Comments on: Schools Tackle Sports Concussions Head On http://www.wbur.org/2009/09/15/concussion-management WBUR is Boston's NPR News Station, featuring NPR news and programs such as Car Talk, On Point, Here & Now, Only A Game and Radio Boston. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: magapion http://www.wbur.org/2009/09/15/concussion-management/comment-page-1#comment-32519 magapion Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:35:00 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=6374#comment-32519 Check out Concussion Vital Signs, their product is getting a lot of press; it also is being sold to schools for concussion management - it is a computerized assessment program.  Check out Concussion Vital Signs, their product is getting a lot of press; it also is being sold to schools for concussion management – it is a computerized assessment program. 

]]> By: Concussion Injury http://www.wbur.org/2009/09/15/concussion-management/comment-page-1#comment-30602 Concussion Injury Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:37:00 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=6374#comment-30602 What is the deal with babying everyonethese days? At this rate, we will soon be banning sports with physical contact. I was knocked unconscious several times over the course of my youth while playing football, and I went back in as soon as I could see straight again. I turned out just fine. What is the deal with babying everyonethese days? At this rate, we will soon be banning sports with physical contact. I was knocked unconscious several times over the course of my youth while playing football, and I went back in as soon as I could see straight again. I turned out just fine.

]]> By: Kristin Cantu http://www.wbur.org/2009/09/15/concussion-management/comment-page-1#comment-1885 Kristin Cantu Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:52:49 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=6374#comment-1885 Children's Hospital Boston just posted an entry on their blog, Thrive, about the seriousness of concussion injuries in youth athletes. Here is the link - http://childrenshospitalblog.org/concussion-injuries-in-youth-athletes/ Children’s Hospital Boston just posted an entry on their blog, Thrive, about the seriousness of concussion injuries in youth athletes. Here is the link – http://childrenshospitalblog.org/concussion-injuries-in-youth-athletes/

]]> By: JohnR http://www.wbur.org/2009/09/15/concussion-management/comment-page-1#comment-1705 JohnR Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:09:13 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=6374#comment-1705 Four years ago, the Brookline Community Foundation made a three-year $15,000 grant to support the launch of the Brookline concussion management program. http://yourbrookline.org/node/331 Four years ago, the Brookline Community Foundation made a three-year $15,000 grant to support the launch of the Brookline concussion management program. http://yourbrookline.org/node/331

]]> By: steve http://www.wbur.org/2009/09/15/concussion-management/comment-page-1#comment-1611 steve Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:49:22 +0000 http://www.wbur.org/?p=6374#comment-1611 http://www.mahercorlabs.com/news/article-20090831.htm Duxbury Mass players were included in a groundbreaking study that has now been published in the Academy of Sports Dentistry's refering journal. Last nights game was changed with a hammer like hit, separating the ball from the player, who was protected with this new technology. Mahercor labs is protecting players from concussive "events" every day, including this element of concussion is a major part of the puzzle. Yet, hospitals and "experts" have no clue on how to prevent, it's all first aid and return to play assements. www.mahercor.com http://www.mahercorlabs.com/news/article-20090831.htm

Duxbury Mass players were included in a groundbreaking study that has now been published in the Academy of Sports Dentistry’s refering journal. Last nights game was changed with a hammer like hit, separating the ball from the player, who was protected with this new technology. Mahercor labs is protecting players from concussive “events” every day, including this element of concussion is a major part of the puzzle. Yet, hospitals and “experts” have no clue on how to prevent, it’s all first aid and return to play assements. http://www.mahercor.com

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