Concussion in Sports

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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Repeated Head Impacts and Brain Function: Staying Safe for 2026 Sports Seasons

Repeated Head Impacts and Brain Function: Staying Safe for 2026 Sports Seasons

A recent article “What Happens When a University Football Player Takes Repeated Head Impacts?” by Michelle Werdann, University of Nevada highlights a growing concern for athletes: the effect of repeated head impacts on brain function, even when no concussion is diagnosed. The study referred to in this article shows that subtle changes in eye movement,

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Examining Balance in College Athletes

Examining Balance in College Athletes: What Contact Sports and Concussion Status Reveal

A few recent studies, as published in PubMed Central and Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, have shown that balance can be helpful in assessing concussions, especially in athletes. A natural question follows regarding whether athletic capabilities could affect balance performance. Now, a new study in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, “Examining Balance in College

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The Hidden Problem in Sports: How Many Concussions Are Going Undiagnosed

The Hidden Problem in Sports: How Many Concussions Are Going Undiagnosed?

A study by leading researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center entitled, “The Prevalence of Undiagnosed Concussions in Athletes,” published in The Journal of Trauma, revealed almost one-third of athletes who come in for a concussion report having had a previous head impact that caused concussion symptoms, but were never diagnosed. This is

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