Objective Develop a clinically pragmatic dual-task balance test to identify balance deficits in acutely concussed adolescents more accurately than the current standard mBESS. Design Observational ...

OLD WESTBURY, New York (WABC) -- Any parent of an athlete will tell you one of their biggest concerns is concussions, and Carol Goldrick is no different when it comes to her 13-year-old daughter ...

A test used to gauge whether a college athlete has suffered a concussion is right only half the time and may be useless, new research finds. The test used by the NCAA, which oversees college sports, ...

Quicker and more accurate concussion tests can now be conducted - thanks to AI technology. A new portable device has been developed using machine learning to spot possible concussions through walking, ...

5 Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 6 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 7 Hotchkiss Brain Institute, ...

When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician's assessment of three things: the player's symptoms, physical balance and ...

Curtin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Concussions can occur in many different ways, but they are more likely to occur when playing fast-paced team sports like ...

More than 25 years ago, Pete Ryan was blindsided during a football game and couldn't remember the second half. Finally, Monday, he was tested for a concussion. Ryan, the Saginaw Heritage athletic ...

When college athletes are evaluated for a possible concussion, the diagnosis is based on an athletic trainer or team physician’s assessment of three things: the player’s symptoms, physical balance and ...