Females of all ages experience issues with their periods and menstrual cycles after sustaining a concussion. It’s a greatly overlooked topic regarding female concussions that warrants immediate attention. This post includes the report abstract for the survey I developed regarding this topic. I’ve also created two forms. One is to use during a concussion recovery. It’s the […]
Sex Differences in Medical and Concussion Research
Gaps in research for females aren’t unique to concussion. Apparently there’s a longstanding practice of exclusion from biological research in general. Participants in studies are historically mostly male, as are animals used in research. This is important to keep in mind. Recent research has identified differences in males and females in stem cells and in […]
Study Review and Interview: Dr. Melissa Schiff, UW Middle-School Girls Soccer Players and Concussion Study
That there’s a lack of research regarding female concussions is a given at this point. What’s not known as well is that there’s a particular age group which has been largely ignored within the broader female category. It’s the middle-school years. Puberty: the life stage in which some aspects of development occur which affect your […]
