Right now is a great time for cycling for both adults and children, but a lot of kids are missing a key piece of safety gear when they ride: a helmet. May is Bicycle Safety Month, and it's a time when ...
KELLER - A year after 16-year-old Jarrod Snell suffered a series of concussions playing football, he's still experiencing side effects. I slept for 20 hours a day and I had a lot of symptoms, Snell ...
As doctors learn more about the harmful long-term effects of concussions, new research suggests a properly fitting helmet greatly reduces the severity of injury. In an analysis of nearly 1,400 ...
Many athletes, from football players to equestrians, rely on helmets to protect their heads from impacts or falls. However, a loose or improperly fitted helmet could leave them vulnerable to traumatic ...
The NFL receives the highest television ratings of all pro sports, and football continues to have the highest rates of participation for high school boys in the country (compared to other sports), yet ...
Background Properly fitted equipment remains a critical element in reducing the risk of concussion in American football. Objective To assess helmet fitting characteristics and contributing risk ...
Arkansas Children's Hospital Injury Prevention Center is reminding parents of the dangers of not wearing or not properly fitting your child's bike helmet.Bicycle-related deaths peak in the warmer ...
Video: Dr. Michael Schaefer of MetroHealth Medical Center explains how an ill-fitting helmet can actually increase the chance of an injury. A concussion is caused by a blow the the head. In sports, ...
1 Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 2 Integrated Concussion Research Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 3 Alberta ...