We're going through such a transition how we talk about concussions, how we treat concussions.
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NFL officials have acknowledged in that past that football can cause concussions and that concussions are dangerous.
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He had two concussions and three fractures of his passing hand, not three concussions and two fractures.
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I mean, he has concussions pretty much every year — we don't talk about it, but he does have concussions.
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Weekend concussions appeared to carry an even higher risk of suicide than weekday concussions, the researchers note in CMAJ.
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Overall, about 89% were first-time concussions; the rest were recurrences in athletes who'd had concussions in the past.
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I mean, he has concussions pretty much every—I mean, we don't talk about—but he does have concussions.
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"Conversations with their children about concussions will help emphasize the seriousness of concussions in youth sports, encourage the reporting of symptoms (as they are felt and for as long as they are felt) and subsequently minimize the risk of recurrent concussions as well as of long-term adverse outcomes following concussions," Chandran added.
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Another excuse I've heard, perhaps from those familiar with concussions among football players, is that helmets do not prevent concussions.
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Overall, 9,542 concussions were reported during the study period, for an overall injury rate of 4.17 concussions per 26.4,28.19 AEs.
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Overall, about 89 percent were first-time concussions; the rest were recurrences in athletes who&aposd had concussions in the past.
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Rather than fearing concussions, people should be well educated on them and aware of how well concussions are dealt with medically.
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Half of the former players reported three or more prior concussions, while the other half reported one or no prior concussions.
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The studies are always being updated—recently a study declared that it is cumulative head trauma that most affects CTE and not concussions—but concussions are generally recognized as bad news, and more concussions are generally seen as worse.
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Swanik knew that athletes who suffer concussions are subsequently at higher risk for all sorts of musculoskeletal injuries, not just more concussions.
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Researchers have made a lot of progress on diagnosing, treating and preventing concussions, but they still have questions about how concussions happen.
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"This increase parallels an increase in awareness on a national level about concussions, especially sports-related concussions, and the potential consequences," Smith said.
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Concussions in regular-season games were, in fact, down, although that's because concussions the previous year reached a five-year high of 183.
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Aidan Donnelly, age 17 Concussions are undoubtedly a serious issue in contact sports and the safety protocol regarding concussions should and is being improved.
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Not until "toward the end of my career, I started to think about concussions and what the effects of repetitive concussions can do," he said.
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Missing more than 10 percent of concussions The missing injuries make up more than 10 percent of diagnosed concussions in the NFL between 1996 and 2001.
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Critically, the players will not have to prove that they sustained any concussions while playing in the N.F.L., or whether those concussions led to their ailments.
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According to an investigation from Frontline, there have been nearly 200 concussions so far this NFL season, and those are just the concussions that were officially reported.
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Weekday concussions may happen at work, where there is a treatment protocol, but weekend concussions may be easier to shrug off without really slowing down, Redelmeier said.
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Concussions in Teenagers Tied to Multiple Sclerosis Risk A large-scale new study found that concussions in adolescents can increase the risk of later developing multiple sclerosis.
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Concussions In recent years, many former football players have been found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease tied to the concussions they suffered while playing.
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The rates of football practice concussions and recurrent concussions across all sports have gone down in recent years, according to the study, published in the journal Pediatrics on Tuesday.
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Yet in the five years since statistics on concussions have been published, the decline has been more modest, 6.5 percent, to 244 concussions this season, from 261 in 2012.
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However, contrary to the popularly held belief that a greater number of concussions are linked to CTE , no connection was found between levels of CCL11 and reported number of concussions.
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It's quite likely that this rule has spared receivers some concussions, though concussions aren't everything in the NFL's struggles with the long-term mental and physical health of its players.
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Yet it is football that has more concussions — about seven concussions every 10 games this year, while rugby has "only" 2.5 — and it's at least partly because players wear helmets.
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The Ethicist I have decided to stop watching football given the recent findings about the frequency with which concussions occur and the long-term effects of those concussions on the players.
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While the authors weren't able to say definitively why the rate of concussions increased over time, they point to a number of factors, including increased participation in the sport, growing awareness of concussions and the passing of youth sports concussion laws that may have led to better recognition of concussions by doctors and athletes.
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The researchers analyzed data from 2009 through 20163 on more than 8,000 concussions, which they say are representative of nearly 2.7 million concussions sustained by U.S. high school students during that period.
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The NFL can afford to hire a third doctor for the playoffs because, as any doctor will tell you, concussions in the regular season aren't as bad as concussions during the playoffs.
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The researchers analyzed data from 2009 through 2016 on more than 8,23 concussions, which they say are representative of nearly 2.7 million concussions sustained by U.S. high school students during that period.
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Miller also said that the number of documented concussions increased by 31.6 percent, 271 in 2015 compared to 206 in 2014, partly because the number of players who were screened for concussions doubled.
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Dr. Michael Cusimano, a neurosurgeon and researcher at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, has spent 202 years working with concussions as a faculty member and is the resident expert on sports-related concussions.
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We spent an hour with a concussion specialist and learned about how concussions happen, myths about concussions, and what to do when you suspect you or one of your teammates has a concussion.
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In February 2015, Datalys gave U.S.A. Football the results: Leagues that used Heads Up Football had 76 percent fewer injuries, 34 percent fewer concussions in games and 903 percent fewer concussions in practices.
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It's a physical game, and concussions are going to happen.
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Someone can receive a thousandfold more subconcussive blows than concussions.
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The MotionWorks RFID system It's not just about concussions, though.
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Most of them endured mild uncomplicated brain injuries or concussions.
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Football is back, and so are concerns about player concussions.
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CTE is caused by repeated concussions and traumatic brain injuries.
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It is caused by repeated concussions and traumatic brain injuries.
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Meanwhile, the debate over concussions and other head injuries rages.
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Blumenthal accused the NFL of "suppressing the science" around concussions.
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Nor can the study prove concussions actually cause abnormal menstruation.
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Its coaches also receive training on how to handle concussions.
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Synchronized swimming is a surprisingly frequent source of sports concussions.
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Several students are being treated for broken bones and concussions.
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Read This Next: Concussions Can Hurt More Than Your Brain
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The N.F.L. has been consumed by the issue of concussions.
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But, interestingly, the damage was not closely associated with concussions.
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He figures he has had 20 operations and numerous concussions.
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He also had seven diagnosed concussions, according to his doctor.
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We love Gronk ... but man, 20 concussions is A LOT.
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Concussions — 'Uh oh, got a little ding on the head?
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Concussions, 'Uh oh, got a little ding on the head?
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A place where racism, sexism and football concussions never existed.
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Go deeper: The NFL is changing how it handles concussions
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There's a lot of talk about concussions in football today.
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They also homed in on concussions that occurred when the people in the study were young, dividing that time frame into concussions among children younger than 11, and adolescents between ages 11 and 20.
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A STAT article titled "The Sky Is not Falling : Congress Looks at the Science of Concussions" by Dylan Scott, highlights Dr. David Cifu's comments during a congressional panel meant to review the dangers of concussions.
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The N.F.L. has made an earnest effort to curb concussions, with players suspended and with "concussion spotters" in the booth, but players do not yet equate inflicting concussions with intentionally blowing out an opponent's knee.
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Three-quarters of diagnosed brain injuries are considered to be concussions.
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Has that resulted in a reduction in concussions and other injuries?
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It's the highest number since 2012, when players suffered 261 concussions.
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Nevertheless, the rise in reported concussions is not all bad news.
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Eight players were eventually placed on injured reserve due to concussions.
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The Patriots quarterback shared his thoughts about concussions with ABC News.
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He's experienced less concussions, and gone under the knife fewer times.
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Coach Todd Bowles expressed worry over two concussions within six weeks.
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The lawsuit charged that the NFL hid the dangers of concussions.
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Earlier this year, your wife told CBS that you've suffered concussions.
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Forty percent of NFL player suffers from brain injuries like concussions.
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Scientists follow the eyes to determine whether athletes have had concussions.
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Lawsuits surround the N.F.L.'s handling of concussions and head trauma.
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He had multiple concussions, black eyes and stitches on his face.
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Carcillo sustained the last of his seven concussions in March 2015.
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Probably had like 20 concussions in my life, like, no lie.
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The gunfire was abruptly replaced by a series of explosive concussions.
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That said, can a different helmet design stop concussions from occurring?
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The first is the formal rules, which attempt to limit concussions.
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Until now, sensors have been used only experimentally, to diagnose concussions.
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The book, too, vividly illustrates the sometimes harrowing consequences of concussions.
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About 1 in 4 concussions among boys happens during heading (28%).
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He had regular headaches, the result of about a dozen concussions.
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In its 217 health and safety report, the league stated that concussions during the regular season were down 25 percent from 2300 to 21, and that concussions caused by helmet-to-helmet hits dropped 238.6 percent.
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The league says concussions in regular season games dropped 25% from 2013 to 2014, and concussions caused by helmet-to-helmet hits were down 28% during the same time period, according to a newly released report (PDF).
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The new study also found that, overall, 8.3% of reported concussions were recurrent, but rates of recurrent concussions decreased between the 2013-2014 school year and the 2017-2018 school year -- which Leddy called an "interesting" trend.
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The future of how to reduce and treat concussions is still muddy.
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Just in the past season I have witnessed three girls receiving concussions.
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Over the past few years, scientists have learned a lot about concussions.
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The symptoms of multiple concussions can even vary in the same patient.
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"Concussions count, but the subconcussive blows are driving the bus," Cantu says.
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Escobar was placed on the seven-day disabled list for concussions Aug.
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No. But there should be less [concussions] if we're teaching proper technique.
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Scientific studies have indicated that rotational impact has more correlation with concussions.
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But there are less reassuring explanations for why concussions are being reported.
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Keck suffered more than 10 concussions Keck began playing football at 6.
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The degenerative brain disease is linked to repeated head trauma or concussions.
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But recovery took more than one week in 29 percent of concussions.
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How is that different than Tom Brady telling falsehoods about his concussions?
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We're now aware of concussions and diseases like CTE [chronic traumatic encephalopathy].
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Over my 10 years playing football, I've had six or seven concussions.
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Reed said family members had been talking to him about his concussions.
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Let's remember that these same medical experts denied that football caused concussions.
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Several other teams have no concussions listed for years at a time.
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He confesses during one stretch he endured five concussions within 14 months.
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Newton said he was considering working to educate younger players about concussions.
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Studies show that sports practice sessions are a "major source" of concussions.
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Love has had at least two other known concussions in his career.
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You can get concussions, you can have CTE, you can be paralyzed.
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Some stories of persistence and valor involving concussions have had unfortunate endings.
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"He messed up on concussions, yes he did," Culverhouse said of Tagliabue.
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"I'm so blessed that concussions didn't actually affect my career," she said.
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Both men survived and only suffered "slight concussions," the Interior Ministry tweeted.
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In 2013, the league reported 903 concussions; in 2016, it was 167.
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So how many concussions do kids get when they fall off something?
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He saw his career ended by concussions — at least seven of them.
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Concussions and player health in general is the topic of the decade.
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According to the N.F.L., players sustained 20153 concussions across preseason and regular-season games and practices in 2015, an increase of 31.6 percent from the 206 of 2170, when concussions dropped 2139 percent compared with the previous year.
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Nearly a quarter of the 68 girls who had concussions -- 23.5% -- experienced two or more abnormal bleeding patterns in the 120 days after their injuries, while only 5% of the 60 girls without concussions had the same irregularity.
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Responding to written questions from a United States senator about the effects of concussions in hockey, N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman continued to deny a link between concussions and the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E. He blamed the news media for fanning fear of the long-term effects of head injuries and defended the N.H.L.'s "more measured approach" to the growing science of concussions.
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Kevin McDonald, the CFL's vice president of football operations and player safety, wrote in an email to VICE Sports that there were 40 concussions in 2016 resulting in 3.8 percent of all injuries, down from 50 concussions in 2015.
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Because of an editing error, an article on Saturday about the increase in diagnosed concussions in the 2015 N.F.L. season misstated, in some copies, the percentage increase of concussions across preseason and regular-season games and practices from 2014.
