If you have a concussion, the best thing to do is rest, drink water, and eat healthfully. Avoiding screens and bright lights can also help. In some cases, you may have a more serious injury that ...

This is particularly important for adolescents, the group most vulnerable to persisting symptoms after concussion. Leddy notes these would be his clinical recommendations for the female soccer player ...

Leddy notes that more research should be done on larger samples concerning concussion and neck injury. In the meantime, he says, patients who think they've had a concussion and whose symptoms have ...

Most people naturally recover from a concussion within four weeks, researchers said in background notes. But an estimated 30% had lingering issues with balance and reaction time, and those folks ...

Researchers took blood samples pre- and post-injury from 264 college athletes who had concussions while playing ... who was not involved in the study. She notes that “it is important to consider ...

The statement notes that ATs are typically the first line of treatment ... include a better balance between male and female athlete data. A sample of the concussion literature based on the consensus ...

Also, the sample was recruited in large urban hospitals, which limits generalizability to all pediatric concussions. This study was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

Samples were collected preseason from 1028 players ... We assessed these against a standard tool used to diagnose concussion in professional rugby. It is important to note, however, that biomarkers ...

HOUSTON - Cincinnati Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton spent just one more day out with a concussion than his stint on the seven-day disabled list required, returning Friday for the series opener ...