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Concussions: Prevention strategies from USA Volleyball’s Dr. Chris Koutures

VBM Staff - August 20, 2018

Research and science of concussions: Diagnosis, treatment, prevention

Megan Kaplon - August 13, 2018

Three Lund sisters of Pasadena have all dealt with volleyball concussions

Lee Feinswog - August 14, 2018

“Concussions are very different. For a broken bone, you look at it and say, ‘Yeah, her arm is broken. You can tell. But for...

Volleyball Concussions: “It’s scary. It’s a hard injury to deal with.”

Lee Feinswog - August 13, 2018

Volleyball has a concussion problem. It’s not new, but it’s there, and, from all accounts, it’s worse than ever. When we asked longtime Arizona women’s coach...

Now a mom, coach Corinne Atchison doing better after concussion battle

VBM Staff - August 13, 2018

On September 26, 2016, we posted a story by Corinne Atchison, a TAV coach in Dallas whose life was never the same after being...

Concussions: Hits caused Mackenzie Jensen to lose feeling in hands, legs, feet

Lee Feinswog - August 20, 2018

Mackenzie Jensen will be a senior this season at Village Christian High School in Sun Valley, Calif. The 6-foot-2 middle, who turned 17 last...

Research and science of concussions: Diagnosis, treatment, prevention

Megan Kaplon - August 13, 2018

In our quest to better understand concussions — specifically in conjunction with this series of stories — what follows is a primer on defining...

Concussions: Blow to back of head changed Coach Joe Ziegler’s life

Mike Miazga - August 15, 2018

“I was in bed for five or six days and couldn’t do much of anything other than go to the bathroom. Even going in...

Stetson beach player Alexa Richardson deals with impact of concussions

Lee Feinswog - August 16, 2018

Alexa Richardson smiled. “It’s interesting, because it isn’t a contact sport,” the Stetson University beach volleyball player said. “You’d think it wouldn’t be that big of...

Concussions: USC setter Mullahey’s career ended from hit in head

VBM Staff - August 15, 2018

Michael Mullahey is a former USC men’s setter from Manhattan Beach. He was hit in the head in practice in October 2016 and has...

UNC racked up more injuries — including concussions — than can be imagined...

Lee Feinswog - August 18, 2018

What happened to North Carolina in 2017 should never happen to any program. When the Tar Heels limped across the finish line, coach Joe Sagula...

Concussions: Prevention strategies from USA Volleyball’s Dr. Chris Koutures

VBM Staff - August 20, 2018

Chris Koutures MD, FAAP, is a dual board-certified pediatric and sports medicine specialist who practices at ActiveKidMD in Anaheim Hills, Calif. In 2008, served...

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