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University of Michigan student-athletes will soon directly benefit from a new partnership between Athletic Medicine and the Michigan Concussion Center as researchers and medical professionals build upon their previous collaborations. Starting in 2015, U-M Athletics became an inaugural member of…

By Terry Kosdrosky Public Engagement & Impact There’s been great advancement in the diagnosis, care, and prevention of concussions in recent years. But there are still unknowns about long-term effects and who is more prone to suffer them. In this episode…

Clinical Associate Director Dr. Andrea Almeida will present at the 2020 Women in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation: Caring for the Female Athlete Symposium on Friday, March 20, 2020 at the University of Michigan Golf Course. Her talk focuses on successfully…

Following a weekend of football, it’s not uncommon to hear reports of high school, college, and pro athletes being put on a “concussion protocol.” And it’s not just football. A first-round hockey draft pick missed the first day of training…

For those who were unable to attend the 2019 Sport Concussion Summit: From Research to Practice, the Michigan Concussion Center has videos of all the sessions and speakers. Speakers at the event included Dr. Christopher Giza from the University of…

Watch the afternoon panel discussion, which included speakers Dr. Karen McCulloch, Dr. Jeffrey Bazarian, and Dr. Erik Swartz. The discussion was moderated by Dr. J.T. Eckner, MD, the Director of Clinical Research at Michigan NeuroSport and the PM&R Concussion Programs,…

Watch Dr. Karen McCulloch, PT, Ph.D., MS, NCS, present on concussion rehabilitation. Dr. McCullogh is Board Certified in Neurologic Physical Therapy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine’s Division of Physical Therapy in the Department…

Watch Dr. Erik Swartz, Ph.D., ATC, FNATA, give a presentation on concussion prevention during the 2019 Sport Concussion Summit. Dr. Swartz is the Department Chair of Physical Therapy & Kinesiology at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. This video is…

Steve Pachman, Esq, Partner, and Dylan Henry, Associate, of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads present “Unresolved Science and Law of Concussion and CTE” during the 2019 Sport Concussion Summit. This video is courtesy of the University of Michigan Injury Prevention…

Watch Dr. Gary Soloman, Ph.D., FACPN, present “What We Know and What We Think We Know about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).” Dr. Solomon is the Co-Director of Vanderbilt University’s Sports Concussion Center, a Professor of Neurological Surgery & Orthopaedic Surgery…