No not every hit to the head is a concussion but it is important to monitor the person that got hit in the head to make sure they dont get concussion symptoms over the next 24 hours.

Can getting hit with a basketball cause a concussion. Even now when most people think of sports that pose concussion risks they probably think of football hockey or X Games-style snowboarding and skateboarding -- not basketball. Theyre actually quite common after falls in middle- and older-aged adults. Parents should consider taking their child out of the sport if a second concussion occurs.

With any loss of consciousness or symptoms lasting longer than 15 minutes the player should not go back into the game for a week Even when concussions occur years apart cumulative damage can result. Bleeding or torn cartilage can cause significant swelling and pain preventing the jaw from opening appropriately. What are the signs and symptoms of concussion.

This can happen as a result of motor vehicle crashes falls getting hit in the head with a ball or toy or from tricyclebike accidents. Researchers looked at emergency room visits for children ages five to nineteen and found that traumatic brain injuries associated with playing basketball predominantly in the form of concussion had spiked 70 percent between 1997 and 2007. Other common non-sport causes include falling and hitting your head or sudden head movements such as whiplash from a.

Among the sports-related activities that cause the highest number of head injuries for all ages. Theres no way to keep the brain from moving inside the skull. While thats not necessarily wrong there is a lot more going on in our brains when we experience a concussive head injury.

Direct blows to the head and neck area including the jaw can cause a concussion. No helmet can prevent concussions. Concussions can also happen as the result of car crashes physical altercations and accidental falls.

In soccer even heading the ball can cause a concussion. Your friend is right. Young children can have the same symptoms of a concussion as older children but it is harder for them to let others know how they are feeling.