Baseline concussion testing for athletes is important for understanding brain function before injuries occur and provides a reference point for comparing post-injury results.

“Only 3% of concussions occur in sports,” Price said. “97% of concussions occur because of gravity: falls, car wrecks, that kind of stuff.” He added the MotoAmerica approach to testing for concussions ...

Being able to recognize the causes and symptoms of a concussion is important so you can reduce the risk of getting one.

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ImPACT testing, a tool doctors use to determine the severity of a concussion, helps to establish an individual's baseline brain function, Wanda Batch, a Sports Medicine Associates administrator, said.

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While this new test may be more accurate in diagnosing concussions, Phil Voorhis, assistant athletic director for sports medicine and athletic training at Northern Illinois University, emphasized ...

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The test has not been used to check for concussions immediately after impact, so it's unclear if the test could be used on the sidelines.

MotoAmerica has adopted a new concussion protocol, utilizing Abbott's i-STAT TBI Blood Test, which provides doctors with highly accurate brain injury results in just 15 minutes.

The test measures two brain-specific biomarkers, UCH-L1 and GFAP, in the blood sample. If neither biomarker exceeds an established cutoff, then it's likely that the rider hasn't suffered a ...