Concussions A Concern For Athletes As Fall Sports Approach

The August edition of SJ Magazine features an article about the dangers of concussions in young athletes and the warning signs of head injury. Doctors are seeing an increase in the number of young athletes suffering from concussions.

“One to three patients a day are coming in, and it’s not just kids who are playing organized sports like football, hockey and cheerleading,” said Michael H. Goodman, MD, Chief of Pediatrics at Cooper. “We’re seeing kids who have concussions from riding bikes, skateboarding and rollerblading, and even sports like tennis and swimming.”

To read the complete article log onto: www.sjmagazine.net

 

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