by Sue Robbins | Aug 19, 2019 | Sports Injury
After a season of college football, portions of players’ brains can show worrying signs of damage, even if they did not experience a concussion, according to a timely new study of contact sports and brain health. Read more here.
by Dr Robbins | Jan 18, 2016 | Sports Injury
Learn about the risks of brain damage from youth tackle football, and what can be done to protect our young athletes. Dr. Robbins launched a public awareness campaign in December 2012 to warn people that despite the sport’s many benefits, we are increasingly...
by Sue Robbins | Jan 5, 2014 | Sports Injury
While more retired N.F.L. players continue to announce they have (or had) progressive neurodegenerative brain disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E., the N.F.L. playoffs have started. Gregory D. Myer, director of research in sports medicine at Cincinnati...
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...
