Horse racing jockey and trainer Greg Morris also happens to be one of the safety commissioners for the National Steeplechase Association, the governing body for the sport of jump racing in North America. Known also as timber racing, jump racing originated in Ireland in the 18th century and involves repeated jumps by riders atop thoroughbred Read more

Football safety has run the gamut from no safety, to improved safety. First there were no helmets, then leather helmets, then, in the 1960s, the introduction of today’s helmets. This head-covering, protective plastic piece of equipment definitely helps prevent skull fractures, but hasn’t helped prevent concussions which cause the brain to move in the skull Read more

We’re always pleased to read about any sort of research that’s being conducted when it comes to brain injuries. The latest we’re noting are studies linking brain injuries to other diseases such as Alzheimer’s, dementia and even amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Caveat: We’re not into fear mongering, so we’ll start out by saying that lots Read more

According to experts like Dr. James Noble, member of the American Academy of Neurology, and author of a Columbia University study that’s recently been widely reported, “Women athletes are 50% more likely than male athletes to have a sports-related concussion.” Recently, ESPN magazine  senior writer Peter Keating sums up some important, women-related concussion news,  acknowledging Read more

As of 2014, NASCAR racing was the most popular spectator sport in America and, some even say, the world.  These drivers face constant danger – a fact that the sport’s safety policy makers address with special racing suits, carbon fire seating, reinforced roll cages (special interior frames that help prevent injury) and, also as of Read more

A recent Wall Street Journal article discussed findings of a 2015 football player student who died from Second Impact Syndrome, a rare condition that occurs when an individual suffers a second concussion before healing from a concussion. This is an avoidable tragedy we never want to see repeated! We’d like to note that the unfortunate Read more

The program we helped initiate at the Diocese of Wilmington two years ago, thanks to a generous grant from ATI Physical Therapy and Dynamic Physical Therapy Associates, continues to pay big dividends for student athletes and their families. Our baseline “ImPACT” computer testing is set up in a video game format and takes less than a half-hour to complete Read more

A Yale research study published in the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience ponders if Henry VIII could have suffered from an NFL player-type concussion. The article brings back memories of the Showtime drama “The Tutors” a few years back (yes, I admit I watch television—I tried to convince my wife I was bulking up on European Read more

I was happy to read about a $30 million study launched by the NCAA (BizJournals.com, Temple, Penn Join $30M Concussion Study). There are injuries in nearly all college athletic programs, and not just the well-known contact sports like football, rugby, lacrosse and ice hockey. In our MAC Concussion Clinic we also regularly see injuries in soccer Read more