Correspondence to Isla J Shill, Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; isla.shill{at}ucalgary.ca Objective To examine differences in ...

Conrad Smith, the head of the International Rugby Players’ Association, says the clampdown on high tackles has made “little material difference” on the concussion rate in elite rugby. World Rugby will ...

Objective To characterise the incidence, severity and recovery of concussion in a schoolboy rugby population and explore how the results of the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT), Cogstate Brief ...

Concussion is one of the most common injuries to the brain, affecting about two million children and teens every year. With the school year back in session and kids playing sports, health care experts ...

Rugby remains “a long, long way” from making a law change to lower the tackle height at elite level despite “positive results ...

CHICAGO (AP) – As many as 2 million concussions from sports or play activities occur in U.S. children and teens each year and many receive no treatment, a new study suggests. The estimate is based on ...

Concussions are increasingly being diagnosed in kids — especially those participating in contact sports like football — and new research shows that having more than one concussion can prolong a ...

Rugby set for new player safety trials amid concussion concerns - Concerns have been raised over concussions in rugby, with ...

Sleep is a critical component for concussion recovery among kids, a new study reports. Limiting naps during the day and getting about seven hours of sleep each night in the first week after a ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Strict rest may not be the best medicine for kids with concussions, a Canadian study found, challenging the idea that physical activity should be avoided until symptoms disappear. A ...

A leading New Zealand rugby player who had advocated for closer study of the connections between concussion and long-term brain injury has died at the age of 39. Police were called early Wednesday ...