Results tagged “concussions”

Yesterday, Gov. Chris Gregoire sought to help prevent further injury for the millions of athletes who suffer sports-related concussions, by signing one of the nation's first and toughest laws regulating high school athletes' level of activity after sustaining a concussion. The new motto is, "When in doubt, the player has to come out." The Zachery Lystedt Law--inspired by the 16-year-old Maple Valley football player, who suffered a life-threatening brain injury--mandates adolescent athletes who have suffered a concussion cannot come back to play until they have a written approval from a doctor.

Isaiah Kacyvenski, who played linebacker for the Seahawks from 2000-2006 is among a dozen pro athletes who have donated their brains to a medical study in hopes of providing new information into the long-term effects of concussions. Kacyvenski battled concussions throughout his Seahawk career. He joins a number of NFL athletes and other notable athletes, including U.S. soccer star Cindy Parlow in the study, which will be conducted postmortem (of course).