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Researchers Rate Football Helmets- Buyer Beware |
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Biomechanical researchers have developed a concussion
rating system for football helmets. Want a
five-star, just look it up. Sounds like a
good idea, but some believe the whole notion leads to
inaccurate - and potentially dangerous - conclusions. |
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Trickle Down - The Good, the Bad... |
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Some professional sports
organizations have made
significant changes in their
concussion policies, while
others have made few. Many
youth leagues follow the
standards set by the pros.
SportsConcussions.org takes a
look at where we are now. |
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REAP: Community concussion care |
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The
REAP (Reduce, Educate, Accommodate, Pace)
Program is a guide
for concussion management developed after Jake
Snakenberg's death. It's the "How To"
that fills the gap between removal from the game
and return-to-play.
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Zackery Lystedt Hits Some Big Milestones |
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Zackery Lystedt and his
family have assembled a variety
of therapies to help him gain
back some of the independence
that he lost when he suffered a
catastrophic brain injury during
a middle school football game
four years ago. See how
much has changed for Zackery as
a result. |
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Mellos Provide Inspiration for New Rhode Island Concussion Law |
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Dylan Mello and his mother
Donna worked tirelessly in Rhode
Island to help pass the new
Rhode Island Concussion Law,
effective June 2010.
Dylan, who suffered three
concussions in ten months was
unable to participate in sports
his senior year and also
postponed college as a result of
persistent post-concussion
symptoms. |
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CT Teen Suffers Post-Concussion Syndrome/ Tries Cocoon Therapy |
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Joe Bonitatebus thought when
his broken nose healed he would
be able to resume physical
activities but found he still
had symptoms two years later.
By testifying in favor of the CT
concussion bill currently before
legislators, he hopes to help
other student-athletes avoid the
hardships he has faced. |
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Nike Designs Shoes for Matthew Newman, Injured WA Football Player |
| Matthew Newman received a
once-in-a-lifetime gift from
Nike in the form of shoes
designed in his honor. See what
this Cowiche, WA teen thought of
this unique gift. |
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NFL Gives Boston Univ. $1 Million for Further Brain Injury Research |
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Researchers at Boston
University received a $1 million
unrestricted gift from the NFL
to further their research into
the long-term consequences of
repeated head trauma. |
Lewis Howe,
CDC's Massachusetts Grant Manager |
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Lewis Howe works for the
Massachusetts Dept. of Public
Health's Division of Violence
and Injury Prevention and has
been instrumental in developing
concussion legislation currently
under review. He has implemented
many programs throughout the
state with partners from Boston
Univ, Sports Legacy Institute,
American Academy of Pediatrics,
Boston Medical Center, and Mass.
General Hospital. |
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Preston's Story |
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Preston, his coaches,
parents, and teammates attended
a concussion workshop at his
high school featuring Dr. Stan
Herring, Co-Medical Director of
the Seattle Sports Concussion
Program, and a Seattle Seahawks
and Mariners team physician. So
when he walked into the dugout
and told his coaches he couldn’t
go back into the game, he had
everyone’s full support. |
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Dr.David Coppel, neuropsychologist |
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Dr. David Coppel has been
evaluating Seattle Seahawks
players for over 14 years to
ensure that they are ready to
return to the field after a
concussion. Now he brings
his expertise to the Seattle
Sports Concussion Program. |
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Dr. Aaron Dalan former NFL tackle |
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Meet pediatrician Aaron
Dalan, whose gentle healing side
has replaced the fiercely
competitive, tough-as-nails
Oakland Raider he once was. |
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Donna & Dylan Mello testify in Rhode Island; CT introduces bill |
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Dylan Mello was sidelined
his senior year after suffering
multiple concussions. He
and his mother Donna have worked
hard to establish concussion
legislation in Rhode Island as a
result; CT introduces
concussion bill |
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Michelle's Story |
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Michelle Pelton and her father Ed
Hill have worked tirelessly to
raise awareness regarding
concussions after she suffered
seven playing softball and
basketball. |
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NFHS policy change |
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NFHS changes concussion
policy for high schools
nationwide, beginning
Fall 2010. |
John Heck MS,ATC,CSCS,EMT
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A certified athletic trainer
(ATC) at Connecticut College,
John Heck describes the role
those in his profession play,
plus the training and expertise
required to become an ATC in his
article "Certified Athletic
Trainers are Expert Sports
Medicine Practitioners." |
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Zackery
Lystedt |
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Zackery, a junior high
school football player at the
time of his injury, inspired the
new WA State concussion
management law which is sweeping
the country. |
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Dylan
Mello |
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a Rhode Island high school
star athlete suffered several
concussions in 2008/09 that kept
him from participating in any
sports his senior year. Read how
his scholarship dreams
disappeared, how he may have to
postpone college, and the impact
his injury has had on his entire
community.... |
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Matthew Newman |
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a WA State high school
junior, Matthew Newman is
recovering from a 2009 football head
injury and multiple surgeries. |
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