Health blog Category: brain injury
When In Doubt, Go Get Checked Out!
Jan 9th 2020
Concussions are gaining more and more attention as more research is being done about this often ambiguous subject. In the past, athletes were often said to have gotten their “bell rung” or were considered to have gotten “lit up” after a hard hit in a contact sport. Unfortunately, many were told to “shake it off” and get back in the game if they felt a little better soon after the hit. We now know that that is an unsafe practice and can lead to long-lasting effects, and in the worst-case scenarios death.