Sports brain injuries topic of the day in Brooklyn Center
It's more serious than a bump on the head. More athletes are being diagnosed with concussions. On Thursday the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance held its 28th annual conference at the Earl Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center.
Among the presenters were Luverne high school senior Jake Guy, who suffered three concussions, two during football practice and a third during a wrestling match.
"I was thrown to the mat, on my head," Guy recalled. "When I came home, my parents thought I had been drinking because I was so loopy and so out of it. I had a headache, sensitivity to light and sound."
About 50,000 high school athletes nationwide suffer concussions each year.
"Kids are getting bigger, their faster, their getting stronger, the hits are harder, so that is going to result in more concussions and more serious injuries," said David King, executive director of Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance.
King said things like sensors on helmets and better cognitive testing would allow coaches and trainers to better determine if an athlete has a concussion.
Guy said he still has to do things differently since his concussions, but things are getting better. He is going to college in the fall.
"I totally changed the way I think, and organize. I have to write things down, because I don't remember things sometimes," he said.
Symptoms of a Concussion
*Headache
*Vomiting
*Dizziness
*Confusion
*Blurred vision
More information: www.braininjurymn.org
Sonya Goins reporting
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12 Sports is on Comcast cable channel 12 in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
It’s more serious than a bump on the head. More athletes are being diagnosed with concussions. On Thursday the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance held its 28th annual conference at the Earl Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center.
Among the presenters were Luverne high school senior Jake Guy, who suffered three concussions, two during football practice and a third during a wrestling match.
“I was thrown to the mat, on my head,” Guy recalled. “When I came home, my parents thought I had been drinking because I was so loopy and so out of it. I had a headache, sensitivity to light and sound.”
About 50,000 high school athletes nationwide suffer concussions each year.
“Kids are getting bigger, their faster, their getting stronger, the hits are harder, so that is going to result in more concussions and more serious injuries,” said David King, executive director of Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance.
King said things like sensors on helmets and better cognitive testing would allow coaches and trainers to better determine if an athlete has a concussion.
Guy said he still has to do things differently since his concussions, but things are getting better. He is going to college in the fall.
“I totally changed the way I think, and organize. I have to write things down, because I don’t remember things sometimes,” he said.
Symptoms of a Concussion
*Headache
*Vomiting
*Dizziness
*Confusion
*Blurred vision
More information: www.braininjurymn.org
Sonya Goins reporting
http://www.ccxmedia.org/
http://www.facebook.com/12localsports
http://twitter.com/ccxsports
12 Sports is on Comcast cable channel 12 in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis and includes the cities Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
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