Sports Medicine
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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Inside Peyton Manning’s surgery – CNN Comments by Dr. Maroon
September 9, 2011 at 12:55 pmCNN Health article and interview of Dr. Maroon from September 9, 2011 following Peyton Manning’s cervical spine surgery.
It’s realistic for Manning to come back to playing in eight to 12 weeks, says Dr. Joseph C. Maroon, a neurosurgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Maroon did not treat Manning, but has operated on five NFL athletes and five professional wrestlers.
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11 common dietary supplements explained Women’s Day Interview Dr. Maroon
September 7, 2011 at 1:02 pmWomen’s Day Magazine asks Dr. Maroon and other nutrition experts about 11 common dietary supplements in the September 7th, 2011 issue.
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Commits to Screen One Million Young Athletes
August 15, 2011 at 11:19 amPR Aug 2, 2011 Dick’s Sporting Goods Commits to Screen One Million Young Athletes in Largest Concussion Baseline Testing Initiative Ever: PACE Program Aims to Provide Awareness, Education and Concussion Testing With the Help of Pro Football Legend Jerome Bettis and ImPACT
Dick’s Sporting Goods has a goal of funding (concussion) screening for one million young athletes, and through the support of the public, now through September 12, they will donate $1 to the PACE Program for every pair of athletic shoes purchased in any of its 449 U.S. stores or online at DicksSportingGoods.com.
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