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Concussions in Athletics

Concussions in Athletics
Recently I suffered a concussion during a softball practice. This is my second concussion due to a softball related incident. Naturally, I followed up on it and found some articles concerning athletic-related concussions. As I read the article, I was able to point out certain signs and symptoms which I had gone through. On the other hand, my concussions have not been severe enough to do some of the damage that many other athletes suffer.
The majority of concussions occur in football players. My article stated that each year about forty thousand high school football players suffer concussions, and about three hundred thousand concussions occur each year in all sports. Concussions have caused professional athletes, such as Troy Aikman and Steve Young to retire earlier than anticipat...

Posted by: Gina Allred

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