9.14.26 UPDATE FROM DR. VINCENT SCHALLER: “During the start of the game, Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray displayed an obvious fencing response, and was later described as having been unconscious after hard hits to the helmet by two Packers players. He did not return to play and was put into the NFL’s concussion protocol because an Read more
Just last month, a paper in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine gave further evidence of the importance of concussion baseline testing. Authors Philip Schatz and Jennifer Chikar of St. Joseph’s University Department of Psychology in Philadelphia looked at 231 student athletes who had post-concussion assessments using Sway Medical System technology within three days post-injury. Those Read more
What sports or recreational activities result in the most cases of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) seen in emergency rooms? Do football, soccer, hockey baseball or basketball pop into your head? It may surprise you to know that The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) reports that bicycling is the leading sports/recreational activity contributing to the Read more
Super Bowl LX is just days away, and Mid-Atlantic Concussion (MAC) Alliance’s medical director and president, Vincent Schaller, MD, DABFM, CIC, has penned a new LinkedIn article on his thoughts about the current state of concussions in the NFL. This new article is a continuation of Dr. Schaller’s thoughts and commentary from last year’s “Super Read more
Athletic trainers, coaches, parents and health care providers take note: a 2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine using data from the National Concussion Surveillance System analyzed concussion rates of a group of 3,557 children aged 5-17 who visited hospital emergency departments over a 12-month Read more
With Super Bowl LIX on the horizon, Mid-Atlantic Concussion (MAC) Alliance’s medical director and president, Vincent Schaller, MD, DABFM, CIC, recently penned a LinkedIn article on his thoughts about the state of concussions in the NFL, and in organized football on all levels of play. The article, “Super Bowl LIX Musing of a Concussion Doctor” Read more
oulisWith fall sports—particularly fall contact sports—in full swing in the Mid-Atlantic region, we would like to share a few inspiring post-concussion recovery stories from the 2024 Summer Olympics. While we hope you and your loved ones never experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI), we hope that these concussion return-to-play journeys will enlighten you and our Read more
By guest blogger Dr. Abby Baldwin, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, COMT, ITPT, GCS, AIB-VR THE ACL CRISIS: It’s all in your head. New research shows that concussions could be antecedents of ACL tears in contact sports. Can it be prevented? It’s almost a weekly headline for a women’s basketball or soccer player to announce an Read more
Second impact syndrome (SIS) is a devastating condition that occurs when an individual who suffers from initial concussive symptoms due to a head injury sustains a second impact upon their head before fully recovering from the first blow. The brain is in a vulnerable state in the aftermath of a concussion, and even a slight Read more
We are at the pinnacle of football season, with the Super Bowl just a few weeks away. We’ve already seen a few head injuries nationally broadcast that left players lying on the ground in the frightening fencing pose. And you don’t have to be a football fan to have heard or seen the phrase “concussion Read more