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Metzl said recent awareness of concussions has heightened parents' concern about the issue.
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"We are encouraged by the reduction in the number of concussions," McDonald said.
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The long-term effects of concussions can range from negligible to life-altering.
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So did all the concussions that nearly wrecked Crosby's career during those years.
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He added that Fratantonio had suffered two concussions and had anxiety and depression.
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Being back home highlighted some of the effects those concussions had on Landis.
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Crawford said at the outset of training camp he was dealing with concussions.
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The NFL is dealing with all kinds of safety issues now around concussions.
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But most of those improvements were in place last season, when concussions declined.
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Both suffered from concussions, but they plan on returning to school on Monday.
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Football players suffered concussions at a rate of 13.5 percent in 1,094,949 players.
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It may not even be concussions that are the most harmful to players.
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Bryan decided to quit after repeatedly suffering concussions — which then led to seizures.
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He has concussions pretty much every ... I mean, we don't talk about it.
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The NCAA and its member schools could take a harder stance on concussions.
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"I had four concussions and seven major surgeries in the NFL," he said.
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Most concussions required athletes to miss between one and three weeks of soccer.
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The question is important, given the current national discussion about football and concussions.
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The Karageorges told the researchers that their son had sustained about 15 concussions.
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As a result, they should be protected against concussions and degenerative brain disease.
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"The idea that headgear prevents concussions is ludicrous to begin with," he said.
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"I believe the fighting and possible concussions could aggravate a condition," Bettman wrote.
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And he complained about NFL efforts to enforce penalties designed to prevent concussions.
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Read This Next: Tom Brady Is Having Concussions Nobody Knows About, Gisele Says
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The second and third concussions were in 2015 and 2016 during football games.
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Licensed athletic trainers at the schools recorded information about concussions and other injuries.
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Parents are rightly worried about the impact of concussions on their children's health.
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The researchers also will track any concussions the players experience during the season.
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Tagliabue, of course, wasn't alone in dismissing concerns about the impact of concussions.
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How do concussions affect athletes' short- and long-term physical and mental health?
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Mild traumatic brain injuries, commonly known as concussions, are a form of TBI.
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How do concussions affect athletes' short- and long-term physical and mental health?
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In 1994, two star players retired with serious head injuries from repeated concussions.
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On that radio show, Tagliabue assayed a defense of his legacy on concussions.
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Part of the problem facing the league is identifying concussions in real time.
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New England lost safeties Patrick Chung and defensive end Trey Flowers to concussions.
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Concussions decreased 11.3 percent in 2016 preseason and regular-season games and practices.
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"He's clearly a case of years of concussions from playing football," he added.
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"He's clearly a case of years of concussions from playing football," he said.
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Sports and Concussions Sports are often associated with heroism — endurance, toughness, and valor.
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SPORTS Because of an editing error, an article on Saturday about the increase in diagnosed concussions in the 8003 N.F.L. season misstated, in some copies, the percentage increase of concussions across preseason and regular-season games and practices from 2800.
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In the early 2000s, dozens of the world's premier experts on sports-related concussions started meeting to review studies about concussions, with plans to issue a consensus set of guidelines on how best to identify and deal with the condition.
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" Last year, the league cited a study that seemed to attribute a decline in youth concussions to Heads Up, but the Times subsequently obtained a copy of the study and discovered that the initiative "showed no demonstrable effect on concussions.
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He's had five documented concussions, he told me, between college football and professional play.
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And yet the number of concussions throughout the league is actually up this season.
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Other experts agree that more work is needed in the area of concussions, generally.
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There's no way, I thought, that synchronized swimmers are cracking vertebrae and getting concussions.
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The frontal lobe is most commonly injured through concussions, not through stray tamping irons.
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After concussions, people's cognitive function, like attention spans and concentration abilities, may be affected.
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Kuechly missed three games in 2015 and six games last season after suffering concussions.
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As expected, there were increases in new concussions after the laws went into effect.
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Concussions, spine trauma and torn shoulders, groins and knees are its most common injuries.
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Many Super Bowls were played before concussions became an uneasy issue for professional football.
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"Concussions may have long-term consequences when they occur in young children," Roberts said.
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The threat that concussions pose to football is really a threat to its promoters.
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Earnhardt Jr. retired from racing in 2017 after secretly grappling with concussions for years.
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Despite the increased attention, the number of concussions in professional football is not shrinking.
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The first star: Ryan McDonagh—Concussions are awful and nobody should laugh at them.
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But Crosby missed most of the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons with concussions.
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Dr. Cifu gives me hope that people can begin to look at concussions rationally.
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Now that the danger is known, I don't particularly care if they get concussions.
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I did this wrist a few weeks ago; I've had a couple of concussions.
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He started because quarterbacks Mo Hasan and Riley Neal were unavailable because of concussions.
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There are few comprehensive statistics kept on the number of concussions in the sport.
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The most serious issue is the life-threatening and sport-threatening problem with concussions.
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Concussions can be extremely damaging, and they are more common than you might think.
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The Times found that most teams failed to report all of their players' concussions.
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On May 1, Bettman sat before a Canadian parliamentary committee investigating concussions in sports.
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Between 1 and 3 million sports-related concussions occur annually in the United States.
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Miller has had 10 concussions in all, and that is to understate his battering.
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I fall frequently, and my injuries have included concussions, broken teeth and sprained limbs.
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For decades, they denied that concussions were imperiling the health of their work force.
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"When I was a kid, people tended to blow off concussions," Dr. Giza said.
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Though injured often, Salaam had no known history of repeated concussions or head trauma.
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During his career he has broken more than 90 bones and suffered 25 concussions.
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Researchers examined data on 162 athletes ages 12 to 22who were diagnosed with concussions.
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"I think there is a lot of pressure not to report concussions," Gibbs said.
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"What's puzzling about concussions is that the symptoms can vary a lot," Kurt says.
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Demers and others said the treatment of concussions had advanced considerably in recent years.
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Kessler started eight games and sustained two concussions last season while Griffin was hurt.
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"Concussions are part of the profession, an occupational risk," Pellman told reporters in 1994.
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Girls who played soccer were next, with concussions occurring in eight per 10,000 instances.
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Unlike the N.F.L., which reached a settlement in a lawsuit by former players, the N.H.L. has not acknowledged a link between concussions and C.T.E. Kariya, 43, said his thoughts on concussions did not need to be reiterated in his Hall of Fame speech.
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So the sweet spot would lie at the intersection of rules and player code: If players amend their norms to make concussions an injury to be avoided, and if practice reveals that rugby tackling is more efficient, football will see fewer concussions.
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Stories of concussions, and 'fighter' players taking their own lives, have brought it into focus.
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Both sat out Tuesday's win over Marshall with concussions and returned to practice on Thursday.
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In 2015 there were 271 concussions diagnosed in the NFL, the highest number on record.
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"I had two real bad concussions, and the last one ended my career," he said.
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However, people with and without concussions performed similarly on cognitive function tests after five years.
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In total, the number of concussions this season rose 31% from 206 reported in 2014.
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But recent studies find that number may undercount just how many kids really have concussions.
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"And if kids already have two concussions or three, it's recommended that they wear one."
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He has concussions pretty much every ... I mean, we don’t talk about it.
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In regular-season games, there were 256 reported concussions, a 214.3 percent increase from 25.7.
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Despite these efforts, it continues to be in the spotlight for its handling of concussions.
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All of these players were cleared through the NFL's concussion protocol before their second concussions.
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Some have permanent hearing loss or concussions, while others suffered nausea, headaches and ear-ringing.
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And it seems increasingly likely that, in some cases, repeated concussions may lead to CTE.
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Helmets aren't the only way to protect football players from concussions; rule changes matter too.
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Football is a high-risk sport because of the routine hits, not just diagnosable concussions.
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Concussions accounted for about 23.5 percent of injuries, followed by muscle strains at 63 percent.
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The Peats cannot be sure, but they presume that Stephen's problems are rooted in concussions.
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He was involved in a lot of violent collisions and had a history of concussions.
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Now Glaud often wonders, Does the NFL really care about concussions, or guys like him?
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Fighting and concussions and head hits, we all know, cause cumulative and progressive cognitive harm.
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Concussions were recorded by position, type of play, time missed, even the brand of helmet.
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Today, the discussion around concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) revolves largely around professional football.
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The real risk of lawsuits originating from concussions is about to derail most district programs.
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High-school-football players are nearly twice as likely as college players to have concussions.
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The risk rose by about 150 percent if a young person had sustained multiple concussions.
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Interestingly, concussions experienced during childhood did not contribute to a greater risk of M.S. later.
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There are six types of concussions: vestibular, ocular, fatigue, anxiety/mood, migraine headaches and cervical.
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The best way to prevent concussions is to manage it effectively when you have one.
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But I also told him I needed to finish writing this, so no concussions please.
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One of the challenges of diagnosing concussions is that symptoms can occur at different times.
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There's pesticide exposure, there are concussions — there's not just one way to get this disease.
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He had sustained concussions at the University of Colorado, with the Browns and the Cowboys.
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Tagliabue and Goodell have both been criticized for not taking strong enough action against concussions.
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Mr. Stewart expected to receive a gross award of $2.8 million from the concussions settlement.
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Concussions are a major concern and have kept my son out of playing tackle football.
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The league said players sustained 220 concussions overall in the pre-season and regular season.
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However, he suffered three concussions during his career, which may have led to his decision.
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Individuals who sustain multiple concussions are at greater risk for further or permanent neurologic damage.
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But football practice concussions became less common, dropping from 235 to 28 per 22019,000 AEs.
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And in that time, he was subjected to numerous concussions and thousands of hard hits.
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It wasn't the big injuries — two concussions, a broken arm — that ended my playing days.
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Treatment for concussions is still primitive and focused on the symptoms and not a cure.
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He was among the plaintiffs who settled a major lawsuit against the league over concussions.
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They included more concussions, including severe head injuries, Dr. Griffin said, and more leg injuries.
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Just factor in that 213 of 22016 concussions in college football are likely unreported. 6.
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The NFL, which last year acknowledged for the first time a link between football-related concussions and brain diseases, presented data last week showing concussions for the preseason and regular season fell 23 percent to 244 in 2016 compared to 275 in the previous season.
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Thousands of former professional players sued the NFL in 2012 in a class-action lawsuit accusing the league of negligence for hiding the ties between concussions and CTE, which is a degenerative disease of the brain and is associated with repeated head traumas like concussions.
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The NFL failed to account for more than 100 concussions in studies that the league used to show the rate of concussions among players, making the injury appear less common than it actually was, according to an investigation published today by The New York Times.
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"I have had nine concussions and I've had a fair amount of mini-strokes," he said.
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He says that over the past 12, awareness of the risk of concussions has grown tremendously.
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Doctors believe it's taken at least 21990 years for concussions to become part of public discourse.
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We also went to do a baseline concussion testing to prepare us for any future concussions.
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He suffered more than 10 concussions, all while playing football, the first occurring at age eight.
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After one month, though, their scores were similar: 42 with concussions and 40 with other injuries.
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But concussions happen in other sports, too, especially contact sports such as soccer, hockey and boxing.
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Researchers are starting to understand what makes certain people more or less likely to develop concussions.
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Twellman's foundation runs educational programs to inform youth players, parents and coaches how to recognize concussions.
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In the last several years, the league has designed new helmets to cushion players from concussions.
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The troubles of the Adams-Foster family ranged from concussions to sex trafficking to charter schools.
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As you may know, the NFL is currently facing allegations related to concussions and brain damage.
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More than 230 concussions came from in-game action, while 37 came during practice, data shows.
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Defense attorneys argued Snuka suffered from dementia and that he suffered from concussions during his career.
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Last season, the rate of concussions among N.F.L. players fell 25 percent, the league has said.
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In 10 of those incidents, children suffered cuts and bruising, while two incidents resulted in concussions.
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Bethancourt signaled for trainers to check on his batterymate who has had a history of concussions.
