Press Release: Governor Purdue signs Gfeller-Waller Concussion Awareness Act

Matthew Gfeller died in August 2008 after sustaining a head injury during a high school football game in Winston-Salem. He played for R.J. Reynolds High School. Jaquan Waller, a football player at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, died in September 2008, after sustaining a head injury during a game. Waller suffered from Second Impact Syndrome, a condition that occurs when a person sustains multiple concussions in a short period of time.

ATCs in our Community

March is National Athletic Training Month. Please join CFPSM in recognizing Wake County’s Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC) for all of their hard work and dedication in the care and prevention of athletic related injury and illnesses among our community’s athletes.  Many of you have suffered an injury as a result of participation in sports and…