Concussion in Sports

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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How Exercise Tolerance, Balance and Eye Tracking Can Reveal More About Concussions

How Exercise Tolerance, Balance and Eye Tracking Can Reveal More About Concussions

When someone gets a concussion, the signs aren’t always easy to see. Balance, coordination, and eye movements can all change in ways that might not be obvious to the person or their coach. New research now shows that studying how people move and react can give doctors more reliable ways to understand concussion recovery. Below,

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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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