Cutting Football Some Slack
Featured Image: Author Football and New Equipment As many people know, football has been under a lot of scrutiny in recent years due to its high prevalence of c...
Tag: concussions
Concussions: An Athlete’s Dilemma
Injuries are par for the course in sports. Athletes experience their fair share of muscle strains and tears, but perhaps the most severe injury is one that occu...
Concussed? Sit It Out Pal, You’ll Thank Me Later!
Most athletes who play any contact sport at whatever level can relate to the guilt of injury, the feeling of not being there for your brothers and sister to fig...
Concussions… a question of toughness?
At a recent family gathering over Thanksgiving, my family was watching the traditional NFL football games when they announced the death of Frank Gifford, a form...
To Play or Not To Play?
Concussions are a tricky subject in sports. On the one hand, there are risks in just about anything one does: a car accident is possible when making a short tri...
Knock Knock Who's There? Concussion!
If you wondered what many Americans were doing Sunday afternoon, I could give you an answer. They were watching football. Baseball claims that its America’...
Rub Some Dirt In It..?
Concussions are a problem in today’s athletes. Concussions are difficult to diagnose and their severities can vary greatly. The long term effects of frequent ...
Putting A Price On The Brain: Concussions And Football
Paul Oliver, Andre Walters, David Duerson, Junior Seau, Ray Easterling, Shane Dorness and Terri Long have three things in common. They are all former NFL player...
CTE to ALS, a Deadly Path
ALS, the current neurological disease du jour, has been thrust into the minds of Americans via the now-infamous “Ice Bucket Challenge”. While the cause of this ...
What a Hit! The True Story About Concussions
Concussions are possibly one of the most common injuries for contact sports like football, boxing, hockey, etc. Players get hit in the head all the time and inj...