7 Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), Federation University, Ballarat, Australia Concussion is the number one injury risk in contact and collision sports.

Objective Athletes´ concussion knowledge is not optimal which may contribute to underreporting. In our 2018 study of 508 female athletes (age = 26.9, SD = 7.1, 34.5% retired) (Kristjánsdóttir et al., ...

Athletes do not have the same understanding of a concussion and its effects as the formally accepted medical definition of the condition, study results showed. “This study indicates that researchers ...

Ask 10 random people what a concussion is, and you’d probably get 10 answers. Despite all the recent attention, the injury still is referred to as getting “your bell rung,” “knocked out” or “dinged up ...

Plasma biomarker concentrations in adolescents vary by sex and are linked to distinct cognitive and emotional post-concussion symptoms.

Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returns tonight only 24 days after a concussion. Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett is returning only seven days after a concussion. That disparity has caused some ...

Coaches should use a stricter standard for evaluating a concussion and should give athletes a longer rest period, two new studies suggest. Research on American college football players shows the risk ...

Polarcap: The pitchside treatment aiming to help players suffering with concussion A new brain-cooling treatment for sports-related concussion is being trialled in professional rugby union. It is the ...

Post-concussion syndrome (PCS), or post-concussive syndrome, refers to the lingering symptoms following a concussion or a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). This condition is typically diagnosed when ...

The NFL and NFLPA have enacted a new addition to the league's concussion protocol following nearly universal criticism of the procedure in Weeks 3 and 4 of the season. Dolphins quarterback Tua ...