- Pete Flowers | May 08, 2012 9:53 AM | Windy City, IL
The tragic death last week of retired NFL player Junior Seau has added fuel to the debate about the safety of the sport of football. While the issue of concussive injuries is front and center...
- Ryan Theriault | March 18, 2012 2:10 PM | Windy City, IL
“He got his bell rung.” “He saw stars.” “He was out of it for awhile”
Familiar phrases we’ve all heard and probably used to describe...
- Kristina Labanauskas | July 21, 2010 5:31 PM | Cook County, IL
There has been an alarming increase in the number of emergency-room visits for head injuries in kids in the past five years. In fact, a new analysis by theAmerican Association of Neurological...
- Jamie G. Goldstein | June 20, 2008 5:38 PM | Chicago, IL
Many of us will enjoy America's favorite pastime and attend a baseball game this season. While baseball is known as America's favorite past time, it can also be a life change experience, and not...
- Chrissie Cole | March 11, 2008 1:27 AM | Rockford & Moline, IL
Each year approximately 300,000 people suffer from some type of head or brain injury. In many cases, they require months, sometimes years of intense therapy.The state of Illinois is helping veterans who suffer with brain injuries. The program is called the Illinois Warrior Assistance Program.Nearly ten to twenty percent of redeploying military personnel display symptoms of mild traumatic brain...