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.
- 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
- Dec 30 2015
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The King-Devick test is supposed to be better at determining whether head trauma has occurred.
- 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 9 2015
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Extra points - The NFL is partnering with the Canadian Football League this fall to implement and monitor a new concussion test, the King-Devick Test, which is based on eye movement and will be utilized in CFL games. The NFL will contribute funding and help monitor results to help determine if the K-D Test improves the ability to diagnose concussions.
- 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.”