Testing for closed head injury
What is a good screening test for evaluation of closed head injury?
Sports Medicine
Updated recommendations for sports concussions released
The 2012 Zurich Consensus statement on sports concussion offers guidance for concussion evaluation, management and return to play.
Smart phone app useful for detecting concussions
Having a very high index of suspicion for concussion is extremely important in protecting children and adolescents. Did you know there’s an app for that?
Check for flat feet in young patients with shin splints
Ruling out pes planus can help avoid unnecessary prescriptions and referrals.
Pediatric football-linked risk factors for stroke explored
Several factors, including repeated head or neurological injury and obesity, may contribute to the risk of stroke among young football players.
Acute onset of pain and a noncompressible area in the anterior forearm
After a high-impact fall, a middle-aged firefighter presents with ecchymosis and fixed flexion in the right arm and hand.
Plantar fasciitis
Chronic inflammation can lead to a calcaneal spur at the base of the heel bone.
Signs clearly show cardiac concern
Tragedy strikes when a clinician signs an athlete’s release form without waiting for test results.
Teen athlete has a tragic accident
Was the school clinician to blame for not keeping him from playing after he suffered a head injury?
Don’t let my mom read this
A young athletes death draws attention to a serious injury that may be more prevalent than anyone thought.
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