Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center

August 14, 2013

Concussion expert says ‘when in doubt, sit them out’

Physicians at the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center urge coaches and parents to know the warning signs of a concussion and not let athletes return to play until they have been cleared by a health care professional.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 8, 2013

Variety of strategies needed to evaluate concussion recovery

A new study of concussion in cheerleaders found neurocognitive testing was more accurate than an athlete’s symptom self-report when assessing recovery.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 13, 2012

International meet focuses on latest concussion research

Vanderbilt University Medical Center was well represented in Zurich, Switzerland, at the fourth International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport, which assembled the world’s leading concussion medical experts and athletic governing bodies to discuss concussion care and policy.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 8, 2012

Summit explores VU’s wide range of concussion services

Vanderbilt’s wide range of concussion services and research was on display recently during the first-ever concussion summit hosted by the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center (VSCC).

By VUMC News and Communications
October 4, 2012

Summit set to explore concussion care, research

The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center is hosting a summit for Vanderbilt clinicians and researchers involved in concussion care or research within the University or Medical Center.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 2, 2012

VU study shows no gender gap in sports concussions

A new study conducted to review symptoms and neurocognitive findings in male and female high school soccer players revealed no gender-related differences.

By VUMC News and Communications
September 27, 2012

Young athlete’s case illustrates concussion’s lingering effects

Cannon County High School basketball player Rebekah Faulkner doesn’t remember much about colliding with a rival player during a training camp game early this summer.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 30, 2012

Concussion testing for young athletes

The Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center is now offering pre-concussion baseline testing to all community recreational athletes, in advance of many high-impact seasonal sports resuming this fall.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 12, 2012

Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center offering pre-concussion baseline tests to community athletes

By VUMC News and Communications
September 1, 2011

Vanderbilt launches sports concussion center

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has created a special program to integrate and standardize the care of athletes and others who suffer concussion.
By VUMC News and Communications