A new review highlights a population with high rates of brain injury and almost no targeted treatment evidence. Intimate partner violence affects 1 in 3 women globally. Most clinicians are aware of the mental health consequences — PTSD affects up to 64% of survivors. Fewer are aware of the physical ones. Head, face, and neck […]
The approach to treating mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) has long been the same regardless of what is going on with that specific patient. Patients are told to rest, then gradually return to activity. But concussion affects different people in different ways – one patient’s primary struggle may be dizziness and balance, another’s is headaches
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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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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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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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When someone sustains a concussion, clinicians often focus on the brain’s physical healing: managing symptoms, ensuring rest, prescribing gradual return to activity. But recovery isn’t purely biological. Psychological and behavioral factors play a huge role and a new study suggests fear-avoidance, may meaningfully affect how well someone recovers. A recent study, “Fear-Avoidant Adults Have Worse Clinical
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Sleep is one of the most powerful tools for brain recovery after a concussion, yet it’s often overlooked. Many people experience sleep problems in the days or weeks following a head injury, including trouble falling asleep, waking frequently during the night, or feeling unusually tired during the day. While these symptoms can be frustrating, science
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In long-term care (LTC) facilities, residents are often at high risk for health events like falls, infections, or rapid medical decline. These events can lead to hospitalizations, higher healthcare costs, and added stress for families and caregivers. Researchers are turning to machine learning (ML) technology to help them predict these turns in health. ML is an
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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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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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