UMMC hoping to enlist young athletes for new baseline concussion test
by Clay Chandler
Published: December 14,2012
Tags: brain injury, concussion tests, University of Mississippi Medical Center
University of Mississippi Medical Center is taking advantage of a new use for an old piece of equipment to spark a campaign for young athletes to participate in a new concussion test. Using a Computerized Dynamic Posturography device, which resembles an empty refrigerator, doctors can get an idea of an athlete’s normal equilibrium and balance. [...]
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