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Canucks defenseman Troy Stecher and winger Sven Baertschi returned to the lineup after recovering from concussions.
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A 2014 Harvard study found 26 out of 27 concussions in college football are not reported.
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Amid wider concerns about concussions in the NFL, Oher's post drew numerous responses on social media.
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You would hope that, in 2017, coaches would be well-versed in the dangers of concussions.
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Football's cachet is declining: There is a shrinkage in youth participation and public concern about concussions.
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The most common injury types included dislocations or fractures, sprains or strains and concussions or contusions.
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Scientists already knew that sport-related concussions can cause structural wear and tear on the brain.
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The process of reducing concussions and their effects is still maturing but is making rapid progress.
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Does he think the headaches are related to concussions or the fighting he did in hockey?
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Or should they also cover "outside the lines" issues like concussions, domestic violence, racism and politics?
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Hornung, 80, sustained concussions and subconcussive hits during his career, which lasted from 1957 to 1966.
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He also suffered concussions twice as a college athlete, so he had a basis for comparison.
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But the loudest alarm bells rung by the University of Stirling's research are not about concussions.
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And on the package they come in, it's literally in writing that they don't prevent concussions.
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The league is embroiled in a continuing crisis over concussions, and youth participation rates are falling.
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Their report confirmed neurological problems in the diplomats, including signs of what appear to be concussions.
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Overall, there were 130 sport-related concussions during the study, with 108 of these in girls.
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Some have gone permanently deaf, or suffered concussions; others experienced dizziness, nausea, severe headaches, and tinnitus.
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Besides damage resulting from football-related concussions, my husband has never had a diagnosed brain injury.
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Kuechly, who also had shoulder problems, missed seven games because of concussions between 2015 and 2017.
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During mass migrations, young, naïve birds often collide with windows, getting concussions or breaking their necks.
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A tertiary mechanism: People or things can be thrown by this wind, leading to impact concussions.
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The league is still facing more cosmic questions, most notably the long-term effects of concussions.
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And their heads got hit again and again and again — were all of these hits concussions?
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In his view, the concussions US troops are recovering from now aren't that big a deal.
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Further, 17 people diagnosed with concussions or TBI are now in Iraq and back on duty.
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"The parents were afraid of concussions and brain injuries, and I don't blame them," he said.
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Traumatic brain injuries, which include concussions, are caused by impacts to the head or the body.
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There are a few mentions of concussions on the website, most intended to highlight heroic achievement.
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His case was among those that increased scrutiny of NFL policies regarding concussions and player safety.
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Concussions can shape a match by ruling a player out for the remainder of the game.
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By most standards, the league's decision, aimed at reducing injuries like concussions, was a bold one.
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Even a topic as seemingly straight forward as sports-related concussions has many layers of complexity.
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Some fighters accept matches every day over the New Year holidays, sustaining cuts, bruises, fractures, concussions.
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As we've come to learn over the years, concussions are fairly common events in the NHL.
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So, the NFL got huffy about some questionable and incendiary asides in a report, and simply skipped over the part where 10% of documented concussions (to say nothing of undocumented concussions) went unreported in the research used to downplay the risks of head injuries in football.
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Brown's concussion was only the latest in an NFL season that saw the number of concussions increase by over 33% compared to last season, not to say anything of the league's ongoing crisis involving retired players and complications stemming from concussions endured during their playing careers.
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After not doing that for a number of years following multiple concussions, Mauer is torching the ball.
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"By and large, concussions get better or stay the same, they don't do new things," Swanson said.
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Study participants without concussions had received treatment for noncombat health problems like gastrointestinal tract issues or dermatitis.
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Two weeks later, the Defense Department said 34 troops had been diagnosed with concussions or brain trauma.
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Ten injuries have been reported, including two concussions, as well as cuts and bruises, the CPSC said.
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But serious medical crises -- concussions, appendicitis, even a stroke -- can happen to healthy women of any age.
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Joshua Perry, an NFL linebacker, is retiring at age 24 after suffering six concussions, he announced Monday.
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As a result, the rate of concussions per 22011,000 kickoff plays has decreased from 11 to two.
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But accelerating sealed glass tubes doesn't explain what bubbles on the brain have to do with concussions.
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This season 317 concussions were reported by NFL teams, according to data from the league and StatNews.
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The study team examined answers from 333 doctors who had managed at least 12 concussions per year.
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As for me, the consequences of concussions are far less serious, but have permanently changed my life.
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It's why he lamented "these new, and very much softer, NFL rules" on concussions in October 2016.
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Concussions accounted for about 17 percent of injuries among boys and 19 percent of injuries among girls.
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"I've been studying concussions, and some of the symptoms are things like anxiety and recklessness," Peat said.
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Previous estimates had relied in part on former players' memories of concussions, or number of years played.
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It is not the actual heading that causes many concussions, but the attempt to head the ball.
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Nearly two-thirds of concussions take place in children and teens, Hicks and his co-authors noted.
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As with other sports, no headgear, even hard-shell helmets, has been proved to prevent all concussions.
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From 1996 to 2001, the N.F.L. gathered data in an effort to study the dangers of concussions.
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The Ivy League will ban tackles during practice, a move seeking to reduce concussions among football players.
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Research has shown that limiting the amount of full-contact practices can reduce the number of concussions.
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He rushed back from those concussions as the Flyers made a run in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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Mr. Orsini's view of the game changed when his youngest son, 17, sustained three sports-related concussions.
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People always focus on football and the concussions suffered there, but it has really affected my memory.
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And one of the difficulties in designing rigorous studies is establishing just what led to players' concussions.
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The number of concussions per 1,000 kickoff plays dropped from 11 to two, a new study found.
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Smoliga tried, and failed, to replicate the study of concussions and altitude for more recent football seasons.
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Last week, the Pentagon said there were 34 service members diagnosed with concussions and traumatic brain injuries.
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He did not specifically mention concussions but referenced the ongoing toll of the game on his body.
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To be clear: Possible concussions are serious matters, and we're not saying Love should have stayed in.
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Goodell also addressed concussions, when a fan asked him about safety for his 10-year-old son.
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Will a future employer shy from hiring a man who gets splitting headaches from too many concussions?
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Few details: The Pentagon offered little information on the U.S. troops who suffered concussions after Trump's comments.
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Phys Ed When young athletes sustain concussions, they are typically told to rest until all symptoms disappear.
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Since then, mounting evidence has indicated that sports-related concussions are not benign and require appropriate treatment.
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It details injuries suffered by at least ten other people, ranging from concussions to multiple broken toes.
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Parents should talk about concussions with their children, coaches and especially with doctors, Chandran said by email.
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The league's numbers encompass concussions sustained during practices and games from the preseason and the regular season.
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The number of concussions in preseason games, for instance, rose to 45, from 43 five years ago.
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According to league statistics, concussions were down 29 percent in 2018, to 0.5 per game from 20213.
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Five years prior, there were also 50 reported concussions; of them, 44.8 percent of players reported having a concussion or concussion-like symptoms, 16.9 percent had confirmed that they had a concussion, and 69.6 percent of all players who suffered from concussions that year experienced more than one.
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Dr. Robert Cantu, who has been closely identified with the ongoing issue of concussions in the National Football League and is a member of the Association of Ringside Physicians, a group against the removal of head guards for amateurs, said the gear was not designed to prevent concussions.
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Had he not blown out his knee, he might well have played more years and taken more concussions.
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And some of our favorite quarterbacks, like Carolina's Cam Newton and Arizona's Carson Palmer, went down with concussions.
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Instead, it was overshadowed by some of the worst aspects of WWE's past: drugs, concussions, and employee abuse.
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Shawn Blazsek knew a string of concussions from high school football and boxing was catching up with him.
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Recognizing these more subtle concussions is crucial for preventing deaths like Bui's, referred to as second impact syndrome.
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Rather, the 21 individuals they examined showed a "constellation" of symptoms that suggested concussions, without the head trauma.
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High school sports with the highest concussion rates It's not just football players getting concussions on the field.
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Thankfully, few of the head impacts that most athletes sustain during sports such as football result in concussions.
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But being on top of the Pee Wee Division has come with some hard hits -- even mild concussions.
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Those who suffered six or more concussions were between two and five times more likely to report symptoms.
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Middle linebacker Chris Borland looked like a star, but he retired due to concussions and concerns about CTE.
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The second-leading source was the playing surface, which caused 231.6 concussions, or 23.16 percent, up from 13.9.
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Doctors have warned him about his future health because of numerous concussions and that he could be finished.
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Over his career he suffered multiple concussions, shattered his pelvis three times and broke more than 35 bones.
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First and foremost, there is no evidence to suggest players on some teams suffer more concussions than others.
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Rest assured, the NFL did not come up with their recent media blitz over concussions on its own.
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The work at UCLA suggests a characteristic pattern of protein deposits in people who have suffered repeated concussions.
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The US embassy employees suffered symptoms resembling concussions and have since then traveled to the US for treatment.
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But misconceptions about the causes and nature of concussions are still rife among coaches, players, and their parents.
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" Returning to concussions, he concluded: "One thing I find fascinating, but scary, is that the damage is cumulative.
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In his 16 years of playing, he had more than 163 concussions, the first when he was 8.
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Some diseases may be diagnosed by measuring saccadic motion and pupil response, including schizophrenia, Parkinson's, ADHD and concussions.
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Here's a caveat that's often lost in news coverage of concussions: A "concussion" is not a medical diagnosis.
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The constant reiteration and possible dramatization of concussions' damage has caused the vilification of contact sports, particularly football.
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This would give lawmakers more control over the NFL's response to issues such as concussions and domestic violence.
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The NFL told the newspaper the missing cases were not an attempt to alter the rate of concussions.
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A group of retired players sued the NFL accusing the league of covering up the risks of concussions.
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"It's assumed it is related to multiple concussions that happened years before," Dr. Lili-Naz Hazrati told ESPN.
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Clearly, some of that rise results from more parents taking children to hospitals to be checked for concussions.
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As it turned out, only leagues that adhered to Pop Warner's rules saw a meaningful drop in concussions.
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There were 182 reported concussions last season, a rise of 58 percent over 2014, according to the NFL.
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Because concussions and other injuries shortened his career, Lindros was passed over for the Hall six previous times.
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For some children, living in poverty is like playing football without a helmet; everyday life causes social concussions.
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One example Goodell cited is improving kickoff rules that have lowered the number of concussions sustained during kickoffs.
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Nearly a tenth of high school sports injuries are concussions, but it's notoriously difficult to gauge their severity.
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Plaintiffs argue that the N.H.L. failed to warn them of the short- and long-term effects of concussions.
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The UFC said three fighters were taken to a hospital, as a precaution, and that none had concussions.
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More than 63 diagnosed concussions were omitted from the studies, including Steve Young's career-ending injury in 26.
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"There's never going to be a piece of safety equipment that's going to completely eliminate concussions," he says.
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A number of retired NFL players who have suffered concussions have developed memory and cognitive issues, including CTE.
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There are many issues to contend with, including player protests, declining TV ratings, and the debate about concussions.
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This new line of research adds even more items to the laundry list of problems caused by concussions.
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"It just further emphasizes the fact there is so much more we don't know about concussions," Lynall says.
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But those who study concussions speak of a cumulative toll, like a woodpecker tap-tapping at a skull.
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"With his history of concussions, one concern would be developing permanent symptoms," Nowinski said of Kuechly on Tuesday.
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They noted that the symptoms of concussions and traumatic brain injuries often take days or weeks to appear.
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There has long been controversy, of course, about the best ways to identify and treat sports-related concussions.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Getting readers to spend $25 on a book about athletes and concussions can be a hard sell.
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Because its tackling techniques emphasize use of the shoulder, which increasingly appeals to football coaches leery of concussions.
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The vast majority of children's concussions, between half a million and a million, were seen by an athletic trainer.
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Major League Baseball introduced a seven-day disabled list for players suffering from a concussion or concussions-like symptoms.
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Knees, shoulders, but those are general wear and tear, and then a couple concussions I was diagnosed with. Damn.
