Sports Medicine News

With the release of the hoverboard in 2015 came 26,854 injuries treated in United States EDs related to the product, with the most commonly affected area being the wrist, according to findings published in Pediatrics.

More than 50% of patients who completed baseline neurocognitive testing in sports-related concussion testing did not pass at least one of four validity indicators, according to findings recently published in JAMA Neurology.

EyeGuide Focus is a proprietary hardware and software platform that tests for potential neurological impairment in a 10-second, easy-to-administer test.

Today, the FDA approved the marketing of the first blood test to assess concussion in adults, known as the Brain Trauma Indicator, according to a press release.

In recent years, news headlines about professional athletes, notably cyclists and baseball players, have brought attention to the ongoing problem of doping in professional sports. Likewise, Olympic athletes from around the world have been disqualified for using performance-enhancing drugs in various sports.

While the Super Bowl draws the NFL season to a close, several health issues raised around this year’s game remain important for clinicians to consider.

A prompt diagnosis is critical when encountering a patient who might have a concussion, a sports medicine doctor who specializes in sports-related concussion management told Healio Family Medicine.

PHILADELPHIA – Hockey Hall of Famer and former Philadelphia Flyer Eric Lindros recently called for more research into concussions.

The rate of recurrent concussions significantly decreased among high-school athletes in the 2 years following the enactment of youth sports traumatic brain injury laws in the United States, according to results published in American Journal of Public Health.

Although all youth football players frequently sustain head impacts during both games and practices, players in skilled positions – including the quarterback, running back, and linebacker – are most likely to experience high-magnitude head impacts with greater opportunity for concussion, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.