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One of the challenging issues with concussion is getting athletes to tell us that they are
experiencing symptoms. I played soccer and football in high school
and during my career in both of those sports I had several concussions. At that age you
think you're invincible but there can be major consequences from going back in.
So you made helmet to helmet contact. The research we're doing here is primarily focused
on understanding how concussions happen, what are the effects of the injury, and how we
can best inform the detection, education, awareness, and also the management of the
injury. Football is not the only sport that gets concussion, we also see high incidence
rates of concussion, comparable incidence rates of concussion, in soccer, wrestling,
cheerleading, and ice hockey as well. So there's really a need to do more work in younger populations
being six to about twelve years of age. Parents are really wanting the information
that can keep their child safe so we're trying to protect these athletes and get them
to protect themselves.
I hope that kids can continue to play sports and I hope that they can continue to play
sports safely. Concussion is an injury, it may happen, it may not happen, but if it does,
we'll be prepared to assess and manage and make sure kids can get back on to the field
and be at no greater risk for another concussion.