Second Impact Syndrome

If there was one message I want you to take away from my journey, it would be this: Do NOT play through your concussion symptoms - Paige Decker

Second Impact Syndrome
Second Impact Syndrome

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Don’t be a Hero: Second Impact Syndrome and the Risks Athletes Take by Playing Through Their Brain Pain

Playing with a concussion increases an athlete’s risk for Second Impact Syndrome (SIS) or a more severe traumatic brain Injury...

Also concerning, it doesn’t take much to induce SIS. In fact, the second blow to the head can be surprisingly minor according to Dr. Robert Cantu, who cites that even a blow to the chest that indirectly jerks the athlete’s head can produce accelerative forces in the brain and lead to SIS. This can occur even after a grade 1 concussion, the mildest form of a brain injury.

Combine this information with the fact that after you get a concussion you are six times more likely to sustain another concussion in the future, and it begins to look like the…

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 Don’t be a Hero: Second Impact Syndrome and the Risks Athletes Take by Playing Through Their Brain Pain

If there was one message I want you to take away from my journey, it would be this: Do NOT play through your concussion symptoms. This is a hard lesson to learn considering it is the exact opposite of what so many athletes have done their entire careers.

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