Basketball isn’t regularly documented as a devastatingly physical sport, such as hockey, football, or rugby, but the regularity with which NBA games are played and the distance players run per game does take a significant physical toll. The 2014-2015 season witnessed an unprecedented number of players fall victim to musculoskeletal injuries. As a result, the […]
As if there hasn’t been enough research that equates playing football to degenerative brain diseases, a study by Dr. Francis Conidi at the Florida Center for Headache and Sports Neurology has added more fuel to the fire. The lead researcher on the study, Conidi scanned the brains of 40 ex-NFL players—they were all relatively fresh […]
New York, NY – As “Concussion” is set to be in the theaters at the end of the month, the dark cloud of players health looms ominously over the league. Concussions are without a doubt the biggest issue facing the NFL presently. Of course, the NFL is not sitting idly by as their player’s long […]
Six winners of the Head Health Challenge I were announced on Thursday. The winners will each receive a $500,000 award, furthering their work to speed diagnosis and improve treatment for mild traumatic brain injury thanks to the joint effort of the NFL and GE. Head Health Challenge is part of the Head Health Initiative and […]
The NFL is taking initiative to protect players from head injuries. At the forefront of this initiative is technology. The Head Health Challenge was created to find innovative ways to promote head safety and reduce brain trauma among athletes, members of the armed forces and all of society. Teaming up with Under Armour and General […]