For the study, CDC researchers examined national data collected between 2001 and 2013 regarding playground-related injuries in children 14 and younger. Of the 215,000 children treated annually for ...

The standard of care for treating children with concussions may be shifting, as some doctors now encourage a quicker return to normal routines. Traditionally, patients were advised to rest in a dark ...

Doctors prescribe off-label medications to treat the symptoms of concussion. This can include acetaminophen, sertraline, ...

On any given day, nearly 20% of patients seen by the Sports Medicine team at Children's Hospital Los Angeles are children ...

Beginning this fall, the concussion management protocol developed for University of Virginia student-athletes will become the standard of care for all students at Student Health and Wellness, thanks ...

Elbin recently co-authored a paper examining an emerging standard of concussion care that is more targeted to the individual and appears to be producing better long-term results, which he discusses in ...

Children with the least material deprivation visit the emergency department (ED) for concussion more frequently than children with the most material deprivation, according to a Canadian study. The ...