by Sue Robbins | Aug 24, 2015 | Adolescents and Children, Sports Injury, Wellness
According to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, sports-related concussions account for more than half of all emergency room visits by children aged 8 through 13. A child who has had a concussion is one and a half times more likely to have another, and...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 12, 2014 | Adolescents and Children, Migraine
This article had me wondering if physical injury is the only negative outcome for kids with parents who are overly attached to their iPhones. It was in yesterday’s New York Times, and was written by Dean Karlan…. The iPhone may cause broken bones and...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 13, 2014 | Sports Injury
Trevor Jacob, who is 20 years old says his memory is fuzzy as a result of having had at least 25 concussions. “I don’t remember a whole lot,” he says laughing, days before he makes his Olympic debut in the snowboard cross event. Head injuries are a...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 5, 2014 | Sports Injury
While more retired N.F.L. players continue to announce they have (or had) progressive neurodegenerative brain disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., the N.F.L. playoffs have started. Gregory D. Myer, director of research in sports medicine at Cincinnati...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 30, 2013 | Headache Drugs
There has been lots of attention in the past few years regarding the right time for kids to return to play, after a concussion. Now there’s increased evidence that returning to the pressures of the classroom too soon may also slow healing and aggravate symptoms....
