Personal Injury Law

Sports-Related Concussions Increase in America's Youth

By Bruce Stern

I have written several times in the past on the devastating effects of sport related concussions in children. More and more the injuries are being pushed aside in order to further a child's athletic career. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the staggering statistics. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, children between the ages of 9 and 18 suffer 96,000 sport related concussions each year.

A recent New York Times article highlights the potential for serious injury in children, due to the fact that brain tissue at such young ages are still developing, and sustaining a serious injury during formation can damage a child's ability to progress later on in life. As the number of injuries increases, so does the need for education and prevention. The more we know and understand about child sport-related injuries, the easier it will be to prevent them before they have the chance of happening.

Full post as published by Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog on September 15, 2008 (boomark / email).