"Back-to-school health: Recognizing sport-related concussions"

As our Relevant Statistics section can attest to, sports-related Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) are a real problem for today’s kids. While concussions seem to be occurring more frequently among young athletes, most coaches, parents, and even players themselves don’t realize when it’s happened. As this article posted on Boston Children’s Hospital’s pediatric health blog warns, “Children who get a second concussion before fully recovering from the first are at a greater risk for serious, long-term problems.” This is a great read that provides helpful tips on how to recognize concussions so they can be treated immediately and further damage can be avoided.  

“Back-to-school health: Recognizing sport-related concussions,” by Alexandra Wade, Michael O’Brien, MD, and William Meehan, MD

To contact Dr. O’Brien with any further questions, send them in a tweet with hash tag #SafeSports and hopefully he’ll respond!

Update on Monday, October 1, 2012 at 10:54PM by Minutes for Memories

Some National Football League players choose helmets for looks over safety??? Maybe they should all read this article too...