by Dr Robbins | Dec 22, 2012 | Migraine, Sports Injury
I am scheduled to be on WGN 720 AM (Chicago) Dec 25th at 8:10 or so; we will be discussing football, concussions, and what to do about head traumas in football; recently I wrote an OPED (on Realclearsports.com several Thursdays ago) on “Save Brains: Stop...
by Dr Robbins | Dec 4, 2012 | Sports Injury
It is not just High School football players that sustain head injuries; studies of 7 to 8 year olds revealed the average kid recieved 107 significant head blows per season; to a young, immature, developing brain, this is very significant. Who know what this damage can...
by Dr Robbins | Nov 26, 2012 | Sports Injury
In the 1 million HS football players, about 60,000 concussions are reported yearly. At least as many go unreported (kids notoriously underreport concussions). Many of these lead to post-concussion syndrome, headaches included. These are tough to treat. A fascinating...
by Dr Robbins | Nov 25, 2012 | Sports Injury
This is the first post of several on youth and H.S. football, and head traumas. There are 3.5 million tackle football players age 5 to 14, and 1 million more H.S. players. I just wrote an OPED on this subject(has not been accepted yet), basically stating my position...
by Dr Robbins | Oct 9, 2012 | Sports Injury
Texas doctors and legislators believe the health of student athletes will be better protected with the recent enactment of Natasha’s Law. The new state law requires specific responses when student athletes get concussions on the field. Previously, a coach was...
by Dr Robbins | Sep 9, 2012 | Sports Injury
The journal Neurology has released results from a study that revealed retired NFL athletes had a four-times higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or ALS than the general population....
