Active management after concussion is the best way for patients to recover and get back to school and work as quickly as ...

How would you further evaluate and treat this patient? When can she return to school and soccer? Sport-related concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that typically resolves within weeks ...

Dr. Karissa L. Niehoff is an executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations.  Working through its member state associations, the NFHS has been ...

Not long after Mark and Lindsey Stinson's oldest son began playing football, he suffered a concussion. Xavier, now a tight ...

In an effort to reduce concussions among players, the NFL is teaming up with helmet manufacturers to create safer equipment.

However, contact sports such as soccer and lacrosse also put athletes at risk for concussion. In fact, the UPMC notes that girls’ soccer sees the second most concussions of all high school sports.

Soccer follows at 20%, and basketball at 7%. In boys, the most common concussion symptoms include headaches, dizziness and confusion. Other common symptoms include pressure in the head ...