Concussions and Your iPod

On March 24, 2009, in Social Media, by Brett Duncan

The topic was concussions in high schoolers and how the teen and pre-teen brains actually don’t recuperate as well as an adult’s brain after a concussion. The real issue was with rushing high schoolers back onto the field or into normal life after they have a concussion, ignoring significant data that a lack of recovery can have serious ramifications on youngsters. One dad had actually written in and said that his football-playing high schooler complained most about not being able to focus for any extended period of time after his concussion.

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