A Discussion About Peer-Led Concussion Education

Throwing It Out There Again: Highly Specialized Baseball Athletes Report More Upper Extremity Overuse Injuries.

by Jane McDevitt | Jun 24, 2020

Sport specialization is associated with upper-extremity overuse injury in high school baseball playersPost EG, Struminger AH, Hibberd EE. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. Epub Ahead of Print.https://www.jshoulderelbow.org/article/S1058-2746(20)30157-9/fulltext?rss=yes Take-Home...

Treatable Conditions Should be Explored in Former Athletes with CTE-Like Symptoms

by Jane McDevitt | May 27, 2020

Premortem Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Diagnoses in Professional Football Grashow R, Weisskopf MG, Baggish A, Speizer FE, Whittington AJ, Nadler L, Connor A, Keske R, Taylor H, Zafonte R, Pascual-Leone A. Ann Neurol. 2020 Apr 13. doi:10.1002/ana.25747. Online...

Peer-Led Concussion Education May Enhance Concussion Knowledge and Reporting Behaviors

by Jane McDevitt | May 11, 2020

Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Peer Concussion-Education Program for Collegiate Athletes Meredith E. Kneavel, William Ernst, and Kevin S. McCarthy (2020). Journal of Athletic Training In-Press.Full Text Freely Available Take-Home Message A concussion education...

Mind over Sports Injury: Mindfulness Exercises Could Prevent Injury

by Jane McDevitt | Apr 22, 2020

Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Program on the Incidence of Injuries in Young Male Soccer Players Naderi A, Shaabani F, Gharayagh Zandi H, Calmeiro L, Brewer BW. J Sport Exerc Psychol. 2020 Mar 9:1-11. doi: 10.1123/jsep.2019-0003 [Epub ahead of print]...