despite ongoing developments in head injury protocols, rugby union still faces challenges in achieving accurate, rapid and ...

Objective Assess the validity of an app-based assessment of the functional impact of concussion symptoms compared to traditional scales. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Multi-disciplinary ...