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The article reports on the need for schools to implement strategies in protecting students from brain injuries and health consequences in the U.S. The topics discussed include the risks of concussions on the health of athletes, the data from the government agency the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the estimated number of children and youth treated and diagnoses of concussions, and the correlation between damaged or healthy brain and learning, sleep, language and cognition.

The article explores several ways to protect brain so that an accident or injury does not turn into a serious health crisis It discusses how skull helps protect brain's soft tissue from direct impact, while fluid around the brain acts as a shock absorber. But a violent-enough jolt. It discusses how direct blow to head can rapidly accelerates head's motion, causing brain to strike one side of inner skull.

The article focuses on the concussion management strategies and policies at the University of New Haven (UNH) in Connecticut. It states that the univerisity utilized the headband collision sensors from impact sensor technology firm Triax Technologies, which aims to monitor real-time data about the on-field collisions of football players. Comments from Deborah Chin, associate vice president and director of athletics and recreation at UNH, are included.

The article offers information on the efforts being made by engineers, doctors and coaches to protect the athletes from concussions along with development of new helmets and rules limiting physical contact in sports and presents the views of neurologist Dr. Kevin Crutchfield on the same.

The article discusses brain injuries incurred during sports games particularly in relation to U.S. football. Topics include products in concussion detection and management such as the Mobile-Enabled Pocket SCAT2 Sideline Assessment Tool from the company Concussion Vital Signs, how a protein called tau which keeps nerve cells in the brain together can be used to detect the severity of brain injury , and how researchers such as Gary Small are trying to develop reliable ways to measure tau.

The article focuses on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) that is diagnosed mainly in professional athletes including Fred Lorenzen, former driver of the motorsports events sanctioning body NASCAR. Topics discussed include Lorenzen's accident in a racing in 1972, CTE's characterization by accumulation of a toxic protein tau in the brain, recommendation by the NASCAR for the drivers to wear the head and neck support (HANS) devices while driving that prevent them from concussions.

The article reports that Oxygen seems to repair the brain damage years after concussion according to research results of Shai Efrati at Tel Aviv University in Israel and his team. The team found that hyperbaric oxygen sessions had significantly improved cognitive function and quality of life of people with postconcussion syndrome.

The article presents information on the football helmet manufacturer Xenith and its effect on reducing the number of concussion injuries from the sport. Topics include the design and technology of the helmet created by Xenith founder and doctor of medicine Vin Ferrara, the company's investors such as businessman Dan Gilbert, and the effect of legal claims and lawsuits on Xenith. INSET: TRENDING.

The article focuses on the Concussion Management and Awareness Act imposed in the New York in 2001, which requires every personnel associated with physical activity such as coaches, nurses and certified athletic teachers to take concussion management course approved by the state.

The article focuses on guidelines National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) to prevent sudden death of secondary school athletes. It mentions that the guidelines for treatment and prevention of concussions, sudden cardiac arrest, and exertional heat stroke in the playing fields and suggests schools to have emergency action plans. It presents the views of NATA's national manager Judy Pulice on the need to takes steps to keep athletes safe.

The article reports on the joint venture of the National Football League (NFL) with conglomerate corporation General Electric Co. (GE) and sports clothing company Under Armour Inc. as part of the $60 million Head Health Initiative to develop treatment and prevent sports-related concussions.

The article discusses the risk for children and adolescents to sustain sport-related concussions which temporarily disrupt the brain's normal function. Topics include the prevalence of brain concussions among youth, their symptoms and their prevention. The author emphasizes the important role of professionals in reducing the risk of brain concussions through education, evaluation, preparation, and rehabilitation

The article offers the author's insights on the need to know the symptoms to look for by an employee when he/she hit his/her head in the jobsite and on the need to go to a doctor immediately. The author relates his experience when his head hit the horizontal gate valve handle in a boiler room, saying that he felt dizzy, migraines, and his brain seem to be in a fog two weeks after the incident. He discusses tips to prevent concussion from the jobsite including the use of proper equipment.

The article focuses on the management of concussion within dance community and how the causes of concussion vary depending on the type of dance. Topics discussed include the increase in concussion incidents among dancers, views of Dr. Nick Allen, clinical director at the Birmingham Royal Ballet, on the issue, and the ways that help reduce risk of concussion among dancers. It also highlights the prevalence of concussion among football and rugby players.

The article discusses the prevalence and prevention of brain concussion in youth sport in the U.S. Topics include the safety measure urged by U.S. President Barack Obama to address the troubling trend of brain injuries among youth, the important questions that must be asked by parents to their children regarding concussion safety according to co-founder Chris Nowinski of Sports Legacy Institute, and the online toolkit published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).

The article discusses a class-action lawsuit by a group of soccer players and parents in California against the Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) and U.S. soccer organizations for negligence in the handling concussions, particularly those at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The article discusses an engineering study of football helmets and their ability to prevent concussions, noting the poor performance of the Riddell VSR4 helmets used by professional football players.

The article presents the author's view that parents and coaches are responsible for keeping children safe from sports-related concussions. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports program is mentioned. The use of helmets to prevent head injuries is recommended for individual and team sports. A study in New Zealand on traumatic brain injury is mentioned. The DHA omega-3 fatty acid's potential for treating concussion effects is noted.

National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell answers reader questions on topics that include the NFL's pink initiative to fight breast cancer, punishment of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, and the prevention of concussions among players.

