Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine and Joint Hospital in Tyler partnered with HitCheck, a cognitive assessment app, to bring mobile concussion tests to the sidelines for student athletes across the ...

Concussions are one of the most common injuries in high school football, with an estimated 100,000 to 150,000 cases each year—yet nearly half go unreported, increasing the risk of long-term brain ...

Athletes experiencing a concussion during a sports event are evaluated for return to play through clinical evaluation, without the need for imaging studies. We typically don't know with a high level ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The energy of fall sports is electrifying, but with the thrill of competition comes the responsibility of prioritizing athlete safety. Concussions, a common yet ...

Dr. Josh Purses has treated youth sports concussions for years. His top piece of advice? Play it safe. “The No. 1 thing is to not return to play,” Purses said in a phone call with The News Tribune on ...

When playing sports, it's important to remember: Brains don't have seat belts. When rapid acceleration or deceleration of the brain inside the skull occurs with a blow to the head, a concussion ...

One million athletes experience a concussion injury each year in the U.S. March 19, 2013— -- When Dawn Balzano's 17-year-old daughter Victoria took a ball to the head during a soccer game a ...

A former Clemson receiver is once again in the NFL’s concussion protocol after two in-game falls caused his head to bounce ...

New England Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye left Sunday's game vs. the New York Jets with a head injury. Maye took a helmet-to-helmet hit from Jets linebacker Jamien Sherwood while scrambling ...

Shane Tamura speculated in a suicide note that he was suffering from CTE, a degenerative brain disease associated with sports-related head injuries Samira Asma-Sadeque is a legal reporter at PEOPLE's ...