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Female and younger athlete take longer to overcome concussions

May 8, 2012
Female and younger athlete take longer to overcome concussions

New research out of Michigan State University reveals female athletes and younger athletes take longer to recover from concussions, findings that call for physicians and athletic trainers to take sex and age into account when dealing with the injury. The study, led by Tracey Covassin of MSU’s Department of Kinesiology, found females performed worse...
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Nearly 30% of all college athlete injuries a result of ‘overuse’

April 12, 2012
Nearly 30% of all college athlete injuries a result of ‘overuse’

Overuse injuries – found most often in low-contact sports that involve long training sessions or where the same movement is repeated numerous times – make up nearly 30 percent of all injuries sustained by collegiate athletes. And a majority of overuse injuries (62 percent) occurred in females athletes, according to a new study published in the...
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