The college athletics experience no doubt provides student-athletes with such valuable life skills as time management, teamwork, and self-discipline, which will benefit them long after they leave the playing field. But the student-athletes who play football and other contact sports also experience multiple hits to the head, which can leave them with lasting, but much less desirable, outcomes, long after they stop participating in college athletics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a 2017 study which shows that about 15% of high school students had 1 or more concussions and 6% had 2 or more. Topics covered include the occurrence of concussions derived from sports or physical activities, the likely reporting of single concussions by students in grades 9, 10, and 11, the likely reporting of 4 or more concussions by Black and Hispanic students. Also noted is the likely undercounting of concussions among high school students.

The article provides an answer to a question concerning a brain disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which occurs because of repeated head injuries to children who play football.

Lawsuits and media coverage have brought greater attention to concussion prevention and treatment in contact sports. But not all concussions occur in competitive sports. And the proper response plan, regardless of how the concussion occurred, can extend to the classroom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the five-star helmet from Virginia Tech University and also presents a quiz on sports related concussion.

The article provides information about concussions and offers tips on how to keep children safe from injuries. Other topics include the meaning and causes of concussion including bumps, falls and other bodily force, symptoms such as dizziness, nausea and headaches, and misconceptions about treatment.

An interview with former amateur wrestler and entrepreneur Mario Mercado is presented concerning a headgear he developed that could protect amateur wrestlers from concussion. Topics covered include mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Dr. Nikhil Gupta, the New York University/Poly Summer Incubation Program, and the development of a protocol for impact.

The article offers recommendations from motorcycle rider Josh Day regarding implementing a neurocognitive baseline testing and a formal concussion protocol motorcycle racing series MotoAmerica while mentioning its use to understand and prevent head injuries.

The article discusses the robotic tackle dummy named Mobile Virtual Player (MVP)which is used by Dartmouth College football coach Eugene Teevens during practice with his team. Topics mentioned include the assistance of engineering students Elliot Kastner and Quinn Connell to brought Teevens idea for a dummy to life and the role of the robot in helping to make football safer through prevention of concussions caused by tackling technique.

The article highlights the importance of concussion prevention and management in children due to the brain's ongoing cognitive maturation during childhood, citing the Ontario Ministry of Education's mandate that all school boards develop concussion policies for implementation by February 2015.

The article discusses the impact of concussion, a public health crisis, on a huge population and posing limitations on diagnostics and treatment methods. Topics discussed include consideration of concussion to be a functional disturbance rather than structural abnormality, high risk for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and use of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the evaluation of concussion.

The article presents information on several laws concerning education in the U.S. for the period 2013-2014. The Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act would mandate minimum state requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions caused due to school sports. The Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students would promote health, nutrition, and fitness for students. The Global Autism Assistance Act would establish an education grant program for autism spectrum disorders.

In this article, clinical professor Robert Cantu emphasizes on bringing awareness among children regarding the symptoms of brain concussion such as nausea and blurry vision. It mentions that a study conducted by pediatric fellow Brit Anderson predicted that young athletes feel hesitate to report symptoms to their coaches. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, sportsperson must wear helmets, avoid physical sports and follow the sports rules properly.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the Letters column in the April 2011 issue, "Brain Storm" in the April 2011 issue, and a letter on claiming that 2011 Six Nations referee Jonathan Kaplan and touchjudge Peter Allan should not be appointed to any Six Nations game.

The article focuses on sports injury prevention associated with head concussions in young athletes. It states that coaches and parents must educate athletes on the risks and prevention of sports concussion by requiring them to use proper techniques of body contact, exercise of sportsmanship, and health care professional evaluation of a suspected concussion. Moreover, the significance of immediate response to sports injury of concussion is emphasized to deter cumulative effects.

The article extends the author's thanks, on behalf of the American Counseling Association, to the readers of "Counseling Today" for their continued support of the journal. The author also emphasizes the importance of play among children based on the author's experiences from several counseling conferences. The author also asks readers to support the Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act.

The article reports on the two petitions for writ of certiorari to be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court at its December 9, 2016 conference such as the Gilchrist v. National Football League (NFL) and Armstrong v. National Football League cases. Topics discussed include the origin of the case from the NFL Players Concussion Injury Litigation that was filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the retired players involved in the case, and the settlement provided with the NFL.

The article discusses the decision of many U.S. youth football leagues to ban tackling for young players in order to help children avoid serious head injuries and mentions symptoms of a concussion and a ban against kickoffs by the Pop Warner youth football league for children ages five to ten.

The article discusses a study conducted to improve helmet technology so a to reduce reduce the risk of concussion and head injuries during sports.

The article focuses on organization of soccer matches under new safety rules introduced by the U.S. Soccer Federation. Topics include development of new rules by the federation to avoid concussions in kids, illustration of headers termination in the game through new rules, description of several symptoms associated with concussions such as headaches, implementation of new rules by leagues associated with the federation and involvement of former player Brandi Chastain in campaign development.

The article presents information on changes in soccer rules announced by the U.S. Soccer Federation in November 2015, which aimed to protect children from serious head injuries, called concussions, and mentions the symptoms of this injury.

The article presents the tips on how to prevent the risk of bumping heads among athletic children which include knowing the who is the coach is, utilizing the proper gear, and minimizing unnecessary body contact.

The article reports on the results of a study conducted by Harvard University which revealed that several colleges and universities continue to lag behind acceptable standards with regard to the development of athletic programs for preventing concussions.

The article discusses the development of a football helmet by sporting goods company Riddell, called the SpeedFlex, focusing on the helmet's ability to reduce impact and prevent brain injuries. It also depicts an image of the helmet.

The article discusses the view of neuropsychologist Munro Cullum, a brain-injury specialist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, that limiting full contacts in high school football practices, both in-season and during off-season, could help reduce the risk of concussions.