The number of concussions NHL players have suffered at this point of this season is exactly the same as reported the same point last season, according to Dr. Ruben Echemendia cheap authentic nfl jerseys , who oversees the League's concussion testing program and is the chairman of the NHL/NHLPA Concussion Working Group.

Echemendia said in a conference call on Friday, several members of the media and 33 concussions were reported in a December Less injuries were reported in December, one two seasons ago cheap authentic nfl jerseys , but said he was hopeful because concussions uptick Echemendia NHL players are more honest when discussing their symptoms with doctors and team trainers.

Echemendia also said it's too early data can be considered as evidence of the effectiveness of the new rule in March of last year - and that the punishment of ice this season - which prohibits the blind side or side stroke, in which the primary contact is the head mlb jerseys . Echemendia said that the only way to accurately assess and meet teams with a concussion is a player to be open and honest. He said he believes the players are paying more attention to the brain, the symptoms are due to increased education and awareness of injuries among athletes in the NHL than a decade ago. nhl jerseys

"No matter how many tests we give, we will never be able to continue with a certainty of 100 percent [on the status of a player] unless the player can tell us what happens to them," said Echemendía, who spent 15 years as director of clinical psychology at Penn State University before pursuing a full-time practice independent. "We have to trust the players to make a good report their symptoms nba jerseys . We know from our data that even the players who report their symptoms and say they feel no symptoms, we are able to collect data from our additional 30 percent were concussions through neuro tests psych-shows that they are not yet ready to return to play. But ultimately it is a complicated injury. We absolutely count on the player to tell us what happens to them.

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Echemendía proposed research on concussions that led to the senior management - including owners, managers and coaches - to be more understanding when it comes to a game concussion.