Concussion in Sports

Concussion Rates in Wheelchair Basketball: What a First-of-Its-Kind Study Found

Concussion Rates in Wheelchair Basketball: What a First-of-Its-Kind Study Found

An April 2026 study published in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), “Incidence of concussion in intercollegiate wheelchair basketball athletes,” examined concussion incidence in collegiate wheelchair basketball across multiple seasons. The study was the first of its kind. Alexander Kowalske and colleagues at the University of Texas tracked men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams over four seasons from […]

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Do Female Athletes Take Longer to Recover from Concussion?

Do Female Athletes Take Longer to Recover from Concussion?

Dr. Jaclyn B. Caccese of The Ohio State University College of Medicine led “Sex Differences in Recovery Trajectories of Assessments for Sport-Related Concussion Among NCAA Athletes: A CARE Consortium Study,” published through the Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium. The study followed 906 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes, 61% of whom were female,

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Why Female Athletes Face Greater Concussion Risk and What That Means for Diagnosis

Why Female Athletes Face Greater Concussion Risk and What That Means for Diagnosis

A 2017 study presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 69th Annual Meeting, “Women May Be at Higher Risk for Sports-Related Concussion than Men,” by Dr. James Noble of Columbia University analyzed 1,203 athletes from 2000 to 2014. Of the 228 athletes who sustained at least one concussion, women made up 23% and men 17%, i.e., women

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Your Sport Determines Your Concussion Risk More Than You Think

Your Sport Determines Your Concussion Risk More Than You Think

Athletic trainers and coaches know concussion is a serious concern. A 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis, “The Incidence of Sports-Related Concussion in Children and Adolescents,” puts the risk into sharper focus – and the sport-by-sport breakdown has direct implications for how we may want to prioritize monitoring and response protocols. Researchers analyzed 116 prospective studies covering more

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Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Trauma Symptoms

Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Trauma Symptoms

A recent UK based study entitled “Cumulative effects of mild traumatic brain injury in the general population: persistent post-concussion symptoms and post-traumatic stress,” published in the journal Brain Injury, examined how repeated mild traumatic brain injuries relate to long term symptoms in the general population. Researchers analyzed 1,710 UK adults and compared individuals with no traumatic

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Delayed Concussion Care Is More Than Just Distance

Delayed Concussion Care Is More Than Just Distance

A recent study titled, “Neuropsychiatric determinants of delayed concussion referral,” published in the Journal of Neurosurgery examined why some young athletes delay seeking specialized concussion care. They found that getting care late was more likely when the athlete had a history of mental health issues, a family history of migraines, or wasn’t checked on the field

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Repeated Concussions and Attention in Women Athletes

Repeated Concussions and Attention in Women Athletes

A recent international research study, “The Relationship between Neurocognitive Function and Concussion in Women Professional Football Players”, written by researchers in the Netherlands, South Africa, and Finland shared the results of a study of the impact of multiple concussions on International Federation of Professional Footballers, (FIFPRO) women football (soccer for those of us in the US)

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Avoid Traumatic Brain Injury While Playing Winter Sports

Avoid Traumatic Brain Injury While Playing Winter Sports

Popular winter sports like skiing, snowboarding, sledding, ice hockey, snowmobiling and more can put athletes at risk for concussions. The article, “Avoid Traumatic Brain Injury While Playing Winter Sports,” by Brain & Life dives deeper into these injuries to the head and the effects on athletes. The article explains these injuries happen when the brain

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Repeated Concussions in Contact Sports: Why Early Detection Matters This Winter

Repeated Concussions in Contact Sports: Why Early Detection Matters This Winter

A recent review “The Long-Term Effects of Repeated Concussions in Contact Sports,” by Riaz Ahmed (Premier Journal of Science, 2025), found that repeated concussions can have lasting effects on memory, attention, and emotional health. The review highlights that multiple injuries increase the risk of cognitive decline and even neurodegenerative disease over time. This research is especially

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