By: Joseph Person One of my last concussions in college came on a catch against Bucknell University on a beautiful Virginia fall day in 1990. I held onto the football after getting hit on a route down the middle of the field, got up and made my way back to the huddle. I stayed in […]
More than 30 independent concussion clinicians and researchers from around the United States gathered in Pittsburgh this week to propose guidelines for treating concussions and to outline areas in which further research is warranted. On Friday, representatives of the invited group shared key outcomes of the meeting. “First and foremost, the 37 leaders in attendance […]
October 1, 2015 EARTH CITY, Mo. — Technically, the injury timeout has existed since 2012 when the NFL decided to send two independent certified athletic trainers to every game to sit in the press box and look for potential injuries. But while those trainers have been in NFL press boxes across the league for the […]
By J. Brady McCollough, PITTSBURGH — Four Sundays a year, Kent Biggerstaff arrives at his booth in the south end of the Heinz Field press box and anonymously does a job that could change lives. As a certified athletic trainer for more than 40 years, 17 of which were spent as the Pirates head trainer, […]
NEW YORK — Under the NFL’s new medical timeout rule, Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman might not have been on the field with New England trying to score the go-ahead touchdown in Super Bowl XLIX. Edelman appeared dazed after a fourth-quarter hit by Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor. The trainer stationed in the press box to watch for potential […]
By Lorenzo Reyes NEW YORK — Reported concussions in the NFL have declined by 35% over a three-year period, according to the league’s 2015 Health and Safety report released Wednesday. The report states that concussions in regular-season games dropped to 112 reported cases in 2014, down from 148 the previous year and 173 in 2012. Additionally, concussions […]
JACKSONVILLE – The goal is about health and safety. And a new objective of the Jaguars, the NFL, Jacksonville University and the Jacksonville Sports Medicine Program is designed to ensure Duval County Public School athletes are healthier and safer soon. Those entities are working together to provide funding and training needed to place full-time athletic […]
Several members of the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) were honored at the 2015 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) annual meeting this past weekend. Those recognized were: Washington Redskins’ Doctor James R. Andrews, MD; Pittsburgh Steelers’ Dr. James P. Bradley, MD; St Louis Rams’ Drs. Robert H. Brophy, MD and Rick Wright, MD; and […]
Several members of the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) were honored at the 2015 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) annual meeting this past weekend. Those NFLPS members recognized were: Washington Redskins Doctor James R. Andrews, MD; Pittsburgh Steelers Dr. James P. Bradley, MD; St Louis Rams Drs. Robert H. Brophy, MD and Rick Wright, […]
By Chuck Raasch WASHINGTON • Helmets with stronger concussion protection, and real-time impact sensors. Turf designed to lessen concussions from ground impact. Tethers from the helmet to the body to lessen pre-collision whiplash. These are some of the future technological innovations laid out by NFL representatives and researchers at a briefing for Capitol Hill staffers Thursday. […]