Following up yesterday’s post on the increase in concussions seen at hospital emergency rooms, new initiatives to educate the high school sports community about concussions have been adopted. Beginning in the fall of 2010, all Rhode Island high school coaches head coaches, assistants and volunteers must take a free 20-minute online course on…
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Youth sports build strong bodies, teach “team work” and help stem the trend toward obesity that has the attention of America’s health care providers. However, there are statistics demonstrating emergency Room visit s for teenagers are tripling over a 10 year period. Sports Medicine researchers are concerned that “bigger, stronger and faster” may not be…
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No matter how fit you may think you are, some things are beyond an athlete’s control. You may be predisposed to head injury and concussion from a bike crash or other sports injury, even if you are wearing a helmet, if you have certain genetic predispositions. One of the genetic factors that may predispose an…
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