Tag Archives: concussions

Youth soccer is a tremendously popular year-round sport with many physical fitness benefits, but, as with any contact sport, it carries a risk of injury to players that should be discussed with the family pediatrician.

Tackling should be eliminated from youth football due to the risks that collisions and head injuries pose to young athletes, a researcher argues in the ...

Concussions in youth ice hockey are as common as in youth football and soccer, and often occur when players break the rules of the game, ...

A new strategy to prevent concussions on the football field that seems counterintuitive may actually work, a new study suggests. Instead of shielding the head ...

As the National Football League continues to struggle with the health risks posed by concussions, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll finds that vast majorities of Americans say football ...

National Football League football players may not be the only ones who can develop a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated concussions during decades of ...

There is no need to ban tackling from youth football, but players need the right training and supervision to cut their odds of injury, new ...

While many experts have called for a ban on “heading” the ball in youth soccer because they believe it is a leading cause of concussions, ...

(HealthDay News) — National Football League players who suffered concussions serious enough to lose consciousness may be at risk for brain damage that can affect ...

MONDAY, May 11, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Children and teens recovering from a concussion may experience difficulty with school work until they fully recover, a ...