The Long Term Effects of Concussions in Sports, and What is Being Done to Prevent Them
Head injuries have plagued the contact sports world since their inception. There is great risk to suffer injury in any sport, but those that involve collisions are all the more dangerous. When thinking of concussions in sports, most people would turn to football, and rightfully so. UPMC estimates that 300,000 concussions are suffered as a result of playing football every year. While that is a staggeringly large number, it is merely a fraction of the entire data point. The same…