The NRL must be lauded for its move but its decision not to publicly announce the seemingly laudable changes is intriguing.
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New research has backed the call to delay tackling in junior sports before the age of 12 due to the risk of sports-related concussions.
An Australian Senate committee’s landmark report on concussions listed 13 recommendations. A year on, how have things progressed?
The drama comes at an important time in the debate raging over the harms posed by concussion sports.
The link between head injuries and degenerative brain disease CTE has been widely accepted. But there may still be some grey area.
The largest study examining the long-term cognitive outcomes of sports-related concussions has delivered some surprising results.
New research has revealed key injury pattern differences between men and women footballers, with concussion rates especially concerning.
The NFL’s embrace of the sport points to a promising future. But gender and political divides could stand in the way.
As the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to take on the Philadelphia Eagles, The Conversation takes a critical look at some of the biggest news stories from the past NFL season.
Millions of sports-related concussions occur in the US every year. Many of them happen to high school and college athletes.
Brain injuries and the long-term health effects in professional sport have become significant issues in the past decade.
Our research, conducted on elite rugby players, may someday mean concussions can be diagnosed right on the pitch.
Sports medicine clinicians see benefit in using eye-tracking for concussion diagnostics, but only few of them actually work with it.
More needs to be done to manage concussions in road cycling.
It’s easy to get caught up in World Cup fever. But if watching the beautiful game inspires you to get out and play, injury prevention is vital.
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Research Fellow, UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland
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