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18
Sep

Major League Baseball Considering Ways To Better Protect Players From Head Injuries

September 18, 2012

Major League Baseball is considering options to better protect players from traumatic brain injuries. FOX Sports News says the league would like to find equipment that protects a pitcher’s face and head when a ball is batted in their direction.

The decision comes just weeks after a pitcher for the Oakland A’s suffered a major athletic injury when he was hit in the head by a ball on September 5. The blow resulted in hours of surgery to stop bleeding on the brain, as well as to treat a skull fracture and brain contusion. Just a month before, Colorado Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio was struck by a line drive hit that broke his neck, fractured his skull, and caused brain hemorrhaging.

While little league and high school players are required to wear helmets on the mound and certain professional players have used them when returning to the game after a head injury, the leagues says it is not considering such drastic measures. Instead, they will look into the use of several products that can comfortably fit inside a player’s standard cap.

The Maryland Personal Injury Lawyers at ChasenBoscolo understand that brain injuries have the potential to end a player’s career, and possibly his life. This is why the firm is hopeful that the decisions reached by the committee will have a lasting impression that player’s safety is always of top concern in professional sports.

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28
Aug

Maryland Court Rules In Favor Of NFL Workers’ Comp Claims

August 28, 2012

A major decision was upheld in the Maryland Court of Appeals recently when a judge ruled that professional athletes, particularly those in the NFL, have a right to workers’ compensation coverage in Maryland if they are injured on the field.

The Baltimore Sun explained that in 2005, Tom Tupa, a former punter for the Washington Redskins, was warming up before a game at FedEx Field when he slipped and fell. Tupa was diagnosed with a serious lower back injury that would end his career in professional football.

The Redskins and their insurers claimed that the Maryland athletic injury claim should be thrown out as Mr. Tupa was contractually obligated to take his case before the Virginia court system, since that is the state where the team is headquartered; however, the judge ruled that precedent cases established that employees have a right to make a workers’ compensation claim even if they are contractually bound not to do so.

Therefore, Tupa’s claim could be considered under Maryland’s jurisdiction since the accident happened on the field in Baltimore. The judge also rejected the defense’s claims that the player’s injury was not accidental and shouldn’t be covered by a Maryland workers’ compensation claim.

Tupa’s Maryland personal injury lawyer, Benjamin Boscolo of ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers, stated that the compensation from the decision would be used for any medical care or surgery the former star punter needs in the future.

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10
Jul

Maryland Working To Reduce Number Of Athletes Suffering Traumatic Brain Injuries

July 10, 2012

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1.7 million individuals experience traumatic brain injuries (TBI) each year. The agency says that around 300,000 are sports-related head injuries, and 6,000 Maryland Athletic Injuries can be attributed to TBIs.

This has caused an increased awareness, from professional organizations down to high school sports teams, of the dangers that TBIs present to athletes. According to The Baltimore Sun, the Maryland state school board announced that it would be putting a panel together to examine what could be done to better protect the state’s high school athletes from TBIs.

The move comes after a new state law was passed last year that now requires coaches, training staff, and players to undergo training in recognizing the symptoms of a TBI. A physician must now also clear players who suffer a severe blow to the head before being allowed to return to the field. Other organizations have limited the amount of contact time allowed during practice to cut back on the risk of injuring players.

The Personal Injury Lawyers with ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers say that TBIs can be recognized by four key factors:

  • Difficulty thinking and remembering information
  • Dramatic swings in mood
  • Changes in sleep patterns
  • Physical symptoms including nausea, dizziness, and light sensitivity.

A person should seek immediate medical attention if experiencing any of these symptoms after suffering a head injury.

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7
Jun

Toning Tennis Shoes May Cause Injuries

June 7, 2011

A new fashion trend involving the arch-soled, back-end toning tennis shoes, like Sketchers shape-ups, may cause more harm than good. Commercials for the products claim they will get you in shape and fast, but a study by Consumer Reports claims numerous wearers have complained of body pain from the feet to the neck, as well as twists and sprains of ankles and knees, with no toning results. One case in the report told the story of a woman who had them on for less than 45 minutes, when she felt her ankle turn and the bone break.

Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Joel Buchalter, doesn’t find the results of the study the least bit surprising because, he says, the shoes are designed to create instability. The doctor was quoted as saying, “If you take a patient who is elderly, or someone who has a balance issue, and you put that shoe on them, you’re looking for disaster.”

The American Council on Exercise (ACE) did a study on several of the toning shoes, and found no benefit to them over wearing regular tennis shoes.

Not only is there no benefit to wearing these shoes, they could cause someone wearing them serious harm through the numerous injuries they could incur because of the unbalanced nature of the shoes. If you have been injured because a product didn’t do what it said it would, the Defective Product Attorneys with ChasenBoscolo Injury Lawyers may be able to help.

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15
Apr

Virginia Athlete sidelined due to injury

April 15, 2008

The Roanoke Times reported that Virginia Tech’s potential starting tailback for the opening season has been sidelined with a Virginia athletic injury.

The athlete will have surgery on his left shoulder on Tuesday. The Virginia athletic injury will sideline the starting tailback candidate for four to six months.

If the Virginia athlete can return to the Virginia Tech team in four months then he would be able to play in Mid-August. However, if he returns in six months then his Virginia athletic injury would keep him out until mid-season.

Read More:
http://www.roanoke.com/sports/vtfootball/wb/157946

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