Concussions

HOW DO YOU RECEIVE A CONCUSSION?

• A moving head hitting a solid object
• A moving object hitting a stationary head
• Whiplash

FEMALE BRAIN

• more blood flow
• more metabolic activity
• longer concussion recovery time

MALE BRAIN

• less blood flow
• less metabolic activity
• quicker concussion recovery time

FREQUENCY

• 53% of athletes have sustained a concussion before participation in high school sports.
• 36% of collegiate athletes have a history of multiple concussions.
• 48% of athletes have reported at least one symptom, and the prevailing belief is that concussions in general are widely underreported.

FREQUENCY OF SYMPTOMS REPORTED BY FEMALE ATHLETES AFTER A CONCUSSION

• Headache — 84%
• Balance issues — 39%
• Ringing ears — 19%
• Difficulty concentrating — 13%
• Nausea — 11%
• Confusion — 8%
• Memory loss — 7%
• Sensitivity to noise — 7%
• Increase in sleep — 7%
• Vision problems — 7%
• Loss of consciousness — 6%
• Irritability — 5%
• Difficulty sleeping — 7%
• Fatigue — 4%

The circles inside the head repeat those symptom percentages visually:

• 84%
• 39%
• 19%
• 13%
• 11%
• 8%
• 7%
• 7%
• 7%
• 7%
• 7%
• 6%
• 5%
• 4%

TREATMENT

Cognitive rest is very important. If you injure your brain and try to study for your mid-term the next day, your brain will take longer to heal.