Concussions:

Should Richie play football Christina Smith Paul MD FAQSM Primary Care amp Sports Medicine Student Health Service University of Pennsylvania Concussions are not a new phenomenon but they certainly have been getting a lot of attention in the news in the past few years   High profile professional athletes and former athletes have started to come forward and speak about their experiences with this injury and its sometimes prolonged and profound effect on their respective futures The heightened awareness about this important injury has led to a boom in marketing efforts both from an injury prevention standpoint and a diagnosis standpoint with inconsistent evidence that these efforts are successful  Education about the injury remains the most important tool in preventing bad outcomes Come learn a bit more about concussion help clarify some myths and hear how we take care of our concussed students here at Penn

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