A couple of weeks ago, eight-year-old Liam Ramsay-Leavitt of Martinez, Calif., was swinging on the monkey bars at school. "And then I just fell on my side," he says. "I was kind of dizzy and I had an ...

John J. Leddy, MD, (left) is clinical professor of orthopaedics and director of the Concussion Management and Research Center at UBMD Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, and M. Nadir Haider, MD, PhD, is ...

Most of us have bumped our heads at some point. But sometimes, that hit is more than just a bump. It could be a concussion, which is a type of brain injury that can have lasting effects if not ...

Football season is underway. NFL teams are already playing pre-season games, and college and high school programs are training in preparation for their first scrimmages. While squads on all levels may ...

The word “concussion” may bring to mind football players and other athletes. Or maybe someone who’s been in a bad car wreck. But the truth is that a concussion isn’t always the result of a severe ...