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Many elite athletes are encouraged to have baseline concussion tests, so should children playing junior sports do the same?
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Young or old, men or women. All can be at risk of concussion while playing contact sport. Here’s what we know happens in the brain.
Over the past two decades, researchers have gained a great deal of insight into the risks surrounding concussions – some of which has led to sweeping policy changes.
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Millions of sports-related concussions occur in the US every year. Many of them happen to high school and college athletes.