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Said findings suggest wearing headgear actually increases the likelihood of concussions and brain trauma in fighters, not decrease it.
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Back in the days before there was any discussion around concussions, we'd have the crap kicked out of us.
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Not surprisingly, participating in a sport where concussions were common was linked with a higher risk for a concussion.
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A new study on concussions yields some good news and bad news when it comes to high school sports.
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Meanwhile, Steve Young and Troy Aikman showed up on multiple NFL injury reports for concussions over the covered period.
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The Cowboys and 49ers games were counted in the study, however, thus driving down the rate of reported concussions.
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With concussions, combat veterans were more likely to have post-traumatic stress disorder, severe depression, anxiety and sleep difficulties.
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In the document, Massaro claimed that she had sustained multiple concussions during her 4-year stint with the WWE.
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League data shows NFL players suffered a total of 271 concussions during preseason and regular season games this year.
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Concussions and other head injures appear to be driving the surge in emergency room visits, Smith added by email.
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A significant number of concussions and catastrophic injuries occur because of improper and illegal contact, such as spear tackling.
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The proportion of carrier-related brain injuries/concussions tripled from about 17% in 1990 to roughly 53% in 2010.
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The league did not distinguish whether there were more concussions sustained this season, or just more identified and diagnosed.
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Concussions in children is a public health problem: nearly 3 million kids made emergency visits between 2005 and 2009.
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CTE isn't just about concussions A concussion is a brain injury that occurs from a blow to the head.
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Past research has pointed toward micro-bubbles in the brain playing a role in traumatic brain injuries like concussions.
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He reportedly suffered several concussions during his career, including one that forced him to miss six weeks in 2013.
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A dedicated wrestler and football player proud of his tolerance for pain, Kosta Karageorge sustained at least 15 concussions.
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"Since 2006, I've broken 38 bones," says Muniz, who has also endured nine concussions since the age of 7.
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Earnhardt also missed two races in 2012 when it was determined he had sustained two concussions in six weeks.
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Against reporting about concussions, domestic violence, drug issues and such, footage of players wearing Mickey Mouse ears becomes unwatchable.
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Earnhardt Jr., 42, is not having the season he planned after missing 18 races recovering from concussions in 2016.
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"Concussions are going to happen in sports and elsewhere, so don't put your kids on the couch," Lindros said.
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ANTOLINI: In sports, one example is helmet for American football, as to try to reduce the risk of concussions.
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The committee said it analyzed all concussions diagnosed by team medical staffs from 19803 through 2001 — 887 in all.
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Five seasons later, the number of concussions — many of them caused by stick-to-head contact — has dropped dramatically.
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These results mostly confirm what we already know: there is no good statistical evidence that concussions lead to suicide.
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The youngsters also might have experienced milder concussions, since they are smaller and would likely hit with less impact.
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A spike in the number of touchbacks — and "a dramatic reduction in the rate of concussions," Dr. Wiebe said.
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Scott Rodeo, the team doctor for the N.F.L.'s Giants, emphasized that concussions were a unique type of injury.
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The 29-year-old Reed has a history of concussions, with at least three during his time in Washington.
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Like a lot of fans, I'm worried the league isn't sufficiently dedicated to treating concussions and addressing domestic violence.
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The most common injuries were fractures in legs, ankles or forearms, followed by facial fractures, intracranial hemorrhages and concussions.
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Having gotten two concussions myself (from open water swimming) I know the detrimental effect it can have on someone.
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But it was concussions, not fractures, that forced me to retire as a full-time Nascar driver in 2017.
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And I don't deny the estimate that there are 1.7 million to three million sports-related concussions a year.
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In 1994, he established the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee to study the impact of concussions and head hits.
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The athlete retired from the NFL after a nine-year career in which he estimates he suffered 20 concussions.
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It's not clear whether football concussions on game day might be rising because of more reporting or more injuries.
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"But there is still so much we do not know" about sports concussions, he says, especially in young athletes.
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In early September, the CDC released new guidelines for health care providers about identifying and handling concussions in children.
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Ivanka Trump is using her daughter's scary accident this week to warn other parents of the dangers of concussions.
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Veliz and his team analyzed responses to new questions about concussions in the annual national Monitoring the Future survey.
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Can equipment reduce concussions or does it give players a false sense of security, therefore making the problem worse?
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Dryden's focus is locked on hockey's response to concussions and their devastating effects on the lives of its players.
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Here is what I can tell you: I knew virtually nothing about the impact of concussions back in 1993.
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By the N.F.L.'s own account, the number of diagnosed concussions rose by 31.6 percent this season over last season.
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We all believe cannabis is the solution for all these problems, specifically pain and specifically the opioid crisis and concussions.
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After his football career, during which he suffered multiple concussions, he spent 20 years as a football analyst for ESPN.
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As I moved higher and higher in the sport of Synchronized Swimming I began to see more and more concussions.
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Claudia Holzner, former Calgary Aquabelle, talks about the three concussions she has had in her years as a Synchronized Swimmer.
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Along with her concussions, Claudia has suffered a black eye, a shoulder dislocation, a hip injury, and a knee dislocation.
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Researchers surveyed 224 students who received emergency treatment for concussions and 743 teens and young adults treated for other injuries.
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I actually think it's quite cool that you can compete in e-sports without having a reckless disregard for concussions.
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A hard-hitting player who defended players' rights, Parrish suffered from a cognitive decline late in life, presumably from concussions.
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The Texans will turn to T.J. Yates under center after both Tom Savage and Taylor Heinicke were sidelined with concussions.
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Gisele Bündchen says Tom Brady suffered concussions, plus Chris Cornell's shocking death Come back every day at 8:30 a.m.
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They both have concussions, are underweight, and one has bad bruising behind an eye, she tells PEOPLE in an email.
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In 2017-18 some 13 concussions were reported in the NFL, the highest number since records began six years ago.
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Since 2001, when medics ironed out the injury's definition, there have been improvements in how potential concussions are dealt with.
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Those advances contributed to the most diagnosed concussions the league has seen in four years, according to data released Friday.
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" He added, "I hope that's the reason for the increased numbers as opposed to truly an increased incidence of concussions.
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His two productive seasons in Oakland were cut short due to concussions John sustained from foul tips striking his facemask.
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But if a player has a history of concussions or isn't progressing as quickly as planned, the process moves accordingly.
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Second, experts believe that concussions are under-reported, particularly in the NFL, but also in contact sports at all levels.
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Carcillo and Boynton charge the league with allowing and encouraging players to rush back to action while recovering from concussions.
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New York-based Oculogica is developing a "patent-pending eye tracking technology" to help detect concussions and traumatic brain injury.
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"Total exposure best correlates to CTE pathology, and that includes every hit to the head, not just concussions," he says.
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There were no broken bones, no internal damage and neither of them had concussions that lasted longer than a day.
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Still, reported concussions in the NFL rose 58 percent in 2015 (although the rise may be attributable to more screenings).
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The IOC said AIBA had presented medical research that showed concussions were less likely to occur without headgear than with.
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While Goodell was not asked about the recent death of Stabler, he was asked about player safety related to concussions.
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Because CTE can only be diagnosed posthumously, the connection between concussions and the brain disease is still not fully understood.
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However, today when a coach, teammate or parent asks if you've had concussions, it's like admitting you have the plague.
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Ironically, the concussed community is extremely knowledgeable on the effects of concussions and exactly what has happened to our brain.
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Or are you also interested in "outside the lines" issues like concussions and politics that affect athletes, leagues and fans?
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For the new study, the researchers recruited 68 girls and women, ages 12 to 21, who were recovering from concussions.
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Husain Abdullah, a safety with the Minnesota Vikings, retired in March after five concussions in a seven-year N.F.L. career.
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Lions offensive tackle Rick Wagner and running back Ty Johnson later left the game and were ruled out with concussions.
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More than 5,000 retired players sued the N.F.L. because they said it deliberately hid from them the dangers of concussions.
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RightEye looks through that window to detect common but often subtle vision issues resulting from concussions and other brain troubles.
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The constant blasts took a toll on his body, riddling his flesh with shrapnel and damaging his brain with concussions.
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Didn't understand how scientists had linked CTE to concussions and repetitive brain trauma, and to symptoms like dementia and depression.
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Then, in 2014, they tried shocking and banging these mini-brains in order to study concussions and traumatic brain injuries.
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While he was not seriously injured on that stunt, he suffered plenty of broken bones and concussions from other ones.
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But the link between concussions in football and tackling programs that reduce exposure to the head is far from established.
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This does not include the long-term economic, physical or emotional impact on players from their concussions and other injuries.
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But there was no difference in rates of sport-related concussions among those who wore headgear and those who didn't.
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Madison chimed in, pointing out recent studies linking depression to concussions and the blows to the head common in football.
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During my two decades behind the wheel as a full-time Nascar driver, I suffered more than a dozen concussions.
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During his pro career, he made more than a thousand tackles, playing through sprains, muscle tears, broken bones, and concussions.
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Much of the focus on player health has been on concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a neurodegenerative disease.
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The study only included concussions reported by athletic trainers, so it might not reflect experiences in all youth sports programs.
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At Stanford, athletes who have suffered concussions and bicyclists who have been in accidents are among the members of Synapse.
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Even though young males get the most concussions, the injury rate surged more for young females, the analysis also found.
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Elite fights can involve 80-on-80 brawls, and serious injuries are common: concussions, broken legs, cracked jaws, fractured skulls.
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"It's close to settled science that CTE is caused by repetitive head blows and not by single concussions," Hirad says.
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The current thinking is that even sub-concussive hits can contribute, which means preventing concussions alone won't eliminate the risk.
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They help with concussions, orthopedic injuries, eating disorders, heat illnesses, heart issues, weight management, diabetic episodes and substance abuse concerns.
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Neora allegedly made false claims that its supplements could prevent chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease caused by repeated concussions.
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Otherwise, given what you know about the damage caused by regular concussions, I would have encouraged you to stop them.
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Tagliabue is a disgrace for the way he handled concussions and enabled Elliot Pellman to spew junk science, but—but!
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Did they, like the NFL, fund and create cooked scientific papers making dubious claims like concussions are not serious injuries?
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Samsung Australia has created a prototype for a device to be worn during contact sports, in an effort to monitor concussions.
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To assess concussions more reliably, researchers are looking for indicators called biomarkers that can indicate if a patient has a concussion.
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Unlike normal concussions, many of the diplomats reported problems that popped up or worsened weeks after their initial injuries, he added.
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I often found myself playing with a less-than-ideal fit, which might have contributed to my own experiences with concussions.
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"It is possible that girls have higher risk of concussions than boys or are more likely to report injuries," Yang said.
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The NHL and attorneys for retired players on Monday announced a tentative settlement in the concussions lawsuit filed against the league.
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Football, in particular, is responsible for the majority of the between 1.6 million and 3.8 million sports-related concussions found annually.
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And a new medical study has some doctors concerned about hits to young football players -- even when they don't suffer concussions.
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However, at the same time the annual rate of concussions and closed head injuries jumped almost 1,600% from 1990 to 2014.
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Dell and Klusener both broke bones and had concussions, and walked away from the crash with other minor cuts and bruises.
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There's a disproportionate focus on the pros, however, due to the recent focus on head injuries, especially concussions and brain damage.
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NOCSAE's current helmet safety standards, established in 250, were created to prevent serious head and neck injuries, though not specifically concussions.
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"The NFL and the players' union announced a series of changes Friday to the way potential concussions are handled," AP reports.
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"AIBA provided medical and technical data that showed the number of concussions is lower without headgear," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said.
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The science of concussions is far behind where it needs to be to serve the millions of people who suffer them.
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Concussions can have a lasting impact on the structure of the brain months after the initial injury, according to new research.
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It's a reminder that football, with its more chilling crisis of concussions, isn't the only sport with a major health problem.
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He spent the first 11 seasons in Pittsburgh, where he mentored Maatta, now 21, who also has a history of concussions.
