Sports Medicine
Dr. Maroon to receive IU’s highest alumni award
October 26, 2011 at 8:59 am
Indiana University in Bloomington has announced five recipients of its Distinguished Alumni Service Award, IU’s highest award given only to an alumna or alumnus. Dr. Maroon will be receiving this award on Nov 4, 2011.
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Pa. House passes student concussion bill
October 6, 2011 at 10:17 amThursday, October 06, 2011, By Tracie Mauriello, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Under the legislation, student athletes who show symptoms of a concussion must be removed from play until they are cleared by a medical professional.
It also requires coaches to complete concussion certification courses and mandates that parents and guardians annually read and sign documents providing information about concussions and head injuries
“It’s a huge step forward,” said Joseph Maroon, a neurosurgeon at the University of Pittsburgh and team physician for the Pittsburgh SteelersRead Entire Article Here
Memory and Aging Article by Dr. Maroon
October 4, 2011 at 12:40 pmMemory and Aging, by Joseph Maroon MD for Well Bella Magazine, May 2011
Many changes occur as we age, both physically and mentally, that can lead to disability and disease. But like a car that has been well-maintained, our bodies can also be maintained-by a healthy diet, exercise and preventive screenings-with relatively few permanent breakdowns well into our senior years. But is this also true with our brain’s ability to think and remember? What can be done now to help preserve brain function?
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Head Games | Looking at concussions from a local perspective
September 28, 2011 at 12:50 pmBy Josh Suman, Bellevue Reporter Staff Writer
Sep 28 2011
Both Bellevue High School and Eastside Catholic employs the ImPACT testing system, which is used by a bevy of NCAA athletic programs, over half of the NFL and much of MLB and MLS. The 20-minute test, which was developed in the early 1990s by Drs. Mark Lovell and Joseph Maroon, measures verbal and visual memory, processing speed and reaction time, attention span, working memory and other factors that are then compared to baseline results to determine whether or not a player is suited to return to action.
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Sports head injuries can ignite brain overreaction
September 19, 2011 at 1:17 pmAlthough much has been learned about CTE in recent years, exactly what causes it has been something of a mystery. Joseph Maroon and Russell Blaylock think they’ve figured it out.
Dr. Maroon is vice chair of the department of neurosurgery at UPMC and the team neurosurgeon for the Steelers. Dr. Blaylock is a biology professor at Belhaven University in Jackson, Miss. They published their theory in the August issue of the journal Surgical Neurology International.
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