Study: Gamers “Stand” to Benefit from Walking Breaks
Researchers from New York Tech’s Center for Esports Medicine have published a study in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine that evaluates if walking breaks can benefit gamers’ reaction time and executive function.
NYRA Collaborates with New York Tech’s Center for Sports Medicine
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) and the Center for Sports Medicine announced a collaboration that establishes the Center for Sports Medicine as NYRA’s official concussion management team.
News Byte: New York Tech Experts Tapped for Timeout Talks
Brian Harper, M.D., M.P.H., New York Tech’s chief medical officer and NYITCOM associate professor, and Hallie Zwibel, D.O., M.P.H., director of New York Tech’s Center for Sports Medicine and team physician for the New York Tech Bears athletics teams, appear in the premiere editions of the ECC Timeout Talks virtual interview series.
Experts Offer Guidance on Ways Athletes Can Overcome Physical and Emotional Challenges
Health-care professionals discussed ways athletes can overcome physical, mental, and emotional challenges to achieve success in their sport at the New York Institute of Technology Center for Sports Medicine’s Annual Conference on November 4.
Squaring Off Against Head Injuries
New York Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning was a featured speaker at NYIT Center for Sport Medicine’s annual Head Injury Awareness Celebrity Sports Forum.
Not Quite Game Over: Preventing eSports Injuries
NYIT researchers prove that eSports athletes face risk of injury just like any other athlete.
Field of Screens: eSports at NYIT
NYIT’s combo of eSports activities expand into new frontiers in research, athletics, and academics.
Children Experience Concussions Longer Than Adults
A heads up for parents of young athletes: researchers at NYIT Center for Sports Medicine Concussion have found that children under 13 years old experience concussion symptoms three times longer than older teens and adults.
NYIT Experts Go Head to Head with Jockey Concussions
NYIT Center for Sports Medicine teams up with The Jockeys’ Guild to develop national concussion protocols for jockeys.
Standing Brain Injury Awareness on Its Head
At the Head Injury Awareness Sports Forum, professional athletes and NYIT faculty members address the dangers of concussions and new ways to test and treat patients.
Heads Up: Center for Sports Medicine Partners with Local High School
As student-athletes of all ages head back to school for pre-season practice, the Center for Sports Medicine has partnered with local high schools to improve head injury awareness and prevention.
NYITCOM and Celebrity Athletes Team Up for Head Injury Awareness
At the Head Injury Awareness Sports Forum, professional athletes and NYIT faculty members address the dangers of concussions and new ways to test and treat patients.