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The football league has attempted to address concussions, as a growing number of players have suffered from memory and cognitive issues.
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It's estimated that, for athletes under the age of 85033, 1.9 million sports-and-recreation-related-concussions (SRRCs) occur each year.
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He has bad knees, a bad back, a history of concussions, and seems to fracture his finger once every few months.
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Because of this, Brady believes water prevents sunburns and carbohydrates cause concussions, but that tradeoff is the foundation of a dynasty.
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The suit is the biggest sign yet that youth football programs are the next front in the legal battle over concussions.
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Koroleva said she understood the dangers of concussions because she had one a few years ago at a tournament in Beijing.
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"Most Fourth of July shows are still going to end with the very loud concussions of a finale," Ms. Heckman said.
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He now works with the center to advocate for NFL athletes and others who have suffered concussions and other head injuries.
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Those affected by the incidents have reported a range of symptoms, including nausea, vomiting and difficulty balancing, as well as concussions.
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KANSAS LINEMAN RETIRES Jordan Shelley-Smith, an offensive lineman for Kansas, has decided to retire from football because of repeated concussions.
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In addition, the number of reported concussions tend to be an unreliable indicator in general, because they are usually self reported.
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In January, Archer's mother told the Philadelphia Inquirer he said he had been hearing voices after he suffered concussions playing football.
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Given how widespread such injuries are and the immense danger of repeated concussions, testing early and often could literally save lives.
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The committee then calculated the rates of concussions using the incomplete data, making them appear less frequent than they actually were.
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He and many other players were therefore not included when the committee analyzed the frequency and lasting effects of multiple concussions.
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" Another said the committee's assertion that the league was handling concussions too cautiously was not proved and was therefore "potentially dangerous.
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Already disproportionately shut out of an economy they power through sweat, blood, and concussions, they disproportionately receive substandard educations as well.
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In particular, a condition tied to sports concussions known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) can only be diagnosed during an autopsy.
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In the U.S., there's a new level of disquiet over enjoying a sport rife with concussions that cause permanent brain damage.
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The N.F.L. commissioner, Roger Goodell, is besieged at all times by questions about concussions, player rebellions, domestic violence and refereeing debacles.
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The Rams improved to 2326-237 despite losing both Brandin Cooks and Cooper Kupp to possible concussions in the first half.
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It's more civil than the N.F.L.; there are fewer concussions per team per season, perhaps because the players are generally smaller.
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In 22010 and 22016, the Mets had difficulty in quickly reacting to concussions suffered by outfielders Ryan Church and Jason Bay.
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The Defense Department and Veterans Affairs announced last year it would fund up to $50 million in new research on concussions.
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In sports like soccer and basketball played by both sexes, girls also had higher rates of repeat concussions: 9.3% versus 6.4%.
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He has sustained two concussions in the past four years, the second one sidelining him for about half of last season.
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Although no soldiers were killed, he said several were treated for concussions from the blast and are being assessed by professionals.
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Before 2015, d'Arnaud battled concussions, a herniated disk in his back, a torn posterior cruciate ligament and a fractured left foot.
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But the brute forces that cause a skull fracture are different from the rotational ones that seem to lead to concussions.
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The rise of concussions — and the lawsuits that have followed — has made the future of the sport, as currently played, uncertain.
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Goldstein said parents should heed the warning that CTE can develop early -- and the focus on concussions doesn't reduce the risk.
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But the league has had a harder time explaining why the number of concussions over all has not changed as drastically.
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A. J. Tarpley, a linebacker on the Buffalo Bills who played at Stanford University, retired last year after sustaining several concussions.
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Yet the N.F.L. concedes the protocol is not foolproof because concussions are often difficult to diagnose in just a few minutes.
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Rugby is gaining popularity because its tackling techniques appear less risky, which increasingly appeals to coaches who are leery of concussions.
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The participants—some of whom suffered concussions while playing football, and some of whom hadn't—then underwent a series of tests.
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"It is important to me that we take all of the necessary steps in preventing concussions in our youth athletes so that they stay healthy and safe as they develop their skills playing youth sports," Curtatone said, adding that that he was a father, a former football coach and a former athlete who had received concussions.
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Cuba patients have been found to have a range of symptoms and diagnoses including mild traumatic brain injury, also known as concussions.
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Experts still feel they have more questions than answers about concussions, but as they process the data they collected, that may change.
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Some studies have shown CTE is genetic, while other researchers have suggested it is not concussions that cause CTE but repeated hits.
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"You talk about blows to the head and I don't know if Taylor has had concussions before, maybe he has," said McLellan.
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The wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says that he has had concussions during his career, including one last year.
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I know a retired NFL player who suffered multiple concussions during his career, and many, many sub-concussive hits to the head.
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For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created guidelines for managing children who have had concussions.
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On the other hand, cases like D.J. Fluker and Joe Haden suggest that players still may be returning from concussions too early.
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In fact, it's unclear what Green's injury even was: Did he have complications from offseason ankle surgery, or complications from repeated concussions?
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Already without numerous key players due to injuries, Houston lost three players to concussions in last week's 224-220 setback at Tennessee.
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Scottish racing driver Dario Franchitti has spoken about the long-term damage caused by the multiple concussions he sustained during his career.
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Heading is responsible for nearly a third of all concussions reported in youth soccer, and female athletes may be more at risk.
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His career was cut short because of multiple concussions, and he later served as a football analyst for ESPN for two decades.
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A friend, Chris, had suffered multiple concussions while playing sports and told me to rest more than I thought I needed to.
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Since their brains and bodies are still developing, young athletes are more susceptible to concussions and the adverse effects associated with them.
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There was a 20093 percent decline in concussions in the preseason and regular season, from 281 in 2017 to 214 this season.
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It has also added doctors on the sideline and in the press box to more quickly spot players who may have concussions.
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Fedora's comments especially raised eyebrows because the university's Kevin Guskiewicz is a leading researcher and nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions.
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The group also has allowed men boxers to fight without head guards because it said they would absorb fewer concussions that way.
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And in September, at age 26, San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Anthony Davis retired for a second time, having sustained several concussions.
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WES WELKER Age and a series of concussions during the last three years have the 35-year-old wide receiver weighing retirement.
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Bouchard's agent, Allan Walsh, wrote on Twitter that Bouchard had decided to stop playing because of the "risks associated from multiple concussions."
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As with other sports like football and ice hockey, no headgear, even hard-shell helmets, has been proven to prevent all concussions.
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Our photographer, Bryan Denton, all 6 feet 8 inches of him, had around 10 concussions from the low ceilings on the ship.
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More commonly found in boxers and American football players, the condition is attributed to severe blows to the head and repeated concussions.
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The 29-year-old Canadian was dogged by injuries throughout her career including several concussions that have left her battling chronic headaches.
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In 2015, kickoffs during Ivy League games accounted for 6 percent of all plays, but 21 percent of concussions, the study said.
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The NFL has faced lawsuits from multiple former players over the league's past handling of concussions and care for ailing retired players.
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Some riders who were hurt complained of neck pain and bruises while others had more serious injuries, including concussions and broken bones.
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The study aims to reveal how brain development is affected by a range of experiences, including substance use, concussions, and screen time.
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"AIBA provided medical and technical data that showed the number of concussions is lower without headgear," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said yesterday.
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He had at least three concussions in his N.F.L. career, along with a broken wrist and hamstring and knee and foot sprains.
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Dr. Stern said that it is important to understand that the real danger for C.T.E. is not necessarily concussions, but subconcussive impacts.
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That said, routine game coverage is not a priority — profiles, trend pieces and deep investigations into subjects like concussions and doping are.
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Of those TBI cases, which can include concussions, 31 were treated in Iraq and have returned to duty, Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col.
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But a park in New Jersey routinely delivered a lot worse — bloody noses, bruises, broken teeth and bones, concussions and even death.
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First, there's the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head hits — not only to concussions — which the N.F.L. actively worked to conceal.
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The players would likely have had to prove that the concussions they received in the N.F.L. led directly to their current conditions.
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There was a 24 percent decline in concussions in the preseason and regular season, from 281 in 2017 to 214 this season.
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The issue of how to best handle concussions is on the agenda for the International FA Board's annual general meeting on Saturday.
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Previous research has suggested that mouthguard use was associated with fewer concussions, but the findings have been inconsistent, the study team writes.
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Last year, there were almost 7.5 concussions per 303,000 player game hours in the A.F.L., up 11 percent from the prior year.
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It concluded there was "little evidence that current sports helmet designs reduce the risk of concussions," and that seems unlikely to change.
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At least some of the service members were thought to have suffered concussions in the attacks, according to a separate unnamed official.
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He testified in front of Congress about concussions, became a board member at the American Brain Foundation, and then wrote a book.
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If President Vladimir V. Putin signs the measure into law, only injuries like concussions or repeated offenses would lead to criminal charges.
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As a result of the assault, Pratt suffered two concussions, a traumatic brain injury, and fractures to his wrist, the lawsuit says.
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His news organization, he said, had monitored the reporting of concussions across the league, and found large and disturbing variations among teams.
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According to doctors, concussions can adversely impact a person's memory, concentration, cognitive abilities, and the speed at which they can process information.
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Now, we have this public conversation about football and concussions and how hitting your head a lot can really change your personality.
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Kramer maintained he was not diagnosed with any concussions during his NFL career, and did not link his suicide attempt to CTE.
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He says he's been knocked unconscious on 303 to 15 occasions, taken two really bad falls, and had seven or eight concussions.
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The CDC has estimated that the number of annual concussions due to sports and other activities was as high as 3.8 million yearly.
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He's not just familiar with concussions in the clinical sense, either: between his hobbies of karate and boxing, he's had a few himself.
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The NFL — which finally admitted the link between football and concussions earlier this year — pledged $100 million to concussion research initiatives last month.
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After a series of concussions, WWE wouldn't clear wrestler Daniel Bryan to get back in the ring, leading him to retire in 2016.
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Like the National Football League and other full-contact sports, the NHL has had to contend with persisting damage to players, including concussions.
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Rob Frid, of the London Knights, had more than 75 concussions in his career and he's also come out in support of cannabis.
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But worries about concussions are just part of the reason why some families are having second thoughts about letting their children play football.
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"I have had over 10 concussions playing football," said Furjanic, who says he was coached by some of the best in the business.
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Though doctors are very good at managing concussions, he adds, they have a lot more to learn to better diagnose and understand them.
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Others are studying how concussions might occur in and affect women and children, which haven't gotten as much research attention in the past.
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Chris Nowinski earned a PhD in behavioral neuroscience after concussions suffered as a Harvard football player and professional wrestler ended his athletic career.
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Violence on and off the field, in the form of concussions and domestic abuse, have taken their toll on American football of late.
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Overall, the data showed that the three sports with the highest concussion rates were: Boys' football, with 10.4 concussions per 10,000 athlete exposures.
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It's called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive degenerative brain disease found in individuals with a history of repetitive brain trauma—including concussions.
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"For example, concussions are much more likely to be experienced by individuals who drink alcohol a lot or get into fights," Bryan said.
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The National Football League is taking the right steps to protect its players from concussions, former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino said Thursday.
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"It's assumed it is related to multiple concussions that happened years before," Hazrati told ESPN The Magazine of how Mirra developed the disease.
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""Removing tackling from football altogether would likely lead to a decrease in the incidence of overall injuries, severe injuries, catastrophic injuries and concussions.
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Bryan retired from wrestling earlier this week -- citing health concerns (including post-concussion seizures) after suffering at least 10 concussions during his career.
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Concussions are the result of a shock on the brain—the head accelerating over a critical threshold for a certain period of time.
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ESPN's Adam Schefter reported last month that this could be a career-ending situation for Reed, who has suffered at least six concussions.
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Concussions can be difficult to diagnose, leaving athletes at higher risk of a more serious brain injury if they continue to perform concussed.
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The settlement took effect in January 2017, after thousands of former players had contended the NFL was hiding what it knew about concussions.
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It's scary to think about all the heading and potential concussions that were never diagnosed in my life, but it's better to know.
