Concussion

Published results showed an investigational head and neck cooling device reduced symptom severity for adolescent athletes with a sports-related concussion compared with standard post-concussion care alone.

Despite the brain being one of the most important organs of the body, breakthroughs in brain health, specifically the way we measure cognition, have been largely unchanged in decades.

The National Athletic Trainers’ Association hosted a virtual media briefing to update its recommendations for the management of sport-related concussions, according to a press release.

Youth who accumulated a certain volume of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in the first 2 weeks following a concussion had reduced odds for persisting symptoms, researchers found.

Returning to school early may speed children’s recovery from concussion, according to study findings published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Throughout the year, Healio publishes a host of blogs on topics ranging from common conditions like keratoconus and glaucoma to crossover care that includes concussion management and diseases of the brain.

Patients with concussion who underwent testing with eye-tracking technology had lower saccade performance, supporting the use of these tests to help guide rehabilitation for concussion, according to research in Optometry and Vision Science.

In this video from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Meeting, Adam Tenforde, MD, discussed the variety of conditions that can impact the physical and mental well-being of former athletes.

A decrease of incidence and proportion of concussions resulted from implementation of a rule in the National Hockey League forbidding hits to the head, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Oragenics Inc. and Odyssey Health Inc. have announced an agreement under which Oragenics will acquire Odyssey’s assets related to its proprietary neurological drug therapies and technologies.