For years, the treatment protocol for children with concussions involved keeping them out of school to rest in a quiet, dark room with reduced access to screens until they felt better. In the past ...

Thursday night, NFL fans saw the quarterback of the Miami Dolphins suffer a scary concussion, and he’s not alone. Millions of athletes are diagnosed with concussions every year. Pittsburgh has become ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A study led by Akron Children’s Hospital researchers suggests that cooling the head and neck after mild brain injuries reduces concussion symptoms. The study was recently published ...

NEW ORLEANS — In the U.S., there are an estimated two million sports-related concussions a year in children and teens. And in the last several years, sports medicine doctors have adopted a new ...

Irritability, headache, nausea, light sensitivity, forgetfulness, insomnia. Ask someone with a concussion about what it feels like, and you are likely to hear some of these descriptors. Vertigo, brain ...

(Reuters Health) - Young athletes who get concussions may recover faster when they're treated within the first week than when they wait longer to get care, a new study suggests. Researchers examined ...

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HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - There’s a key finding in new concussion research in kids that’s bringing a sense of relief and hope to parents, coaches, and educators. This research is speeding up the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Active management after concussion is the best way for patients to recover and get back to school and work as quickly as possible, according to a Clinical Practice paper published ...

Dr. DeAnn Fitzgerald recently blogged about the visual and vestibular symptoms associated with concussion and how optometrists can play a critical role in diagnosing and managing the condition. I ...

Concussion injures brain cells and their systems so the treatment is designed to heal those cells/systems as completely as possible. Each concussed person is unique and requires an individualized plan ...