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Many Parents Have Limited Understanding of Concussions, Study Finds
Despite the large volume of information about sports-related concussions on the Internet, many parents and guardians of young athletes have a...

Child and Adolescent Sports Injuries
Adolescents are fairly active on the sports field. They play contact sports like football, basketball, and hockey. They practise with their...

Sports Specialization in High School Athletes Increases Injury Risk
There is a sense among those who pay attention to youth and high school athletics that more and more young athletes today are focusing on...

Preseason Prevention Programs Beneficial to Young Baseball Players
Preseason prevention programs are beneficial to young baseball pitchers, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic...

Texans and GE Team up With Houston Methodist to Fund Pilot Project on Concussion Care
The Houston Texans and GE are collaborating with the Houston Methodist Concussion Center to fund a two-year pilot project to bring specialized...

Proper Nutrition Vital for Young Athletes
To be in top condition for competition young athletes need proper nutrition – even more than their older counterparts do....

Adding Eccentric Exercises Could Improve Outcomes for People With ACL Injuries
People with anterior cruciate ligament injuries can lose up to 40% of the muscle strength in the affected leg--with muscle atrophy remaining a...

New Noninvasive Way to Monitor the Health of Brain Cells Using an Infrared Laser
With no way to reliably tell whether an athlete has a concussion, many may be playing with an undiagnosed injury. Likewise, 2 million people die...

Study: 34% of High Schools in the U.S. Do Not Have Access to Athletic Trainer Services
Despite ongoing tragedies in sports as well as research from a host of sources – including the American Academy of Pediatrics – which state...

More Than 47% of Schools Do Not Have Athletic Trainers
A study published today in the Journal of Athletic Training, the National Athletic Trainers' Association's (NATA) peer-reviewed scientific...