
Reducing the chances of inherent sports risks
All sports carry some type of inherent risk, but what are they? For contact sports, a very common occurrence is the concussion (defined by Websters as “a stunning, damaging, or shattering effect from a hard impact; a jarring injury of the brain resulting in disturbance of cerebral function.”) According to the CNN report below, there is increasing evidence that brain damage actually occurs during a concussion.
What are some ways that your local organization is being pro-active in preventing head injuries or putting measures into place to nurture the injury or prevent further injury once it has occurred?