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Opinion: Concussions and NFL: How the name CTE came about It's not clear why some players develop the disease and others do not.
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While the iPad was recording, it caught Duke talking about the dangers of football, specifically concussions, and that their pension is just lunchmeat.
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They also want the NFL to reconsider its prohibition on marijuana and to study its efficacy for recovery from concussions and brain injury.
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Concussions are a touchy subject in the NHL these days, with multiple lawsuits and accusations that the league hasn't taken them seriously enough.
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It had nothing to do with his father's fear of concussions; he simply did not want to push his son onto the field.
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A critical tool: Advanced Imaging Techniques Detecting the effects of concussions requires a specific set of tools, namely advanced imaging techniques and devices.
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Chyna's death could benefit the health of future athletes by donating her brain to doctors studying the consequences of concussions and WWE wrestlers.
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Tarpley, 23, said he sustained the third and fourth concussions of his career last season, when he played in 15 regular-season games.
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The four former athletes are involved as investors in a company developing a drug, Prevasol, they hope can help in treatment of concussions.
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He told a congressional committee on Friday that the result had been far fewer concussions, less time missed because of injury — and victories.
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A separate study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry focused on a 39-year-old former N.F.L. player who had sustained 22 concussions.
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That response was mainly publishing research, starting in the mid-423s, that played down or denied the dangers of concussions and head hits.
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Not only that, but you can test for effects of concussions or other traumas right there on the field if they're having trouble.
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It is unclear how many more concussions were diagnosed by teams but, because the symptoms ceased quickly, were never mentioned to outside outlets.
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And while injuries like a traumatic childbirth can lead to PGAD, head injuries and concussions have also been known to trigger the condition.
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So the ZERO1, a new helmet designed with the latest technology to protect players from concussions or other head injuries, is understandably popular.
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"If you keep pushing -- especially after 6 confirmed concussions -- I think you gotta think about that a little more," Baskett tells TMZ Sports.
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If I was in that situation where I had 6 concussions, I would stop because my family and my health is more important.
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Brain imaging with CT scans are not useful in diagnosing injury from concussions, because the trauma produces microcellular injuries not seen on scans.
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A simple rule change in Ivy League football games has led to a significant drop in concussions, a study released this week found.
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"Playing football cannot be considered status quo when the Child has now suffered three concussions," Mr. Orsini's lawyer wrote in a court filing.
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"We've shown over and over that it isn't just concussions," Ann McKee, who is the director of Boston University's C.T.E. Center, told me.
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These problems, coupled with a growing body of research that connects concussions and head hits to C.T.E., led Buoniconti to donate his brain.
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That started to change in late 240 when, for the first time, the N.F.L. publicly acknowledged that concussions can have long-term effects.
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Ten years ago, he was quoted in The New York Times for an article about college players returning to games after sustaining concussions.
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Researchers "asked me how many concussions he might have had, and I said, 'His head was his tool,'" said Alexandra Kuechenberg, his daughter.
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We had a handful of emergency room visits before he was 6 – for asthma, more stitches and possible concussions – many on my watch.
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The Trump administration at first said there were no injuries, but a week later said several service members were evaluated for possible concussions.
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The fact that at least 11 military members may have sustained concussions or worse doesn't seem to have crossed the president's red line.
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"We've seen an increased number of self-reported concussions this year," noted Dr. John York, a co-chairman of the San Francisco 49ers.
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The league is also taking part in an N.F.L.-funded study that is looking at new rehabilitation techniques to improve recovery from concussions.
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The league's own concussion data show that the number of concussions each year fluctuates, and that previous reductions were reversed in following seasons.
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Researchers note that helmets don't prevent all concussions and might be making the problem worse, by giving players a false sense of invincibility.
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Not even the coach that let Reggie Ray play with concussions in Not Another Teen Movie would have let Fleener continue to play.
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In particular, they wondered about the effects of knocks to the head, such as concussions, a question that drew them, naturally, to athletes.
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Before Mr. Miller's remarks this week, the N.F.L. only acknowledged the general danger of concussions but not a direct link to C.T.E. The league reached a $765 million settlement with 4,500 past players in 2013, and has invested millions in research, ordered up better equipment and instructed referees and coaches to respond more quickly to potential on-field concussions, removing players for evaluation.
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What I quickly realized, as I lay in the ER, is that reporting on multiple concussions hadn't exactly prepared me for a single one.
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On top of that, Football Canada also uses the Standardized Concussion Assessment Tool and offers an e-learning guide on the basics of concussions.
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I found one book saying that 50 percent of synchronized swimming athletes at the Olympic training ground got concussions over a two-week period.
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Because many injuries don't result in concussions, it might be useful to track what happens when athletes suffer hits to the head, he said.
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For the comparison group without concussions, researchers only included athletes with isolated injuries to the extremities, such as an arm broken in one place.
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Counterintuitively, referees had to stop matches for head injuries (aka likely concussions) more often when boxers were wearing headgear, according to an AIBA study.
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But some sports are riskier than others, and leave more athletes sidelined with injuries ranging from sprains and strains to concussions, fractures, and worse.
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Both Twellman and Cardone, who participated in a recent panel on concussions at NYU Medical Center, say education is a key to protecting athletes.
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He has arthritis, and he has trouble walking and moving and even sometimes thinking as a result of complications he believes are from concussions.
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All of the service members with concussions had been evacuated from Afghanistan to a medical center in Germany for treatment between 2008 and 2013.
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Varlotta subjects Mago to the King-Devick test, which is designed to detect possible concussions through a reading of jumbled numbers displayed on cards.
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More players are also self-reporting their injuries, which makes it hard to determine if concussions were actually down even if diagnoses were up.
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My reasons are personal (concussions and NFL owners attempting to suppress free speech), but it's taking a while for Google to get the message.
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"The relationship between concussions and the asserted clinical symptoms of C.T.E. remains unknown," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman told The New York Times in July.
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CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a neurodegenerative disease most commonly found in football players and other professional athletes who have suffered multiple concussions.
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Seven teams (20 percent of the league) have reported two or fewer concussions through 14 weeks of football, or a concussion every two months.
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He was posthumously found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) — a degenerative brain disease proven to be linked to repeated head trauma and concussions.
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A series of concussions, due to on-track accidents in 2012, resulted in his treatment at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's concussion program.
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There is this ... the M.E. notes Carpenter suffered "several" concussions during his football career -- though investigators did not directly link that to the collapse.
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Both Zibbell and Walley expressed concern that the effects of recurrent overdose could be cumulative, just as repeated concussions appear to be in football.
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Former NFL players have until tomorrow to register for up to $5 million in compensation for brain injuries resulting from concussions in the game.
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From Pee-Wee to the pros, modernized football practices and alternate flag leagues could eliminate thousands of concussions and countless sub-concussive impacts annually.
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He's also correct that the NFL has taken steps to improve human knowledge about the relationship between concussions and pro football — well, sort of.
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones offered a solution to shorten the NFL preseason and limit exposure to concussions: an 18-game regular-season schedule.
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Instead, I'm focused on the bit where Bundchen seems to catch herself even talking about concussions; the "I mean, we don't talk about" part.
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Injuries that forced players to stop participating most often involved ligament sprains and fractures, but concussions made up almost 26 percent of these cases.
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"The story is that we're primitive in our understanding of concussions," says Barry Kosofsky, director at the Weill Cornell Concussion and Brain Injury Clinic.
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We've heard speeches from the doctors, parents and concerned relatives, and even our beloved ESPN has reported tirelessly on the negative effects of concussions.
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According to the filings, the players sustained concussions in college and now have a variety of health problems, including mood swings, depression and sleeplessness.
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The condition is caused by repeated concussions and trauma to the head, which frequently occurs among the league's hundreds of players throughout the season.
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The data did show significantly fewer concussions in Pop Warner leagues, which disallow some blocking and tackling drills and cut full-contact practice time.
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For years, many scientists have assumed that explosive blasts affect the brain in much the same way as concussions from football or car accidents.
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She would like to see whether it may even help players recover from concussions, since part of recovery involves sitting still and doing nothing.
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The analysis found that in 1990, fewer than one in five accidents in strollers or baby carriers resulted in traumatic brain injuries or concussions.
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But last year, with worries spreading over concussions, U.S. Lacrosse, the governing body, helped adopt standards for headgear for players who want the protection.
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We supposed to be in this together n look out for one another not mess with a mans livelihood and hand out unnecessary concussions.
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Concussions and kids: Know the signs OTC drugs regulated differently than Rx drugs FDA regulation of OTC drug products differs from prescription drug regulation.
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He suffered two diagnosed concussions at Rutgers, he says, and both times sat out practice for about a week before returning to the field.
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Q. You estimated that there were "probably a half-dozen times" in your career that you shook off likely concussions from heading the ball.
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Subsequent analysis confirmed that at least 100 concussions, including some serious ones to the game's top players, were not included in the league's studies.
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This process of identification and elimination identified more than 100 players whose concussions were publicly announced but still not included in the league's research.
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"As we looked more deeply into the specific area of concussions, we realized that there were many more questions than answers," Mr. Tagliabue wrote.
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Research has found that getting rid of helmets could potentially reduce concussions, as players would be more likely to avoid head-to-head contact.
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Last year, Eric Lindros was inducted into the Hall, nine years after he had to retire at 216 because of a series of concussions.
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Cashman pointed to the N.F.L. and the N.B.A., which make their players off limits to the news media while they are recovering from concussions.
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That relationship was damaged, in part, by the coverage Ley and others gave to vexing issues like concussions and protests during the national anthem.
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For many of us who watch, play or are the parents of young athletes in contact sports, concussions are a great and growing concern.
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My battle with head injuries has given me a wealth of firsthand knowledge of the causes, symptoms, and types of concussions, and their treatments.
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Commissioner Roger Goodell dropped by the team camp in the wake of a report revealing more hideous news about football concussions and brain injuries.
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Roberts was a star then for the Baltimore Orioles, but injuries — notably a long struggle with concussions — derailed the latter part of his career.
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No U.S. service members were killed in the attack but several were treated for concussions, the Pentagon said in a statement earlier this week.
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The Pentagon revealed Friday that a total of 34 US service members have been diagnosed with concussions and traumatic brain injuries since the Jan.
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One of them is Glenn Holt, who was a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, tallying two touchdowns and four concussions in three years.
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Sports-related concussions and head injuries have many layers of complexity, so you might want to focus on one area or question to research.
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They can't work more than three hours, you have to change them as they get brain concussions because of the vibration and the jerking.
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Here's what Bettman said last fall about C.T.E., when responding to questions from a United States senator about the effects of concussions in hockey.
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Powered scooter accidents were nearly three times more likely to result in concussions than e-bike injuries, and more likely to result in fractures.
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Cedric Wrighten, whose collegiate football career was derailed by concussions, said he and the other coaches taught the boys to keep their heads up.
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As payback, perhaps, he's been among the loudest critics of the new rules to protect players from concussions, complaining that they've sissified the game.
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The Checkup When parents of young athletes reel off their kids' sports-related health issues, they usually think of sprains, broken bones and concussions.
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The group was not a random sample, yet 110 showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., a degenerative brain disease linked to concussions.
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For a league that is trying to minimize concussions for human and financial reasons, this probably wins gold in the Concussion-Related Stupidity category.
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Almost 25 percent of the increase in emergency room visits resulted from concussions and closed-head injuries, about which there has been rising publicity.
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A quarterback who's been sacked 417 times in his career and played 9,167 career NFL snaps, like Brady has, has suffered tons of concussions.
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Did the NCAA, the conferences, or their member schools disregard the known dangers of concussions and brain trauma, sticking their heads in the sand?
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I believe technology has really taken a big role in preventing concussions and other injuries in football, and it has definitely changed the game.
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Dr. Tator said concussions compete with other serious diseases for government funding such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes, and usually doesn't fare that well.
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These entrepreneurs are building hardware to more accurately diagnosis concussions, to optimize crop care for agronomists and even to offer comprehensive, wearable asthma management systems.
