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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — After a series of ...