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. […]
Two members of the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) were named in the prestigiousOrthopedics This Week’s list of top shoulder surgeons, “20 of the Top North American Shoulder Surgeons: 2015.” James P. Bradley, M.D., M.S., head orthopedic surgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Matthew T. Provencher, M.D., head team physician for the New England Patriotswere chosen […]
Pittsburgh Steelers Head Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. James P. Bradley Named One of the Top North American Shoulder Surgeons of 2015. Two members of the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) were named in the prestigious Orthopedics This Week’s list of top shoulder surgeons, “20 of the Top North American Shoulder Surgeons: 2015.” James P. Bradley, M.D., M.S., […]
On February 10, 2015 physician leaders of major medical organizations along with key federal personnel and National Security Council (NSC) staff participated in a Physicians Roundtable on a national initiative, Bystanders: Our Nation’s Immediate Responders. This medical preparedness initiative is a direct response to Presidential Policy Directive 8 (National Preparedness). The meeting was held at […]
Washington state’s student athletes gained a measure of safety today as Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Act (PDF of legislation). About one in 250 young athletes has a heart disorder that heightens the risk of sudden cardiac arrest. The new law aims to inform sports-playing students, their parents and coaches […]
The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) today applauded the selection of member Robert Brophy, MD, orthopedic surgeon for the St Louis Rams, who was selected for an American-British-Canadian (ABC) Traveling Fellowship by the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA). For five weeks, from April 19 to May 22, 2015, he will tour orthopaedic centers from around the world, including […]