With school back in session and the return to fall sports like football and soccer, the risk of concussions for any child who steps out on the field is high. It is estimated that more than one million kids under the age of 18 suffer from sports-related concussions each year. Pediatrix Specialty Care of Austin
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Spotlight on Dr. Michael Reardon: Compassion Runs Deep
Dr. Michael Reardon is one of our veteran physicians here at Child Neurology Consultants and has been with the practice since the very beginning. He’s also a veteran of many other things. Dr. Reardon is a veteran in the local pediatric neurology community, having previously served as co-director of the Pediatric Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinic
Read MoreDr. Labiner on Cheerleading and Concussions
Football players are not the only ones during this busy fall sports season to get concussions. The cheerleaders boosting the team up right alongside them are equally as susceptible. One third of all cheer injuries are concussions, in addition to the many serious orthopedic ones that cheerleaders often suffer. Sports neurologist and concussion expert, Dr.
Read MoreDr. Labiner on Rising Youth Concussions
With kids and teenagers back on the field (following a very tumultuous year), there is likely to be a rise in youth concussions. Pediatric Neurologist and Sports Neurologist Dr. Kate Labiner shared on the subject in a recent interview: What are the most typical causes of concussions for younger recreational athletes? Sports are definitely a
Read MoreDr. Labiner in Verywell Family: Internal vs. External Mental Health Effects Following a Concussion
Fall concussion season here in Central Texas generally runs through December. As football and soccer are both highly competitive right now, there’s always the risk that children and teenagers playing these sports may suffer from a concussion in the next few months. Child Neurology Consultants’ sports neurologist and concussion expert Dr. Kate Labiner recently spoke
Read MoreDr. Labiner in Verywell Family: Mental Health Effects Following a Concussion
The British Journal of Sports Medicine recently published a new study that found approximately one-third of all children and teenagers who experience prolonged concussion symptoms go on to suffer mental health side effects as well. This is something to take note of around here as kids return to playing fall sports, like football and soccer,
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New research is being conducted and technologies developed every single day on behalf of concussion prevention and management. This is great news. Because over the past several months, children and teenagers all over the country have returned to organized sports after the long shutdown due to Covid-19. Studies show that this group–kids and adolescents–are more
Read MoreThe Truth About Youth Soccer Concussions
Soccer is said to be the fastest growing and most popular sport on earth. And it’s coming to Austin. The Austin FC soccer club makes its debut here this April. Child Neurology Consultants of Austin’s very own pediatric neurologist and concussion expert, Dr. Kate Labiner, will have a special role with the team as she
Read MoreHow Youth Concussions Could Spike as School Sports Resume
We all know that concussions are common in youth sports (with 15% of high school student-athletes reporting at least one in the last 12 months-CDC). Now as kids are returning to play in school and other organized sports following months off due to COVID-19, could there be a spike in the number of concussions we
Read MoreWhy does it take longer for girls to get concussion treatment?
We are still in the thick of the fall sports season here in Central Texas with football and soccer, and that means it’s prime time for concussions, too. While boys and girls who play sports are equally at risk for suffering a concussion, a new study recently published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine
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