It’s great for kids (and adults, for that matter) to be active and involved in vigorous sports. However, some activities put participants at particular risk for repeated concussions, with potentially life-long consequences. But information is power and this week’s Mom Enough show is packed with information about how to recognize and respond to concussions and, most important how to prevent concussions in your young athletes. Don’t miss this important discussion with Jon Roesler, Epidemiologist Supervisor with the Injury and Violence Prevention Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health.

 

What new things did you learn in the Mom Enough discussion about the causes and consequences of concussions? What steps will you take to prevent your children from suffering concussions, especially repeat concussions, which do great harm? Leave a comment below!

 

For a checklist of symptoms that may help your doctor in diagnosing a concussion, click here.

For Minnesota Medicine’s "This is Your Brain on Sports" article, click here.

For the MN Department of Health's Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury information, click here.

For the Brain Injury Alliance of Minnesota, click here.