Health Day News: Rehabilitation medicine specialist discusses concussion in young hockey players

Release Date: June 8, 2010 This content is archived.

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An article distributed by HealthDay News about a Canadian study about the risk of concussion and other serious injury faced by 11- and 12-year-olds who are allowed to body check as part of Pee Wee hockey quotes Barry Willer, professor of psychiatry and rehabilitation medicine, who said he believes the study has a major flaw. The article appeared in news outlets that include BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report, Discovery.com, MSN Health and Yahoo! News.

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