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Are There Standard Rules for Concussion Safety Across All Ages and Levels?

Ironically, there are fewer rules and less education about sports concussions in youth sports than in the pros. Dr. Robert Cantu says standard guidelines should be mandated across the board.

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Why Are Kids at Greater Risk of Sports Concussion than Adults?

Dr. Robert Cantu explains why the brains of children are more vulnerable to concussion — from nerve fibers in the brain that are more easily torn apart to the size discrepancy between their large skulls and little necks.

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The Sports Legacy Institute: Working to Quell the Concussion Crisis

Dr. Robert Cantu talks about his collaboration with Christopher Nowinski and the Sports Legacy Institute, a not-for-profit working to advance the study, treatment, and prevention of the effects of brain trauma in athletes and other at-risk groups.

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Future Treatments for Brain Injury, Not Just Brain Injury Symptoms

Dr. Robert Cantu talks about various therapies like hyperbaric oxygen chambers and omega-3 fatty acids that may prove to be effective ways to treat brain injury, not just its symptoms.

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Advice for Parents: What To Do If Your Child Sustains a Concussion

Dr. Robert Cantu describes in details various scenarios to help parents better understand when they can feel safe monitoring their child's symptoms themselves, when to take them to the doctor, or when to rush them to the emergency room.

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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Homing in on Specifics in Research

Researchers are still learning why it is that head trauma is the main factor for CTE, but not all people with head trauma develop CTE.

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The Most Helpful Thing Someone Has Done for Me Since My Brain Injury Is...

Loved the new me! ... Let me talk! ... Don't try to "fix" me.

Concussion: Frequently Asked Questions from Parents

It's scary for parents after their child has a concussion. Having answers helps with that fear.

5th Alive Day

Caregiver Cheryl Gansner talks about her husband's fifth "alive day" — the day an IED ripped his legs apart and left him with a TBI and PTSD. The day he nearly died.

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We Can't Socialize Anymore

Caregiver Cheryl Gansner talks about missing how she and her husband used to be able to socialize before his TBI and PTSD.

Benefit Halted

Caregiver Cheryl Gansner talks about the challenges of getting consistent combat-related compensation payment for her injured husband.

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No More Drama

Caregiver Cheryl Gansner talks about when "the post-traumatic stress presented itself, we were floating in a thick sludge of constant drama."

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History, Not Repeating Itself

Caregiver Cheryl Gansner remembers the feelings of walking on eggshells because of her husband's TBI and PTSD.

Communicating a Way Forward

Learn why caregiver Abby Maslin calls aphasia "the unexpected homewrecker," and what she did to help.

Thomas Jones on Being in the NFL

Retired player Thomas Jones — who played 12 years in the NFL, 4 years in college, and 3 years in high school — explains why "there is more to being in the NFL than you see on TV."

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NFL Player Thomas Jones on Life and Football

"You're going to have to choose life over football if you got a concussion..."

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Emphasis on Sideline Diagnosis, Not Football Score

Retired NFL player Thomas Jones talks about players needing more information to make health decisions for themselves in the short and long term.

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One Retired NFL Player on Whether or Not to Let Kids Play Football?

One Retired NFL Player on to Let or Not Let Kids Play Football

Retired NFL player Thomas Jones is on the fence about whether he would want his nephews and future kids to play football.

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Suicide in the NFL

Retired NFL player Thomas Jones talks about players who have committed suicide and how that has influenced how he thinks about football, living, and dying.

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The Puzzle of the NFL Machine

Retired NFL player Thomas Jones is making a documentary about the players, the fans, the money, the concussions, the suicide and how all these parts are like a "bad puzzle where none of the pieces fit together."

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For Better or for Worse, Fear Is Part of Being in the NFL

Retired NFL player Thomas Jones talks about the nature of being in the NFL -- from using fear as an effective motivator to knowing that the only constant is change.

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What a Concussion Really Feels Like for an NFL Player

From seeing double to feeling like you are having an out-of-body-experience, retired NFL player Thomas Jones does not mince words on what a football-related concussion really feels like.

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Balancing the Warrior Mentality with Humility in the NFL

To younger players with concussions, retired NFL player Thomas Jones would say to ask questions and take care of yourself because even though the coaches and trainers care about you, they care about winning more.

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From Concussions to Turf Toe: The Inevitable Injuries of Football

Retired NFL player Thomas Jones talks about how the NFL is making some rule changes and teammates are looking out for each other more, but the game of football is and probably always will be dangerous.

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Will I Develop Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy from Playing Pro Football?

Will I Develop CTE from Playing Pro Football?

Retired NFL player Thomas Jones wonders if he will develop CTE from cumulative concussions sustained playing football, but there is nothing to do about it but exercise your brain, learn what you can, and share your life with your loved ones.

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