April 27, 2020
The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) announced in January it was studying concussion trends among all sports to learn where, when, and how athletes are getting injured. Television news outlet Mid-Michigan Now reported that concussions among athletes increased for…
April 27, 2020
The Michigan Concussion Center has been actively recruiting University of Michigan faculty, staff, practitioners, and members-in-training to join our diverse community of researchers, practitioners, and advocates. With over 150 individuals from the U-M concussion community affiliated with the center, we…
April 27, 2020
Michigan Concussion Center Associate Director of Research Dr. JT Eckner has spent much of his career studying the effects of neck strengthening as a concussion prevention strategy. For over a decade he has worked with Mechanical Engineering research professor Dr.…
April 27, 2020
Dr. Bara Alsalaheen is the associate director of research and associate professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Michigan-Flint and is a research assistant professor of Neurology at U-M Medical School. He is also a Michigan Concussion Center faculty…
April 27, 2020
Concussion Center faculty member Dr. Bara Alsalaheen was a co-author of new concussion management guidelines for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). This document will serve as a resource for physical therapists working with concussed patients across the country. Alsalaheen was…
January 31, 2020
Steve Hsu, a vice president for research and professor of Theoretical Physics at Michigan State, and Corey Washington, director of Analytics in the Office of Research and Innovation at Michigan State University, talk with Professor Steven Broglio, director of the…
January 31, 2020
By looking at tissue oxygen and cell metabolism at the same time, doctors could have a fast and noninvasive way to monitor the health of brain cells. by Kate McAlpine Michigan Engineering January 31, 2020 With no way to reliably…
January 29, 2020
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz self-reported his concussion symptoms to medical staff during this year’s NFL playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. He is being called “heroic” by NFL Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills for speaking up. Wentz was…
January 29, 2020
Dr. Fred Korley is an associate professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical School and a Michigan Concussion Center faculty member. His research program is focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injuries (TBI).…
January 28, 2020
By Professor Steven Broglio Director, Michigan Concussion Center In October 2019, a public service announcement entitled “Tackle Can Wait” drew parallels between smoking and children under 14-years-old playing tackle football. The website Tacklecanwait.com urged parents to stop their child from…
