“Our research last year, conducted in concert with the National Football League, showed promising results and that has led the medical staffs from our clubs to conclude that the K-D test is a viable tool and worth implementing across the CFL,” said Kevin McDonald, Vice-President of Football Operations and Player Safety for the CFL.
- Apr 28 2016
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New Canadian Football League player health and safety measures for 2016 season
CFL, Concussions, News, Press
- Jan 29 2016
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NFL concussion diagnoses shot up in 2015, but maybe because because players are owning up more
CFL, Concussions, NFL, Press
Results from the joint NFL/CFL initiative to beta-test a new sideline concussion-detection screening should be available by late February. So said Jeff Miller, the NFL’s senior VP of health and safety policy, on a Friday conference call. The CFL is sharing results of these “King-Devick” tests with the NFL, and the four-down league is helping to fund analysis to determine whether the tests improve the ability to diagnose concussions.
- Nov 27 2015
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Concussion litigation and struggling alumni, the elephant in the Grey Cup room
CFL, Concussions, News, Press
That's not a bad response, and it does highlight some of the good things the CFL is doing. The new King-Devick test (the experimental protocol Orridge mentioned) is promising, as is the league's work with Football Canada on the SafeContact program.
- Oct 24 2015
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The other research will assess the long-term effects of multiple concussions on jockeys and the effectiveness of the King-Devick test, a visual examination that is used to diagnose concussions, on players in the Canadian Football League. The N.F.L. will look at the results of the study in Canada to determine whether to add the test to sideline concussion protocol.
- Aug 13 2015
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CFL, NFL team up on sideline concussion testing - but will it make a difference?
CFL, Concussions, Football, NFL, Press
The CFL and NFL have teamed up to add a two-minute test to standard sideline examinations for suspected concussion, with the aim of quickly determining whether a player should be pulled from the field or can safely return to play.
- Aug 11 2015
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Stampeders head trainer Michael Gudmundson said it’s really beneficial because you can’t really cheat it. “You have this based on score. You either beat it or you don’t beat it,” Gudmundson said. “This is something that could be used in amateur sport because it’s pretty easy. You literally read numbers and there’s a timer,” Gudmundson said.
- Aug 6 2015
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“Advancing the science around concussion diagnosis, prognosis and treatment to improve player health and safety is our priority,” says Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, co-chair of the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee. “We engage with the leading international experts and sports leagues to pursue that goal. We are grateful to the CFL, their teams and players for implementing the King-Devick Test this season to determine whether this protocol improves diagnosis and can make football, and all sports, safer.”