In updated recommendations on youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) encourages players of most sports to wear cloth face coverings at all times for group training, competition, and on the sidelines.
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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 ...
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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, ...
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Extracurricular sports may help children develop the discipline they need to succeed in the classroom, a new study suggests. Kids’ attention span and level of ...
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At their annual meeting today in Chicago, members of the American Medical Association (AMA) voted to adopt policy aimed at reducing and managing concussions suffered ...
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By Louis M. Profeta, MD I don’t care if your eight year old can throw a baseball through six inches of plywood. He is not going ...
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(HealthDay News) — Being able to play baseball year-round puts young pitchers in the southern United States at increased risk for an overuse injury in ...
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Sports related concussions are the only injury in all of medicine with a legislative mandate requiring medical attention. That mandate, which includes laws in all 50 ...
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MONDAY, Dec. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a lot of discussion recently about concussions and contact sports, but new research suggests that even ...
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SATURDAY, Nov. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Despite recent efforts to create awareness about concussion among young athletes, a new study found that high school ...
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