Traumatic brain injury is popping up in the news more and more these days in association with high-contact sports.<\/p>\n
It used to be that most people associated traumatic brain injury with car accidents or slip and falls. These days, however, it is occurring more often when people are playing sports. This isn\u2019t too much of a surprise as traditionally boxing has indeed been a sport associated with a high degree of minor concussions (traumatic brain injuries) on a smaller scale.<\/p>\n
Nowadays the spotlight is focused on hockey, football, soccer and other sports that see hard hits and even harder falls. In either case, the brain stands a high likelihood of being rattled around inside the skull and leaving the individual confused and dazed. Interestingly enough, many of these \u201cmini-concussions\u201d are going undiagnosed and over the course of a season, the player may suffer multiple traumatic brain injuries.<\/p>\n
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