Concussion in Sports

Concussion Recovery: How Early Aerobic Exercise Speeds Healing

Concussion Recovery: How Early Aerobic Exercise Speeds Healing

When you think of recovery after a concussion, you might picture dark rooms, long naps, and avoiding screens. However, the latest science says that the path to healing may include getting moving sooner, with safe aerobic exercise.  An October 2025 study published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, “Promoting Early Aerobic Exercise Initiation […]

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The First Quantitative Report of Head Impacts is Published

The First Quantitative Report of Head Impacts is Published

Water polo is fast, physical, and unforgiving. Between diving for position, rapid direction changes, and high-velocity passes, players experience a lot of contact, some of it hard-hitting. A study published in PLOS ONE, entitled, “Head impacts sustained by male collegiate water polo athletes,” provides the first quantitative data on head impact exposure among male collegiate water

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Concussion Prevention for Female Athletes

Concussion Prevention for Female Athletes

A new paper in the British Journal of Sports Medicine entitled “Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for concussion: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the Female, woman and girl Athlete Injury prevention (FAIR) consensus” takes a broad look at how sport-related concussions (SRC) in female athletes, a population that has often been overlooked in concussion research, can

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New Research Examines the Link Between Neck Strength and Concussion Risk

New Research Examines the Link Between Neck Strength and Concussion Risk

An August 2025 study in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, “Does strengthening the cervical spine musculature enhance neck strength and reduce sports-related concussions in rugby and football players?” by Cardenas et al. (2025) explored whether targeted cervical spine strengthening can reduce the incidence of sports-related concussions. Neck strength and the implications for concussion

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Beyond the Sidelines: Co-Producing Sport-Related Concussion Research

Beyond the Sidelines: Co-Producing Sport-Related Concussion Research

When it comes to sport-related concussions, the best progress is made when multiple stakeholders have a voice: athletes, families, coaches, and clinicians. A new study, “Engaging children, young adults, and other partners to identify priorities for sport related concussion research,”  highlights how “co-production,” i.e., working side by side with those directly affected, grounds concussion research

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When Fit Matters: The Hidden Problem with Mouthguard Concussion Sensors

When Fit Matters: The Hidden Problem with Mouthguard Concussion Sensors

In recent years, instrumented mouthguards – mouthguards fitted with tiny accelerometers – have been introduced as a new way to measure head impacts in sports. The idea sounds simple: every time an athlete takes a hit, the mouthguard tracks how the head moves giving trainers and doctors more information about concussion risk. However, a new study

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The Importance of Multidisciplinary and Timely Access to Concussion Care for Olympic Athletes

The Importance of Multidisciplinary and Timely Access to Concussion Care for Olympic Athletes

In anticipation of the Summer 2024 Olympics, a pivotal study by Dr. Thomas Romeas, a sports scientist at the Institut national du sport du Quebec, sheds light on the critical intersection of multidisciplinary care and the timely management of sport-related concussions (SRC) among Olympic athletes. Titled “Where is the research on sport-related concussion in Olympic

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