Kevin Walter, a sports medicine and concussion expert at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, wants to make parents, coaches and young athletes educated and aware of head injuries and the best way to treat concussions.
Dr. Walter has been a member of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee since 2006, where he has helped to create guidelines for the safe participation of Wisconsin’s high school athletes.
He also has followed the progress of the NFL’s concussion protocol. Here are excerpts from his interview with the Journal Sentinel for the Packers story on concussions.