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Study Links Nonconcussion Head Impacts in Contact Sports to Brain Changes and Lower Test Scores

Repeated blows to the head during a season of contact sports may cause changes in the brain’s white matter and affect cognitive abilities even if none of the impacts resulted in a concussion, according to a study published in the […]

December 19, 2013 / Athlete Development, Concussions, Sports Health & Fitness, Sports Medicine
‘Head Games’ Forces Viewers to Confront Concussions in Sport

Christina Master is a pediatrician and sports medicine specialist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and fully understands the dangers concussions pose to athletes of all ages. Master knows that some doctors insist that one concussion is one too many. […]

September 19, 2012 / Athlete Development, Coaching, Concussions, Politics, Sports Health & Fitness, Sports Medicine

Study Links Nonconcussion Head Impacts in Contact Sports to Brain Changes and Lower Test Scores