TORONTO, April 4, 2019 – More years in sports – not less – may help protect the brains of children who have had a concussion, against future concussions, a new study says. Research from York University’s Faculty of Health found that children who have played in a performance sport for at least seven years, and have […]
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Significant increase in concussions among Ontario children and youth: York U study
Toronto, Dec. 5, 2014 – The number of children and youth treated for concussions in both emergency departments and physicians' offices in Ontario increased significantly between 2003 and 2010, with falls, hockey and skating injuries identified as the leading causes of pediatric concussion, according to a new joint study out of York University and the […]
