National Coverage
Dave Duerson MCS Athletic Safety Fund will provide ImPACT for student athletes
(Apr 22, 2012)
DAVE DUERSON MCS ATHLETIC SAFETY FUND WILL PROVIDE IMPACT FOR STUDENT ATHLETES
MUNCIE -- Beginning next month, local student athletes will receive free testing that could have a big impact on their long-term health. Muncie Community Schools is offering a new concussion safety program, thanks to the Dave Duerson Muncie Community Schools Athletic Safety Fund. The fund, established in honor of the late NFL football player, will pay to initiate and maintain the...
Make an Impact by Benching Concussions- Ali Krieger, US Soccer Star
(Sep 19, 2011)
MAKE AN IMPACT BY BENCHING CONCUSSIONS
CNN
(Aug 11, 2011)
BETTIS CONCUSSION SOLUTION FOR YOUTH
Jerome Bettis has a new project he's working on for youth dealing with concussions. Watch the video on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/sports/2011/08/11/jerome.bettis.new.project.cnn?iref=allsearch ...
Who Won
(Jun 29, 2011)
PER INDYCAR RULES, POWER TOOK THE IMPACT (IMMEDIATE POST-CONCUSSION ASSESSMENT AND COGNITIVE TESTING) TEST AND WAS RE-EVALUATED.
Today's IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights headlines: Power gets back in the saddle at Mid-Ohio test: Back in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske car for a test day at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Will Power said he "feels fine" following the hard hit into the Turn 2 SAFER Barrier June 25 at Iowa Speedway during the Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer. Power was cleared to...
Tampa Bay Online via Associated Press
(Feb 26, 2010)
NFL COMBINE PUTS MORE EMPHASIS ON CONCUSSIONS
INDIANAPOLIS -- For the next class of players drafted, the NFL plans to begin preventing concussions right from the start. For the first time, all 329 invited players at this week's NFL scouting combine will be given a baseline brain activity exam and will likely face more grilling than previous classes about their concussion histories. "We're testing everybody, not just at-risk athletes...
Chicago Tribune
(Apr 19, 2011)
IHSA APPROVES NEW GUIDELINES FOR ATHLETES RETURNING FROM CONCUSSIONS
The Illinois High School Association approved new guidelines Tuesday to clarify the actions needed for an athlete to return to competition following a diagnosed concussion. The new concussion policy reads: "In cases when an athlete is not cleared to return to play the same day as he/she is removed from a contest following a possible head injury (i.e., concussion), the athlete shall not...
ESPN
(Apr 01, 2011)
ANALYZING MLB'S CONCUSSION POLICY
On March 29, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced new protocols related to concussion management for both players and umpires, effective from Opening Day forward. MLB is following in the footsteps of the NFL and NHL, which have both made changes in concussion management as well as the rules that govern the types of hits that often lead to...
Sports Illustrated
(Dec 14, 2011)
NHL SUFFERING LOSS OF CROSBY, GIROUX
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Sidney Crosby and Claude Giroux should have been intertwined this season as two of the NHL's brightest stars, competing for state supremacy, an MVP trophy and a Stanley Cup. Yet, Crosby and Giroux were linked in back-to-back days this week for all the wrong reasons: Head injuries that have put their careers on hold. HACKEL: Concussion problem is entrenched Crosby,...
Advocates for Injured Athletes
(Sep 09, 2011)
THE IMPORTANCE OF CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINERS
Press Release
(Jun 16, 2011)
WELLS FARGO INSURANCE AND IMPACT APPLICATIONS, INC DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE CONCUSSION CARE PARTNERSHIP
Wells Fargo’s Student Insurance Division and ImPACT Applications, Inc. have partnered to launch Play It Safe Concussion CareSM - a new concussion management treatment and services solution for athletes nationwide. ...
