All Articles by Deb Vee

Sideline-Dropstick Test: A Simple Measure of Reaction Time To Help Identify Athletes With Possible Concussion?

A simple, easy-to-construct and easy-to-use dropstick device to measure reaction time, which is impaired after concussion, could help sideline personnel identify athletes to remove from play because of possible concussion, and in concussion assessment and management.

Stiffer Penalties for Boarding, Checking From Behind In High School Ice Hockey for 2014-2015 Season

In its ongoing attempt to minimize the risk of injury in the sport, the NFHS has stiffened the penalties for flagrant boarding and checking from behind in open ice for the 2014-2015 season. Both will now result in at least an automatic major, with the possibility of a game misconduct.

Healthy Foods and Snacks for Summer


A challenge most parents face during the summer months is eating on the go. The summer heat and shuttling kids to and from sports, camp, and the pool can zap the energy for making homecooked meals, and, as recent studies have shown, concession stand food (hot dogs, dye loaded slushes, and refined suger) can be just about as unhealthy as they come.  So what can parents do to keep summer foods healthy without missing out on the fun foods the summer season offers? The author of a new cookbook geared to kids has some tips.

Summer Camp Benefits Kids In Lots Of Ways

The director of a co-ed summer camp in Maine lists the many reasons why a sleep-away camp experience is so valuable for kids.

May 7 is Project ACES Day - All Children Exercise Simultaneously!

In conjunction with May's Exercise is Medicine® Month, "The World's Largest Exercise Class" is coming to children and schools around the world May 7, which is when millions of participants across the globe will celebrate the annual Project ACES® Day.

RICE Is Still A First Aid Staple

The best first aid for a muscle or ligament sprain is still rest, ice, compression, and elevation.

Five Commonly Used Sports Medicine Tests and Procedures Parents Should Question

The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) has released a list of five tests and procedures that are commonly ordered but not always necessary in sports medicine, to facilitate conversations between patients and physicians about what care is really necessary.

Recovery From ACL Surgery Complete, Student-Athlete Starts Website To Support Others

After her successful recovery from a torn ACL, one Texas high school soccer player decided that other athletes shouldn't have to deal with the same emotional pain she felt while going through my injury, so she started a website to provide emotional support, information and advice to other athletes trying to bounce back from similar sports-related injuries.

MomsTEAM's de Lench To Speak At University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Youth Sports Safety Summit (April 15-16)

Brooke de Lench will be participating in "The Sports Injury Epidemic" conference presented by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on April 15-16 which will explore and highlight issues related to prevention and management of sports injuries at the high school and college level.