A concussion in football is a type of brain injury caused by a sudden impact or jolt to the head that disrupts normal brain function. The CDC defines a concussion as a type of traumatic brain injury ...

Recent data confirms what many pediatricians have long suspected: American football accounts for nearly one-fifth of all ...

Concussions are one of the most talked-about injuries in football, but how often do they actually happen? The short answer: more often than most fans realize but less often than the headlines ...

The "blue medical tent" for initial injury and concussion evaluations is raised on an NFL sideline during the 2023 season. James D. Smith / AP This piece is part of The Athletic’s annual NFL anonymous ...

Modding: “a modification made to a software application (such as a video game) by a user in order to change the way the application looks or functions.” (source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary) Then there ...

The mod was created by the Derek Sheely Foundation to bring more awareness to the dangers and warning signs of traumatic head ...

(Reuters) - The American Medical Association, responding to rising concern about concussions in youth sports like soccer and football, on Tuesday adopted policies intended to lower the risk of these ...

Retired players accuse the league of hiding information on brain damage. June 7, 2012— -- More than 2,000 former NFL players filed a lawsuit this morning in Philadelphia, accusing the league of ...

It's getting toward the pointy end of pre-season for the Brighton Bombers senior women's football squad. Before training, their strength and conditioning coach, Kelley, takes them through a meticulous ...