![]() In light of my son’s second concussion I decided to do a little blog about what to do when concussed. Well, actually there is very little to do except rest. Concussions are a very difficult thing for many reasons. Most of the time they are only diagnosed by symptoms only. These symptoms vary from person to person and by severity. Sometimes the symptoms last a couple of days to a couple of weeks. The biggest piece of any concussion is to understand you just rocked your brain and you need to take recovery very seriously. In order to diagnose a concussion, you want to look at the areas of physical, cognitive, emotional and sleep. There are 25 points on a concussion test within these areas. The more points you receive the more severe the concussion. Because most athletes are not honest when testing it is very often hard to tell how severe a concussion is from using this scale. A doctor will most likely complete a neurological test, CT or MRI to analyze brain function and possible swelling or bleeding in the brain. As a coach, I know how serious concussions are, as a mother they scare the crap out of me. You only get one brain and getting it rocked from time to time is never good. I struggle as a parent with how to keep my son safe. He loves sports and the risk is there all the time. My job will be to keep him honest about his symptoms and keep him away from over taxing his brain while in recovery. Below is a website I have found with what to look for when you think you or someone you love may have a concussion and the steps you should take to help recover. https://www.impacttest.com/about/?Concussion-Signs-and-Symptoms-2 https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/recovery.html
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