by Dan DeMarle | Feb 26, 2025 | Brain Health, Sports, Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion
In 2015, the NFL agreed to an uncapped settlement to pay former players diagnosed with brain disease. The agreement came after players sued the league for covering what it knew about the links between brain disease and football. But who’s gotten paid and how...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 3, 2023 | Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion
The relationship between brain injury and mental health is complex. While the connection is under-researched, we know that brain injury can be both an entirely separate issue from mental health and a trigger for the development of new mental health issues. The effects...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 15, 2022 | Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion
As assistant professor of orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, David Howell, PhD, understands the relationship between concussions and subsequent injury in athletes — namely, that after suffering a concussion, athletes at all levels are...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 15, 2021 | Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion
A research team led by scientists at Université de Montréal has developed a unique observational tool for assessing children up to 5 years of age who have had a concussion. The work is explained in a study published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation....
by Dan DeMarle | May 16, 2021 | Accessibility, Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion
Cooper Lewis wears his Nike FlyEase sneakers, which are designed to be quick and easy to get into, every day. “They’re really the only pair that I have that actually fit and stay on my feet,” says the 31-year-old from Akron, Ohio, who is recovering...
by Dan DeMarle | Aug 16, 2020 | Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion, Uncategorized
High school athletes sustaining a concussion require careful attention when determining return-to-sport (RTS) readiness. The purpose of this study was to determine epidemiological and RTS data of a large cohort of high school athletes who sustained one or more...
