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MIAMI DOLPHINS FOUNDATION: COUNTYWIDE CONCUSSION CARE PARTNERSHIP
Expansion to new counties! Join us!
I am proud to say that the concussion management support system that Countywide Concussion Care developed along with UHealth in Miami-Dade County also covers Monroe and Palm Beach Counties! This expansion effort has been aided by the support of the Miami...
Miami Dolphins to fund concussion testing for Miami-Dade public schools
By Armando Salguero JULY 21, 2017 8:22 PM The Miami Dolphins will pay to have approximately 15,000 Miami-Dade public high school athletes undergo baseline concussion tests as well as get other benefits during the 2017 school year. At a time concussions and their...
A Countywide Program to Manage Concussions in High School Sports
By United States Sports Academy in Contemporary Sports Issues, General, Sports Studies and Sports Psychology March 7, 2014 Submitted by Gillian Hotz Ph.D, Ashlee Quintero, BSc, Ray Crittenden, MSc, Lauren Baker, David Goldstein and Kester Nedd, DO ABSTRACT Background:...
U.S. Soccer’s New Rules Regarding Headers
As the Fall semester of my Junior year begins to wind down, the prevalence of concussion-related stories in the news continues to grow. As reported by CNN, U.S. Soccer, the organization that oversees the sport for the entire country, declared that a new protocol would...
Summer Update
As I prepare to start my Junior year of college and my first season as an undergraduate Varsity Soccer Coach, I cannot help but look back on how my life has been shaped by my experience with concussions and concussion awareness. When I first started...
Brain Trauma Extends to the Soccer Field
By John Branch FEB. 26, 2014 Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head, has been found posthumously in a 29-year-old former soccer player, the strongest indication yet that the condition is not limited to...
Skip the homework if you’ve got a concussion
Linda Carroll NBC News contributor Jan. 6, 2014 at 12:01 AM ET Kids need to cut back on mental exertion, as well as physical exercise, when they’re recovering from a concussion, a new study shows. Nearly 50 percent of the kids and young adults who didn’t reduce their...
Frostburg State football player pressured back on field after blows to the head dies
By Nathan Fenno The Washington Times Monday, November 11, 2013 Inside the house on the corner, Ken Sheely rests his hands on the kitchen table. Two black bracelets wind around his left wrist. Their white words hint at the truth behind the warm handshake, the easy...
Summer Update
I feel as though a quick update is due from me. The Miami Dade Countywide Concussion Care Program continues to support concussion prevention and treatment and has the foundation to do so for the foreseeable future. I have continued to help peers recover from their...
The Forum for Nonprofits: Countywide Concussion Care Inititative
Posted on April 20, 2013by Forum for Nonprofits David Goldstein, a passionate soccer player at Ransom High School in Miami, suffered headaches, nausea and fatigue for months before finally learning that he suffered symptoms related to a concussion. More...
David Goldstein wins The Silver Knight Award in Athletics
Friday, May 24, 2013 | By Ashlee Quintero The KiDZ Neuroscience Center would like to congratulate David Goldstein on his receipt of The Miami Herald's prestigious Silver Knight Award. According to the Miami Herald website, The Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards is one...
AAN Issues Updated Sports Concussion Guideline: Athletes with Suspected Concussion Should Be Removed from Play
MINNEAPOLIS – With more than one million athletes now experiencing a concussion each year in the United States, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has released an evidence-based guideline for evaluating and managing athletes with concussion. This new guideline...
NFL’s Goodell Hopes for Lighter Helmets, Sensors
Mar 11, 6:39 PM EDT BY HOWARD FENDRICH AP PRO FOOTBALL WRITER NEW YORK (AP) -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell imagines a day in the not-too-distant future when players could be checked to determine whether their genetic makeup leaves them more likely to develop brain...
New Concussion Guidelines Stress Individual Treatment
By KEN BELSON Published: March 18, 2013 The American Academy of Neurology said Monday that it had revised its guidelines for handling concussions to emphasize treating athletes case by case rather than according to a predetermined scale. The move brings the group more...
Blog Update – What a Year!
2012 was an amazing year for increasing concussion awareness nationwide. Over the past year, a vast amount of research has been published that has woken up America to the dangers of concussions. Concussions are in the news now more than ever, which has...
Concussion Liability Costs May Rise, and Not Just for N.F.L.
By KEN BELSON Published: December 10, 2012 As the N.F.L. confronts a raft of lawsuits brought by thousands of former players who accuse the league of hiding information about the dangers of concussions, a less visible battle that may have a more widespread effect in...
Athletes feeling impact of new concussion policies
Football players undergo baseline testing and evaluation before resuming play November 14, 2012 By Christy Cabrera Chirinos, Sun Sentinel Cooper City football player Tyler Sabine took a brutal hit in a game early this season. The sophomore was throwing up just before...
Florida Concussion Bill Signing – Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmyQJBRvbd4
David Goldstein’s speech at the Bill Signing – 10/12/12
Good morning. Governor Scott, Senator Flores, President Shalala, Dean Goldschmidt, distinguished guests -- Thank you very much for coming to this ceremony and supporting concussion awareness. My name is David Goldstein, and I am a twelfth grader at Ransom Everglades...