We all have seen it before: the kick to head, the collision with the wall, the clash of heads on the soccer pitch, the elbow up on a hockey check, the baseball chin music that gets too close to the batter’s head, the stiff body with clenched fist and eyes rolled back. If you were to describe all the scenarios above to a non–sports fan and ask them to give you a diagnosis of what injury the athletes have suffered, 9 out 10 would likely say a concussion. And they would be right.
Concussions were once the elephant in the room – no one wanted to address them and if you didn’t have a broken limb you were expected to “ be a man” and play.