The tests, which usually cost $25-$40 each, will be paid for by The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. Parents of youth hockey athletes will receive educational information about concussions from the Center for Disease Control and meet with UPMC Sports Medicine concussion program staff while their child is tested.
Read the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report on concussion testing.
Read other coverage on concussions:
– NHL Concussion Prevention Rule 48 Prohibits Blindside Hits to the Head
– As Concussion Injuries Rise, NFL Imposes Fines for Unnecessary Roughness Regulations
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