What Is a Concussion?

According to the Center for Disease Control, "A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury—or TBI—caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. This sudden movement can cause the brain to bounce around or twist in the skull, stretching and damaging the brain cells and creating chemical changes in the brain."
  • There are an estimated 1.6 to 3.8 million sports-related concussions in the U.S. each year.
  • 1 in 5 high school athletes will sustain a sports concussion this season.
  • High school athletes sustain an estimated 300,000 concussions a year.
  • The likelihood of an athlete in a contact sport experiencing a concussion is 20%.
  • ​Athletes with history of concussions are 3 to 6 times more likely to suffer another concussion than athletes who haven’t​.

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