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Due to concussions happening in my Synchronized Swimming club, the Calgary Aquabelles, we have been educating our swimmers, coaches, and parents further on concussion protocol.
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By this point, most sports fans have heard that those who suffer repeated concussions could possibly also suffer early-onset dementia and other neurological symptoms.
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The problem is that concussions vary substantially depending on which part of the brain is affected, the severity of the damage and simply the individual.
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The only sport with a higher concussion rate in practice than competition The study found that across all sports, most concussions -- 63.7% -- occurred during competitions.
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As of 2015, all 50 states have adopted some form of concussion legislation with minimum return-to-play guidelines for students who have had concussions.
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The league has been ensnared in a dispute over the legality of daily fantasy games and has been criticized for its inconsistent handling of concussions.
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Ivy League football coaches recommended this change after reviewing 22016 data showing kickoffs accounted for 23 percent of all plays but 22 percent of concussions.
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The football great Ken Stabler had advanced C.T.E., the brain disease linked to concussions, when he died of colon cancer at the age of 69.
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Earlier this year, the NFL admitted that there is a link between concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, but the NHL continues to deny any connection.
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While both Housewives suffered concussions and have fully recovered, fans finally got to see the before and after of the terrifying tumble on Monday's episode.
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Through nine deployments over 21 years, Rodriguez sustained at least a dozen concussions that left him with double vision, severe headaches, light sensitivity and dizziness.
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Helmets can reduce injury for baseball, ice hockey, rugby, skiing and snowboarding, however helmets cannot eliminate the occurrence of concussions, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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But it's a place for experienced advice after years in which the NFL denied any link between concussions and their husbands' anxiety, depression and dementia.
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Launched in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 53, Xenith is the brainchild of former Harvard quarterback Vin Ferrara — himself a victim of several concussions as a player.
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After Gisele appeared on "CBS This Morning" and told Charlie Rose about Tom's secret history of concussions ... we reached out to the NFLPA for comment.
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Nearly two decades after her assault, Allen is now an advocate for military women with head injuries as part of the non-profit Pink Concussions.
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The need for better helmets is becoming even more pressing: a growing body of research shows that repeated concussions and impacts come with serious risks.
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Cusimano said he believes the improper assessment of concussions seen at the sport's highest level could be a bad influence for lower levels of soccer.
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It covers retired players who develop Lou Gehrig's disease, dementia or other neurological problems believed to be caused by concussions suffered during their pro careers.
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Subdural hematomas don't just happen, but injuries like them (as opposed to the sadly routine concussions) have happened in several high-profile cases in Japan.
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Other teams created custom insoles with 3D scanning, affordable and safe robotic arms, easy to carry drones and mouth guards that warn of possible concussions.
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Young athletes who suffer from concussions may experience long term effects ranging from attention problems to nerve deterioration, and these effects can last for decades.
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While almost all states require training on signs of concussions to look out for, only 20 states mandate that coaches receive this type of training.
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Other teams created custom insoles with 3D scanning, affordable and safe robotic arms, easy to carry drones and mouth guards that warn of possible concussions.
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He has had shoulder injuries, ankle sprains, concussions and all the usual wear and tear that comes from hitting defenders dozens of times a game.
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"They basically said they teach Heads Up Football, which reduced head injuries and concussions," said Jacob Kasdan, one of the students who attended the meeting.
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"Fighting raises the incidence of head injuries/concussions, which raises the incidence of depression onset, which raises the incidence of personal tragedies," Mr. Daly wrote.
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Later, specialists studied their brains and determined that the injuries resembled concussions, like those suffered by soldiers struck by roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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At Bellevue Hospital Center, one of four hospitals where victims were sent, the two were examined and released early Sunday morning; both sustained mild concussions.
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"As an agent for 15 years, I can tell you that players tend to try to rush back from certain injuries, including concussions," he says.
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To identify the teams, The Times examined the dates on which each team's concussions occurred and whether the game was listed as home or away.
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Leagues from Pop Warner to the N.F.L., sometimes reluctantly, have also restricted the amount of contact in practices, when many concussions and other injuries occur.
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Singer said his company's FDA-approved device has been used by the U.S military, college football teams and hospitals to detect brain injuries, including concussions.
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BMX star Mat Hoffman, who estimates he's had 100 concussions over his career, once forgot his wife was pregnant after getting knocked out by fall.
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Non-speed players with a history of recurrent concussions had more damage to white matter and less brain activity during memory exercises, the study found.
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The Panthers and Cardinals both dropped to 1-13, with Cam Newton and Carson Palmer being forced out of their respective games because of concussions.
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Concussions are a threat at all levels of racing (Nascar updated its concussion protocol just last year), but they can be particularly dangerous for children.
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Kickoffs, during which players sprint down the field and can knock into each other at full speed, had previously represented an outsize number of concussions.
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The N.F.L. is under pressure from falling television ratings, lawsuits over its handling of concussions, and fan opposition to player protests during the national anthem.
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While concussions stole seasons' worth of games from Kariya, he didn't garner a single Hart vote between 2000 and 2003 when he was playing regularly.
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For example, U.S.A. Football walked back a study it released about how its Heads Up Football program had helped reduce concussions on the youth level.
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They can get concussions for other reasons — such as hitting their head on the turf — that have nothing to do with tackling the ball carrier.
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Pop Warner, one of the largest youth football leagues in the country, has also changed rules to prevent concussions and potential long-term cognitive problems.
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Principally, those questions center on whether the current focus on concussions in athletes (and the rest of us) might be too narrow, Dr. Goldstein says.
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The N.F.L. continues to adjust the protocol, which requires players with potential concussions to be removed from the game and examined by an unaffiliated doctor.
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According to her lawyer, Aron U. Raskas, Greiber suffers from permanent brain injuries resulting from two concussions that she sustained while playing on the team.
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"The state of awareness in every other sport besides football is not enough," said Jessica B. Schwartz, a physical therapist who specializes in treating concussions.
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O'Neil's son had six major injuries as a quarterback in high school — two concussions, three fractures on his passing hand and a torn knee ligament.
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Receiver Sterling Shepard and running back Wayne Gallman will sit out due to concussions, while tight end Evan Engram (knee) also was ruled out Wednesday.
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As the Rand Corporation's veterans expert Phillip Carter has tweeted, concussions are one of the "signature" injuries of the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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S. service members treated for concussions after Iranian missile strikes Thursday's interview was the first time Evelyn Yang has spoken publicly about the alleged assault.
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The league and the players' union also now each appoint a person to monitor games to ensure that players are tested for concussions when warranted.
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She added that she believed her son's brain trauma and erratic behavior were caused by repeated head hits while playing youth football, not individual concussions.
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Football has been in the spotlight because of concussions and the prevalence of the Alzheimer's-like disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, among former players.
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"For now, we're left with trying to monitor and identify concussions and get kids the care they need before they make things worse," he said.
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"Finding out what rule, policy, culture, practices, education, et cetera, will help mitigate concussions will take a bit more work than examining one rule change."
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The National Football League (NFL) last April settled a lawsuit brought by 5,000 former players who accused it of covering up the dangers of concussions.
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This is evident in the many concussions I have seen, as well as other injuries, and a section in the new documentary called Perfect or Parfaites.
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Add this to three girls in the age group above myself being unable to perform at our National Qualifiers and we've got six concussions right here.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. has had his share of health issues over the years: throughout his NASCAR career, he suffered 20 to 25 concussions over the years.
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Concussions are a big deal in football at the moment — arguably an even bigger deal than the fact that this is Tom Brady's seventh Super Bowl.
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"There's an old adage among people like me who see hundreds of concussions a year: If you've seen one concussion, you've seen one concussion," Figler said.
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During an interview with WOR Radio in New York, he revealed that he's battling serious brain disorders that he believes were caused by concussions in football.
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After a long struggle with concussions and neck injuries, it wasn't quite a surprise, but, for everyone who cares about wrestling, it was a damn shame.
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"I always worried that even mild concussions acquired in normal community settings might also be a risk, and might cause lasting damage," he told Reuters Health.
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The study found that athletes who suffered four or five concussions during their career were 1.5 times more likely to report symptoms of common mental disorders.
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After practicing for an entire year – and suffering several concussions and breaking his wheelchair – Fotheringham completed the world's first double backflip in a wheelchair in 2010.
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The authors noted that concussions were most prevalent among patients between 12 and 17, most likely because they played more aggressively than those younger than 12.
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The original suit accused the NFL of contributing to Seau's death by acting with negligence in overlooking Seau's symptoms of brain injuries and concussions for years.
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The employees affected were not at the same place at the same time, but suffered a variety of physical symptoms since late 2016 which resembled concussions.
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Rugby has introduced "head-injury assessment" rules, enabling players who have suspected concussions to be substituted temporarily so that they can be checked by medical staff.
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In 2013-2014, recurrent concussions accounted for 14% of the total number; in 2014-2015 that went down to 11%, and in 2015-2016 to 7%.
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Just last year, a study found 87 out of 91 former NFL players studied tested positive for a brain disease that was likely linked to concussions.
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Dr. Julie Holland, a psychiatrist and author of "The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis," agrees that the studies on marijuana and concussions are early.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who turns 40 in August, has reportedly suffered from multiple concussions — including one last year — his wife Gisele Bündchen said.
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As a physician who treats teens with concussions, Lucas thinks doctors need to start having conversations with their patients about possible dangers of driving while concussed.
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But even he says there is a huge gap in the knowledge and treatment of concussions, which creates even more anxiety in the age of CTE.
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Several prominent female players, including Pucci's former teammates Caitlin Cahow and current US Olympian Amanda Kessel, have struggled with concussions at some point during their career.
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To learn how these factors might influence the high rate of concussions and what other explanations are being researched, make sure to watch the video above.
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"The number of players screened for concussions doubled this year," Miller told reporters at the Super Bowl Media Center suggesting increased vigilance as one possible factor.
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Concussions and other injuries limited him to 760 regular-season games, so his 372 goals, 493 assists and 865 points do not jump off the page.
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The Peats are closely tracking the class-action lawsuit against the N.H.L. brought by players saying that the league concealed information about the dangers of concussions.
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Havenstein could miss a couple of weeks due to a meniscus injury, while Cooks will miss his second consecutive game after suffering two concussions in October.
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Dr. Pellman was the Jets' team doctor, and it later came out that he had repeatedly sent players back onto the field despite signs of concussions.
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After sustaining at least six concussions from 2500 to 2000, Lindros was limited to 217 N.H.L. games over 493 seasons, with 249 goals and 23.1 assists.
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"Because of what happened to Eric Lindros, the N.H.L. got a lot more serious about concussions," said Clarke, who is now the Flyers' senior vice president.
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Concussions and CTE: It's complicated Turns out, the neuroendocrine thirst circuit dates back 700 million years and is found in most animals, including bugs and worms.
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The first concussion in the year of concussions was delivered by the right fist of a man whose name I either don't know or can't remember.
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But certain patterns well outside the baseline can be strong indicators of things like concussions and eye muscle problems — and even Parkinson's and Autism-spectrum conditions.
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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano told a news conference 29 people were treated in hospitals for non-life threatening injuries such as broken bones and concussions.
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What monster couldn't root for him after the concussions and tears, when he'd given so much to wrestling and fought so hard to return to it?
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At the same time, 4.3 percent of children and young adults with ADHD had concussions, compared with 1 percent of other young people in the study.
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I probably had four concussions and a fractured chin before I was 8-years-old just from Daniel throwing me off the roof of our house.
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The study looked at the rate of concussions over three seasons before the rule change (2013 to 2015) and two seasons after it (2016 to 2017).
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There were more horses — Bling, Voltaire, Onassis, Ludwig Storgaard — and spills leading to a torn anterior cruciate ligament, a neck brace, too many concussions to count.
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The list of injuries on the organization's site is long and disturbing, dominated by concussions, with the occasional fractured sternum, joint separation or severe facial laceration.
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Mood disorders are common after concussions, and collaborative care appeared to make a bigger dent in depression symptoms than the usual approach, the study also found.