Journal of Athletic Training
(Jun 27, 2011)
JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING'S 2011 CLINT THOMPSON AWARD
CIC Dr. Neal McGrath of Sports Concussion New England (first CIC in New England) received the Journal of Athletic Training’s 2011 Clint Thompson Award for Clinical Advancement at the NATA annual meeting in New Orleans June 20 for his paper “Supporting the Student-Athlete’s Return to the Classroom After a Sport-Related Concussion.” This paper discusses the use of ImPACT in school settings...
www.majorleaguelacrosse.com
(Apr 25, 2011)
A LASTING IMPACT: MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE IMPLEMENTS MANDATORY BASELINE NEUROCOGNITIVE TEST
Boston, MA (April 25, 2011)- Major League Lacrosse (MLL) announced today it will become one of the first professional sports leagues to require a baseline neurocognitive test that determines an athlete’s ability to return to play after suffering a concussion. ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) is the most widely used and most scientifically validated...
projo.com
(Apr 16, 2011)
PROPOSALS DEBATED TO ALLOW SPORTS FEES, REQUIRE BASELINE CONCUSSION TESTING
By MIKE SZOSTAK Journal Sports Writer PROVIDENCE — If the General Assembly enacts two pieces of legislation currently before the Senate Education Committee, then school districts in Rhode Island will be able to charge students for extracurricular activities, and all athletes will have to take a baseline test to be referenced if they suffer a concussion. The Education Committee heard...
USA Today NHL
(Apr 06, 2011)
PENGUINS OFFER CONCUSSION TESTS TO YOUTHS
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Penguins, as part of a new initiative, will offer free baseline concussion testing and educational programs to youth hockey players in the region. "Heads Up Pittsburgh" is a combination effort with the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and UPMC Sports Medicine, aimed at making more hockey families aware of concussions in the sport. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, of...
The Toronto Globe and Mail
(Aug 05, 2011)
CONCUSSION AWARENESS SPREADING IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Matt Vettoretti had a decision to make before the last game of his high-school football season. The Grade 11 receiver was feeling woozy the day after taking a big hit in practice. He had a terrible headache and a persisting feeling that he may vomit at any moment. It was game day, and a playoff spot was on the line, but as the day wore on, he knew he had to talk to his coach. Frank Rocca,...
SportingNews
(Sep 07, 2011)
FOUTS, FLUTIE TALK CONCUSSIONS, PROGRAM THAT TARGETS TEENS
Dan Fouts knows he’s suffered multiple concussions. Some he remembers, like the time he was knocked out in a game at Kansas City. “I went over to the sideline and they gave me the baseline test, which was holding up two fingers,” the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback said. “And I guess that it was two because they always hold up two. So they say, ‘OK, you’re OK to go back...
AthleticBusiness.com
(Jan 01, 2011)
BASELINE TESTING FOR CONCUSSIONS GAINS POPULARITY
Nathan Stiles, a senior football player at Spring Hill (Kan.) High School, was playing an epic game against Osawatomie High on a Thursday night last October. He already had 65- and 18-yard touchdown runs when he came out of the game after being tackled near the sideline just before halftime. Stiles walked over to the bench, complaining of severe head pain. He sat down, stood up, then collapsed....
Brain Champions
(Jun 12, 2011)
BASELINE CONCUSSION TESTING QUESTIONED; BUT WHO IS BEHIND THIS
By Dirk Knudsen Recently a single article was published in one paper and then later picked up by USA Today. So of course we were interested in this. Being believers in the use of Neuro-Cognitive Baseline test as a vital and mandatory tool in the overall battle to stem concussion and TBI in youth sports we obviously are interested in anyone who has a valid point against their use. In a...
Can an athlete intentionally score low on a baseline?
(Apr 27, 2011)
CAN AN ATHLETE INTENTIONALLY SCORE LOW ON A BASELINE?
We have received several calls recently regarding news articles that have discussed the potential for professional athletes "sand bagging" or attempting to set an artificially low baseline test. Obviously this is disturbing in that it suggests continued lack of awareness regarding the potential long-term effects of concussion and the athlete's responsibility in monitoring their own...
USA Today
(Apr 19, 2011)
CONCUSSIONS NOW A HOT ISSUE AS LEAGUES TOUGHEN POLICIES
Brian Scalabrine was guarding Dirk Nowitzki closely in a 2009 NBA game when Nowitzki's right elbow caught him square in the jaw. Scalabrine stayed in the game, like a boxer out on his feet, unaware he'd sustained a concussion. Brian Scalabrine was guarding Dirk Nowitzki closely in a 2009 NBA game when Nowitzki's right elbow caught him square in the jaw. Scalabrine stayed in the game, like a...