http://www.brainline.org/rss/categories/sports_injuries.xml This is the RSS feed for Brainline's latest content from the "Sports Injuries" category. Wed, 17 May 2017 13:49:39 EDT en-us http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=11066 What happens when the drive to play outweighs the potential risk of injury? Some high school athletes are finding ways around the precautions coaching and medical staff take to ensure their safety. video Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=11066 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=11068 Despite multiple concussions, a high school freshman continues to play football. Will family tradition outweigh the risks? video Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=11068 http://www.brainline.org/content/2015/12/cte-pathology-in-a-neurodegenerative-disorders-brain-.html page Thu, 03 Dec 2015 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/2015/12/cte-pathology-in-a-neurodegenerative-disorders-brain-.html http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=10950 A new study suggests that vulnerability to CTE is not limited to professional athletes. video Thu, 03 Dec 2015 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=10950 http://www.brainline.org/content/2014/07/looking-at-the-risk-of-concussion-in-sports-head-on.html Are sports organizations like FIFA taking concussions in sports seriously enough? page Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:00:00 EDT http://www.brainline.org/content/2014/07/looking-at-the-risk-of-concussion-in-sports-head-on.html http://www.brainline.org/content/2014/02/briana-scurrys-letter-to-young-soccer-players.html Soccer great Briana Scurry writes an open letter to young athletes about her love for soccer and the importance of taking concussions seriously. page Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/2014/02/briana-scurrys-letter-to-young-soccer-players.html http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9737 Bob Duncan talks about what happened to his son when he returned to college and to his midterm exams only 24 hours after his concussion. video Mon, 24 Feb 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9737 http://www.brainline.org/content/2014/01/what-friday-night-tykes-can-teach-us-about-youth-foot.html Why do some parents and coaches think it's okay to let 9-year-old kids get hit in the head over and over in football practices and games? page Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/2014/01/what-friday-night-tykes-can-teach-us-about-youth-foot.html http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9551 "I knew I was in trouble ... I didn't know how much trouble," says retired soccer star Briana Scurry. video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9551 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9552 As someone who had a phenomenal career in professional soccer and that had a career-ending head injury, Briana Scurry knows she can help other female — and male — athletes. video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9552 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9553 Retired soccer star Briana Scurry talks about finally finding hope and help after almost three years of being told she wouldn't get any better. video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9553 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9554 After several weeks of not playing because of a concussion and then failing  several baseline tests, Briana Scurry became very worried. video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9554 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9555 Was her depression physiological from the hit to her head or because her professional soccer career was over? video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9555 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9556 Retired soccer star Briana Scurry talks about how all her successes started with her mind and her ability to overcome obstacles. After her injury, she felt lost, broken. video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9556 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9557 "The Briana Scurry who could tune out 90,000 people during the World Cup and focus on a single ball and know I could keep it out of the goal ... that is who I want to be again." video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9557 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9558 One out of two girls will sustain a concussion playing soccer, but most will recover and return to play with ease. Nevertheless, awareness and education are key to keeping players safe. video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9558 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9559 Bilateral occipital nerve release surgery was the first, significant step to relieving Scurry's debilitating post-concussive headaches. video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9559 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9560 If you don't feel right after a concussion, talk to your parents, your coach, your doctor ... get a second, third, fourth opinion ... Do not accept that you will not get better. video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9560 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9561 Retired Soccer Star Briana Scurry describes how the computerized baseline test works and how it is used for athletes who have sustained a concussion. video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9561 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9562 "The penalty kicks, the final goals in the Olympics, playing in front of the president, in front of 90,000 people ... that is what I was born to do ... and my brain is what I used to get myself there." video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9562 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9563 Retired soccer star Briana Scurry talks about how frustrating and complicated it is trying to explain what it feels like to have symptoms from a concussion and why bouncing back is not always an option. video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9563 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9564 After she was hit, retired soccer star Briana Scurry felt off balance, sensitive to light and sound,and felt intense pain in her head and neck. video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9564 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9565 For a long time after her injury, soccer great Briana Scurry "hid her hell." Now, she knows that that was not the right thing to do and she wants to teach others to become more open and understanding about concussion. video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9565 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9566 Soccer great Briana Scurry started playing soccer at 12 on an all boys team and in the goal — the "safest" position for a girl ... video Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9566 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9425 The issues of sports-related concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy were intensified when the brain of a deceased 21-year-old football player was examined. video Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9425 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9426 For many competitive high school football players like Garrett Harper, the intensity of this contact sport has its price. video Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9426 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9427 Research is showing that the accumulation of sub-concussive hits in sports like football can be just as damaging as one or two major concussions. video Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9427 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9428 The decisions coaches make on the sidelines about returning a concussed player to the game or not can be a "game changer" for that athlete's life. video Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9428 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9429 Competition is steep in games like football. The desire to win often trumps safety. video Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9429 http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9430 Despite the improvements in helmet technology, helmets may prevent skull fractures, but they do not prevent concussions. video Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.brainline.org/content/multimedia.php?id=9430