Woodbury Concussions: How Many Fingers Do You See?
Concussions cause a quandary for the high school athlete.
What you can’t see can, indeed, hurt you. That gray matter, hidden beneath the ‘Justin Beiber swoop doo,’ is a delicate, complicated, sometimes perplexing organ—especially when it belongs to a young athlete.
The more I researched the nature of concussions, and spoke with the victims and family members of the injured, the more convinced I became that no kid of mine will ever be allowed to play a contact sport of any kind, especially one that requires a helmet. Surely the need for a helmet at all is a dead giveaway. Well, except if my kid reeeeally loves it and excels at playing the sport and well… this must be what every parent wrestles with!
Wrestle a bit yourself with the January issue of Woodbury Magazine or check out woodburymag.com starting January 1 and see how our up-and-coming generation has been insured a chance at keeping a clear head.
Until then, test yourself with this baseline concussion test to see what kinds of things your brain may or may not be able to process while concussed.
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