Concussion

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If there is any suspicion of concussion, it is important to take an if in doubt, sit it out approach. Pushing on through a game can make the impact of a concussion worse. Paradoxically, doing so can jeopardise a team’s chance of success even more because the concussed player may not perform as well as normal. There is also a risk of secondary impact syndrome, by which a second incident of concussion can make the outcome much worse than if the person had sat out instead. It is important to put your health first and foremost, and your team and coach will support you with this. “My friend had a concussion and they were fine after a week. I’ll probably be fine if I get a concussion too.” Concussion is an injury to your brain that may occur after a blow to your head. The blow to your head causes your brain to move slightly within your skull. This can momentarily disrupt the electrical activity within some of the cells in your brain so that your brain stops working properly for a short period of time. It is this disruption that leads to the symptoms of concussion. Concussion is also known as 'mild traumatic brain injury' by doctors. The most common causes of concussion are falls (especially from a height), road traffic accidents and accidents during sports such as rugby, football, boxing and cycling. Basic assessment tools are freely available on the internet, including the most widely-used Sideline Assessment Concussion Tool (SCAT) – see http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/5/259.full.pdf.

In the majority of cases, there will no long-term damage caused by a concussion – if treated appropriately with rest and medical assessment. Occasionally, complications can arise from seemingly minor blows to the head, which is why it is vital that people seek medical attention following a concussion. If your child doesn't have signs of a serious head injury, remains alert, moves normally and responds to you, the injury is probably mild and usually doesn't need further testing. The search for answers would change Omalu’s life forever and put him in the crosshairs of one of the most powerful corporations in America: the National Football League. What Omalu discovered in Webster’s brain—proof that Iron Mike’s mental deterioration was no accident but a disease caused by blows to the head that could affect everyone playing the game—was the one truth the NFL wanted to ignore. Remigio-Baker RA, et al. Activity level and type during post-acute stages of concussion may play an important role in improving symptoms among an active duty military population. Frontiers in Neurology. 2019; doi:10.3389/fneur.2019.00602.

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Common symptoms after a concussive traumatic brain injury are headache, loss of memory (amnesia) and confusion. The amnesia usually involves forgetting the event that caused the concussion. By 2022, however, organisations began to change their stance. The RFU conceded a potential connection between repeated head trauma and CTE. Paul McCrory, “this century’s most influential sports doctor” and a key critic of the link, was exposed as a serial plagiarist, misrepresenting data and using other researchers’ work as his own. McCrory was the lead on the Concussion in Sport Group, from which the RFU took its advice about concussions. Among other changes, independent matchday doctors were employed at international games. Concussion. American Association of Neurological Surgeons. https://www.aans.org/en/Patients/Neurosurgical-Conditions-and-Treatments/Concussion. Accessed Nov. 24, 2019. In January 2006, Lee and Bob Woodruff seemed to have it all — a happy marriage, four beautiful children, and marvelous careers. Bob had just been named co-anchor of ABC’s World News Tonight, but then, while he was embedded with the military in Iraq, an improvised explosive device went off near the tank he was riding in. He and his cameraman, Doug Vogt, were hit, and Bob suffered a traumatic brain injury that nearly killed him. In an Instant is an extraordinary drama of marriage, family, war, and nation.

Making your home safe. Keep your home well lit and your floors free of anything that might cause you to trip and fall. Falls around the home are a leading cause of head injury. Former hooker Thompson played 195 times for Northampton Saints before moving to France to play for Brive. He won 73 England caps, and three for the British and Irish Lions, in a nine-year international career. When bicycling, motorcycling, snowboarding or engaging in any recreational activity that may result in head injury, wear protective headgear. In addition to putting themselves at risk of sustaining a more serious brain injury by returning to the field of play following a concussion, players are more susceptible to other injuries as they will not be able to perform at their best – either physically or cognitively. Concussion myth bustersIt has been found in the brains of dozens of former NFL players, as well as a handful of deceased footballers.

He then talked about how to treat a concussion that has just happened. He talked about supplements and other things to keep in a first aid kit to use when someone has a concussion and what to do in the days and weeks after the concussion occurred. He also talked about things you can do months after a concussion has occurred. He talked about sleep, brain exercises, physical exercise, diet, correcting structural problems and hormone imbalance, and using hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Tator CH. Concussions and their consequences: current diagnosis, management and prevention. CMAJ. 2013 Aug 6;185(11):975-979. doi:10.1503/cmaj.120039 It is important that relatives and employers are warned about the possible effects of a mild head injury/concussion, and for plans to be made accordingly. These might include not rushing to return to work, keeping stress to a minimum in the short term, and abstaining from alcohol.The pussyification of the NFL continues. Every single goddam year the rules get more and more VAGINIZED.”That’s great. Just great. NFL football: come for the head injuries, stay for the antiquated attitudes. But, as this valuable book reminds us, knowledge is power. Now that we have the knowledge, what will we do with it? However, while this contains useful information, it should only be used as a diagnostic tool by medical professionals. It is important to remember that no two brain injuries are ever the same and experiences will vary from person to person depending on things such as the force of the impact, location of injury and personal differences. Whereas one person may recover from concussion after a week, others may have ongoing difficulties. Concussion management guidelines for sports suggest the minimal time for how long a player should rest after concussion, but it is important to assess each case differently and follow what your own body is telling you about how you feel. “I hit my head when I got concussion. Surely that doesn’t mean I have brain injury?” This book is full of useful information about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and what you can do to treat and potentially heal from a TBI, whether you have a recent (acute) injury or are suffering symptoms from past incidents. Included are tips and step-by-step guides for diet and supplement usage and how to make a TBI first aid kit, test images of injured brains before and after specific treatments, and statistical information on studies completed by the Amen Clinics. If only I had received this book 2 weeks prior, before I hit my head, I would have had a bit more knowledge on things I could immediately do to decrease pressure and swelling, and possibly speed and improve the recovery process. Either way, I found this book to be quite helpful in explaining what happens physically to the brain when it is injured, and giving information and tips on different nutrients, brain exercises, medical treatments and more, that can help to improve the quality of life for those suffering from a concussion or other traumatic brain injury.

www.blinkofaneyefoundation.org Our daughter, 25, suffered massive seizures from anorexia 3.5 years ago and now she remains non-cognitive (like a 6-month-old baby) and we are her full time caregivers and conservators. Peters makes the case for how professional rugby has become more dangerous and explains how the risk to players’ health has increased dramatically since turning professional in 1995. Distilling his argument – as he presents a host of academic reports, personal case studies, anecdotes and newspaper clippings throughout – it comes down to the following.The symptoms above are still important in children but may be difficult to spot due to the child's age, so additional red flags in infants and children are that they: The most common causes of concussion are falling (especially from a height), road traffic accidents and accidents whilst playing sports such as football, rugby, American football, skiing, boxing and cycling. Stovitz SD, et al. What definition is used to describe second impact syndrome in sports? A systematic and critical review. Current Sports Medicine Reports. 2017; doi:10.1249/JSR.0000000000000326. Given the difficulty in identifying concussion and the risks of continuing to play once one has been sustained, the message has to be if in doubt, sit it out! Head trauma is very common in young children. But concussions can be difficult to recognize in infants and toddlers because they can't describe how they feel. Concussion clues may include: