You get hit in the head but you dont experience symptoms.
Can you get a concussion from getting hit in the face with a soccer ball. Premature return to play can lead to second impact syndrome. You might not be aware right away if you or a patient has had a concussion. I meet with parents often in the Sports Concussion Clinic at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
Its when a jolt to your body or head shakes your brain back and forth inside your skull. Volleyball world we have to change the way we think about talk about and treat concussions. My hope is it can shed some light onto the realities of concussion and post-concussion syndrome as well Hodson said.
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. 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. But in 2010 a.
Theyre not to be underestimated. One time I met a soccer mom whose 10-year-old son sustained a concussion when a ball blindsided him in. Over time repeated subconcussive injuries can also accumulate and cause brain damage.
The athlete may not be fully alert and. Cardone said but youre more likely to get it from colliding with another player in the process. You only get one brain and every hit counts.
The greatest chance for impact in soccer comes during contested headers and set plays such as corner kicks where many players are in close contact. Theres definitely a risk of getting a concussion from a header Dr. A hard hit to body could cause the head and neck to.