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Mr. Mileto's death does not neatly fit into the existing national conversation about the safety of contact football, which centers primarily on preventing and treating concussions.
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Football May Take a Toll on the Brain, Even Without Concussions The brains of college football players showed signs of "fraying" after a season of play.
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The frequency of concussions has ticked higher in recent years as the league has become more adept at spotting them and as more players report them.
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No one was killed, but at least 11 US military members received injuries, such as concussions, requiring them to receive further care in Germany and Kuwait.
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The NFL has also banned helmet-to-helmet hits, but Hirad says such hits are only one source of concussions, and not the most common ones.
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But since then, a number of studies in animals and people with diagnosed concussions have indicated that prolonged physical rest may actually delay the brain's recovery.
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No one was killed or wounded in the five barrages of multiple missiles that night, although several military personnel who were working were checked for concussions.
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Recommendations from the CDC and other organizations on how to deal with concussions and exertion-related conditions point to a combination of vigilance, awareness and education.
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"Concussions, mothers turned off to football, the health of the players — these are all real issues," said Bob Boland, who teaches sports law at Ohio University.
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According to Fletcher, doctors don't believe Patrick's migraines were related to concussions that forced him to miss the final two games of the 2018-19 season.
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Eisenberg said he suspects the lower number reflects teens of color being less likely to be diagnosed with concussion, not that they actually have fewer concussions.
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I told my ex-wife I was not supportive of her decision to allow my boys to play football, because of the risk associated with concussions.
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In theory, a decline in concussions can mean that fewer players are being concussed or that fewer players are stepping forward to admit they have been.
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Aware of the dangers of football, he looked for ways to reduce and treat concussions by developing different helmet designs to minimize impacts on the brain.
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Yet while Mr. Obama held a forum at the White House on the dangers of concussions, Mr. Trump has repeatedly said the N.F.L. is being overprotective.
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Tom Brady suffered a football-related concussion last year that nobody knew about -- and he secretly gets concussions all the time -- so says his wife, Gisele.
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Over the past year, diplomats in Cuba have experienced an unusual collection of symptoms that range from hearing loss, vertigo, and nausea to concussions, CBS News reported.
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Most athletes who get concussions see their symptoms go away within two weeks, and they can gradually ease back into physical and mental activity as they recover.
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That's problematic if you're a Pirates fan, since Cervelli's medical history includes at least three concussions, multiple broken bones (wrist, hand, and foot), and some hamstring trouble.
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People will monitor their heart conditions, detect concussions, monitor the progress of diseases and check up on moles or ear infections using apps, mobile phones and sensors.
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His colleague took a CT scan of the fossil — using the same technology that lets doctors check living patients for concussions to see inside the ancient skull.
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There was a 71% increase in rough-sports-related concussions reported by Blue Cross Blue Shield medical claims data since 2010 for patients ages 10 to 19.
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The same year English rugby union recorded 18 concussions per 1,000 hours of play, almost one a match, and three times as many as five years earlier.
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Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk has broken his pelvis and elbow, fractured his skull and had more than 20 concussions — but still won't walk away from the sport.
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The NFL said in January that players experienced 214 concussions last season, a 24% decline from the prior year, likely due to rules changes limiting helmet contact.
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For each of the past four years, the league has conducted a conference-wide epidemiology study looking at concussions and safety in all varsity sports, including football.
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The new study – the largest of its kind to date — is certain to fuel new rounds of questions about concussions for the NFL and the league's players.
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In 2015 alone, there were 271 reported concussions in the NFL, but by using this technology, D3O hopes to dramatically decrease the number of head trauma injuries.
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The guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the first broad evidence-based recommendations for diagnosing and treating children's concussions, the researchers say
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Despite the overwhelming concern from parents and communities about concussions in contact sports, some scientists are preaching a message of calmness when discussing the current concussion issue.
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The NFL's response to players who suffer concussions during games and practices, domestic violence off the field, and the controversial name of the Washington Redskins, has Sen.
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Before the outcry over concussions suffused sports, hundreds of players had their brains beaten into jelly with little more than faded press clippings and souvenirs for severance.
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He has had two concussions this season, missing the Week 2 loss to the Buffalo Bills after sustaining a head injury in the season opener at Dallas.
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It was the work conducted at Boston University, along with a few others, that propelled the issue of concussions into the national consciousness over the past decade.
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The N.F.L. long had an uneasy relationship with Boston University, as the league denied the effects of concussions for years, even as evidence and public pressure grew.
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The N.F.L., though, came under fire when U.S.A. Football admitted that its claim that the Heads Up program had reduced concussions was based on faulty preliminary data.
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The case could become a litmus test for insurers who wrote so-called professional athletes' insurance policies years ago, when the seriousness of concussions was less understood.
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The danger of concussions and other head injuries has received increased attention in college and professional sports in recent years, with much of the focus on football.
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Bad news for the world of youth football: Researchers admitted that their widely cited study did not, after all, show that a program to reduce concussions worked.
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Whereas the link between concussions and post-traumatic stress disorder has become clearer in recent years, a specific connection between PTSD and blast waves has remained elusive.
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Under the revised rules, the league and the union will each appoint a person to monitor games to ensure that players are tested for concussions when warranted.
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Sidelined by concussions The high school and college football player says he had "no idea" about NASCAR and did not grow up a fan of the sport.
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He also knows firsthand the nearly unbearable effects of head injuries, because they forced one of his childhood friends to quit football in 2014 — after 13 concussions.
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In recent studies, girls' lacrosse had the fifth-highest rate of concussions in high school sports; only football, ice hockey, boys' lacrosse and girls' soccer rank higher.
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There were 887 concussions recorded in all, forming a log that was consistently described as every head injury that teams had cared for during those six seasons.
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In 2013, the N.F.L. agreed to a $765 million settlement of a lawsuit in which retired players accused league officials of covering up the risks of concussions.
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It's hard to say, because for years, stretching back to when he first started racing as a kid in the early 22012s, concussions were rarely talked about.
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The very first thing we can do to enhance player safety—especially with concussions, which you can't fully eliminate—is to have our players play fewer games.
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The study wasn't a controlled experiment designed to prove whether or how the position played or career duration might influence the risk of brain damage after concussions.
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He suffered at least six concussions in a Flyers uniform—once even in practice—and feuded both behind the scenes and openly with general manager Bobby Clarke.
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The firebrand Texas conservative argued that witnesse testimonies on football concussions, opioid addiction, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and epidemiology fall outside of the panel's sphere.
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Such is the delicate state of a not-so-delicate game now that science has established a link between concussions on the field and degenerative brain disease.
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Repeated concussions from athletics can produce a traumatic brain injury (TBI) similar to what our soldiers experience with explosive devices such as an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
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In July, Bettman denied the link between concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease, in response to pointed questions from Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut.
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The Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs have earmarked $50 million for research on the links between combat concussions, dementia, Parkinson's disease and suicide risk.
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Much of this concern has centered on possible links between repeated concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a serious, degenerative brain disease that affects the ability to think.
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The study also was observational, meaning that it can link concussions in youth to a greater risk for M.S., but not prove that one causes the other.
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The N.F.L., under fire for not doing enough to protect players from concussions and other serious injuries, tightened its rules this off-season for roughing the passer.
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The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a long-awaited blood test to detect concussions in people and more quickly identify those with possible brain injuries.
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Excitement, brotherhood, life lessons are all extraordinary things that the game brings to your life; however, it brings brain diseases, concussions, and lifelong ripple effects as well.
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The N.H.L. has batted away similar lawsuits from other families and accepted no blame in the death of Boogaard or others racked by concussions or brain disease.
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A January study in the scientific journal Brain found more evidence that all hits to the head, not just those that cause concussions, can contribute to CTE.
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So some animals had developed concussions despite having little discernible brain damage, while others had experienced damage typical of C.T.E. without showing any symptoms of a concussion.
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Owens told me that, in the past year at St. Thomas, he had identified concussions in two female soccer players, two volleyball players, and a baton twirler.
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Concussions are not always apparent immediately after they've been suffered, but the disclosure indicates that the impact of the attack was more serious than initial assessments indicated.
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What has been slower to adjust is a culture that has approached concussions as something to be "shaken off" or worries that diagnoses may harm their careers.
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More than half of athletes who sustain concussions don't receive care beyond an initial evaluation or diagnosis around the time of injury, researchers note in JAMA Neurology.
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This was driven largely by a 71 percent increase in concussions for patients aged 10 to 19; diagnoses for patients aged 2015 to 64 increased 26 percent.
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They also say it could reduce the risk of concussions and other injuries against teams with more expensive and elaborate training resources and access to better nutrition.
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It sounds like a start, but Bachynski says it won't do much to prevent concussions, because it's accelerations and decelerations that cause injury, no direct hit required.
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Related: Eleven American troops were treated for concussions last week after Iranian missiles struck two Iraqi bases where they were stationed, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
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The Iranian missile strike left dozens of US troops with concussions and traumatic brain injuries, some of whom were evacuated from the country for treatment and evaluation.
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The NFL is hoping big data tools can help bring down the number of concussions, ligament tears, and other injuries sustained in each game of professional football.
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"It shows just how powerful rule changes can be in preventing concussions," said Leddy, who is also medical director of the University at Buffalo Concussion Management Clinic.
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The number of concussions in practices in the preseason, when players on expanded rosters are fighting for jobs, fell to 26 this season, from 42 in 2012.
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Chocolate milk is tasty, but are we really supposed to believe that this one particular kind of chocolate milk can be used to treat concussions in athletes?
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"The developing brain has been shown to be more vulnerable to the physiological effects of the injury," said Tad Seifert, a neurologist and director of the Sports Concussion Program for Norton Healthcare, in Louisville, Ky. Despite increased awareness of the dangers of concussions and efforts to educate those in the sports community on how to recognize and treat the head injury, an estimated 50 to 70 percent of concussions go unreported.
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A history of concussions could increase a person's risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, the rare but serious degenerative brain disorder making headlines among professional football players.
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"These results indicate that in some athletes, multiple concussions do not lead to the development of C.T.E.," said Dr. Lili-Naz Hazrati, the neuropathologist who conducted the autopsy.
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Though less dramatic than high-grade concussions, these impacts still destroy neurons, and can occur many times per game—piling on additional long-term damage with each hit.
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A study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine found that the rates of concussions among college athletes were higher for male amateur wrestlers than for football players.
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Diagnosing concussions with three drops of blood Accelerometers haven't fixed the NFL's concussion crisis Brain scientists aren't just worried about football, soccer has its share of trauma too
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After mounting concerns about brain injuries plaguing older players who experienced repeated concussions, the NFL says it is making progress when it comes to keeping current players safe.
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As Robin Harris, executive director of the Ivy League, told the All-American, the conference saw a "clear reduction in concussions" as a result of the new rule.
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They said Gallagher suffered 11 documented concussions during his combat career, putting him at higher risk of brain degeneration and visual impairments that will require ongoing medical attention.
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What would be the correct defense if the victim was someone whose knockout losses were into double digits and who had likely suffered multiple concussions over his career?
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In addition, satisfaction with life, disability, and the severity of neurobehavioral and psychiatric symptoms were worse with patients who had concussions than participants who didn't have brain injuries.
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Marino, who admitted he has had "a few" concussions over the years, told CNBC he believes parents have every right to be concerned about injuries to their kids.
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Thousands of spectators lined up around the hill in Brockworth on a rainy Monday to enjoy the chaotic spectacle, which always results in numerous bumps, bruises and concussions.
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Such findings probably understate the true extent of the problem, since many concussions will pass unnoticed without medical attention at the time of the blow to the head.
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Symptoms of concussions, a mild form of traumatic brain injury sustained with a blow to the head, can vary from headaches and confusion to slurred speech and vomiting.
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He has a history of concussions, including one during the 2016 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, which caused him to miss Game 3 of the series.
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Youth sports are also facing issues, with a study in March showing an increase in concussions in boys and girls playing high school soccer between 2005 and 2014.
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