Some football coaches instill a "do whatever it takes" attitude to play as hard as possible to win. Athletes can embrace this attitude even through a head injury.

Swings, slides and jungle gyms are standard sights in neighborhood playgrounds, but so are trips and falls. A safe playground can ensure fewer injuries from those falls.

Your child athlete might think twice about wearing the helmet or the eyewear that would keep his or her head intact. But the data doesn't back them up.

With America well into football season, the clashing of helmets has led to some major damage and blows to the head. But high school football players aren't too upset about it.

In sports, first there's the athlete. Then the coach. And finally, the athletic trainer?

Mandatory sports education could help reduce the number of concussions suffered by teenagers during school sports.

It may be tempting to knock your teen upside the head sometimes, but it turns out a head injury might cause more problems in adolescents than in adults.

With football season in full swing, it's time to get reacquainted with concussions: what to expect, how to treat and when to return to action.

Associating with sports teams is a valuable experience for all ages. The risk/reward ratio is worth considering when football is your child's sport of choice.

Youth offenders may have a higher proportional rate of traumatic brain injury (TBI) than the general population, according to a new study from the University of Exeter's School of Psychology.