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Ahead of the Game: The Parent's Guide To Youth Sports Concussion

Rosemarie Scolaro Moser's new book, Ahead of the Game: The Parent's Guide to Youth Sports Concussion (University Press of New England) is just what it says it is: a practical, no-nonsense guide for parents about sport concussions. Ahead of the Game

Moser brings to the subject matter a unique background: As a clinician who has treated hundreds if not thousands of concussed student-athletes at the Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey, she brings real world experience to the subject, not just as a neuropsychologist with specialized expertise on baseline and post-concussion neurocognitive testing but in the management and treatment of concussions, including the academic accommodations that are often needed during the sometimes long road to recovery.

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Boy using asthma inhaler while holding footballWith all the advances in the treatment of asthma and allergies that have been made in recent years, neither rule out sports participation. A growing concern in recent years, however, is the risk, even to children with healthy lungs, posed by environmental pollutants - particularly fine and ultra-fine particulates - at playing on fields built near busy highways and at indoor ice rinks.

MomsTeam's goal is to provide comprehensive prevention and treatment information for sports-active children with respiratory conditions - chronic and/or caused by pollution. But to do that we are going to need your help. If you are a parent of an asthmatic athlete who is suffering or has suffered from a respiratory condition, or you are a health care professional with expertise in this area, we hope you will share your knowledge and expertise with the entire MomsTeam community of parents, coaches, administrators, athletic trainers, physicians and other health care professionals.

Please consider writing a blog, contributing an article, posting on and/or hosting a Forum, or becoming a MomsTeam expert. If you know of someone who who has knowledge to share, ask him or her to join the MomsTeam community.

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  • Asthmatic Children Can Run Track If Symptoms Properly Managed

    With a plan for managing symptoms, kids who have asthma can fully participate in track & field. In fact, there is a growing body of anecdotal evidence that participation in activities like track, rather than being harmful, is actually beneficial.

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  • Air Quality at Ice Rink
    Attention hockey moms and dads: the air you and your children are breathing at the rink may be hazardous to your health. The culprit:  gas-, diesel- and propane-powered ice resurfacing machines which spew out a toxic stew of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and particulate matter, all which can result in potentially serious short- and long-term health problems.
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    Exercise-Induced Asthma: A Video Primer for Parents
    Advice for parents from Amy Valasek, M.D., Clinical Associate, Johns Hopkins Pediatric Emergency Department, about exercise-induced asthma.
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