The reason that motorcyclists wear helmets is that they help to prevent brain injuries. They can also help prevent skull fractures when the head strikes the ground in a crash. This is the same reason that football players and other athletes wear helmets. Even with a...




Brain Injuries
Can you survive an internal decapitation?
If you’ve never heard of an internal decapitation, you may be surprised to know that there are victims in auto accidents who have survived this terrifying condition. This injury occurs when the internal ligaments that connect the vertebrae of the spine to the skull...
Concussions can be serious injuries for young athletes
Over the past few weeks, we've been posting about concussions in sports. Most student athletes will never "go pro," nor will they be featured on the box of a popular cereal brand. Most student athletes also don't have top-of-the-line protective gear or a team of...
Football star encourages concussion awareness
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jameel McClain has teamed up with a Maryland sports medicine clinic to encourage young athletes to make themselves aware of the dangers of concussions and for adults to monitor concussion symptoms. The drive to "play through the pain" in...
Head injuries in sports take center stage, part one
After Oakland Athletics pitcher Brandon McCarthy took a line drive to the skull last week, he underwent surgery to reduce swelling around the fracture. He is not the only athlete to bring brain and head injuries to the news in the last few weeks. The players of the...









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