Anyone who experiences any symptoms after a bump or blow to the head should be seen by a health care professional who has experience evaluating concussions. It is important to watch for any of the ...

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A quick shake of the head after a hard hit could signal that a person has suffered a concussion, a new study suggests.

Concussions are fairly common injuries in many sports. Recently, the guidelines for diagnosing and treating the condition has ...

Driscoll Children's Hospital recently received a $525,000 grant from Toyota's Way Forward Fund for a new "Heads Up: ...

Taking On Childhood Concussions" brings awareness to children's head injuries, from diagnosis to prevention, recovery and ...

The current treatment approach for difficult concussions is based largely on an extension of the guidelines for acute injuries (ie, rest until symptoms resolve, followed by the use of combined ...

All participants completed surveys measuring depression and concussion symptoms. Participants who ... athletic trainers may need to adjust their treatment of co-occurring concussions and ...

The exact amount and duration of rest is not yet well defined. A variety of treatments may be required for ongoing symptoms and impairments following concussion. Interventions including cervical and ...

Moving forward on the road to recovery after concussion: participant experiences of interdisciplinary intervention for persisting post-concussion symptoms ... into the facilitators and barriers of ...

Unlike a broken ankle, where you can see a cast or crutches, concussions show no outward signs, which often led to the perception that athletes were being ‘soft’ or exaggerating their symptoms. This ...