Have a Concussion? Let’s Make it Worse and Find Out.
The world of sports is a dangerous place for athletes. The speed and power of athletes can sometimes result in collisions and injuries that can leave athletes sidelined anywhere from a few minutes to an entire season… or worse. But, only the injuries that we can see on the outside are easy to diagnose and treat. Injuries, with equal severity (if not more), happen frequently and can go unnoticed. An athlete’s brain is at constant risk of injury during sports. Even a small bumping of heads with another athlete can result in concussion. These brain injuries can leave people with a loss of memory, dizziness, blurred vision, and sometimes completely knocked-out. Diagnosing concussions can be tricky because athletes often do not show immediate or significant symptoms. According to Tracey Covassin, Bryan Crutcher, & Jessica Wallace (2013), the way athletic trainers and doctors assess whether or not an athlete is concussed or cleared for activity requires increasing concussive symptoms. So is there another way, or is the injured athlete’s depressing reality just a pro-longed road to recovery?
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