May 19, 2022
Dr. Andrew Hashikawa is an Associate Professor in the departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics and is board certified in pediatric emergency medicine and pediatrics. He serves as an executive committee member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on…
May 19, 2022
The Michigan Concussion Center is proud to announce that Dr. Eleanna Varangis, a tenure-track assistant professor of Movement Science at the School of Kinesiology, will join the center in August 2022. She is a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University using…
May 19, 2022
Lacrosse is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States, with nearly 213,000 high school males and females participating during the 2018/19 academic year. Unique from other sports, there are significant rule differences between the men’s and women’s games.…
March 9, 2022
DALLAS, TX – The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) published its position statement, “Reducing Intentional Head-first Contact Behavior in American Football Players” in the Journal of Athletic Training, NATA’s scientific publication. The statement is an update to the 2004 position…
February 16, 2022
Dr. Ingrid Ichesco is a clinical assistant professor of Pediatric Sports Medicine at Michigan Medicine. Her interests include sports medicine, musculoskeletal injuries/pain, concussions, and female athlete care. We spoke with her about her interest in concussions, concussion treatments in the…
February 14, 2022
Tina Chen is the U-M Concussion Center’s new managing director. Tina spent the last three years working for the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan as its university engagement manager, overseeing cross campus collaborations in volunteer management and nurturing…
February 14, 2022
Two U-M Concussion Center members are leading a C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital team investigating a novel treatment that has shown the potential for significant improvement in clinical outcomes following a concussion-related event. Dr. Ingrid Ichesco, clinical assistant professor of Pediatric…
February 14, 2022
Adrian Boltz is looking into the next frontier of concussion research: big data. “This is the tip of the iceberg,” he said. The University of Michigan School of Kinesiology Movement Science PhD student was the second author of the paper,…
February 14, 2022
University of Michigan members and community partners serve as center ambassadors through our Concussion Champions program. The champions promote the center’s mission by raising awareness of concussion prevention, identification, and management. The U-M Concussion Center’s three inaugural champions are: James…
February 11, 2022
Over the past two decades, researchers have gained a great deal of insight into the risks surrounding concussions – some of which has led to sweeping policy changes. Steven P. Broglio, University of Michigan An estimated 90 million to…
