Patients who are dealing with symptoms such as balance issues and vision problems are often referred to a neurologist such as Dr. Laura Balcer, who has done pioneering research...
“The results of this pilot study suggest that the King-Devick remediation software may be effective in significantly improving reading fluency through rigorous practice of eye movements,” Amaal Starling, MD,...
“The results of this pilot study suggest that the King-Devick remediation software may be effective in significantly improving reading fluency through rigorous practice of eye movements,” says Dr. Starling....
“Given the many brain pathways involved in concussion, we think that a combination of cognitive, balance and vision tests may be best to improve diagnosis of concussion in athletes,”...
Dr. Devick is committed to making reliable and objective sideline concussion testing for all athletes accessible and affordable. “The King-Devick Test helps provide a safer sporting environment for youth...
“The King-Devick test represents a rapid, accurate, and cost-effective tool to identify concussion on the sideline and make appropriate game-time, remove-from-play decisions,” Dr. Amaal Starling says. Read the Press...
Balancing fun and competition with safety, Ernest Murdukhayev, a director of SB4U Soccer Academy and the Jewish Community Center programs, is using the King-Devick test to assess the seriousness...
“I do think this is enough to recommend this vision test be used routinely,” Dr. Clugston commented. “This test is less subjective than some of the other tests used...
Researchers found the time to complete the test was longer for 79-percent of players who were later found to have a concussion. When combined with other assessments, the sideline...
The King-Devick test capitalizes on a subtle but important symptom of brain injury: a disruption in the eyes’ ability to travel smoothly across a page, and to shift direction...
The study provides more evidence that the King-Devick test, a one-minute test where athletes read single-digit numbers on index cards, can be used in addition to other tests to...
New research presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia indicates that a quick vision test, known as the King-Devick test, combined with a series...
“It has now emerged as a gold standard, I think, for sideline diagnosis for concussions,” Dodick said. “So it’s only a matter of time, I believe, once the word...
Many sports medicine professionals suggest that those coaches who do not have immediate access to an athletic trainer use easy and reliable screening tools. One of the most effective...