Research study recommendations
- Need to develop a longitudinal study of participants in athletics over a length of a career to help show if micro concussions have an impact on cognitive functions
- Coaches, trainers, and parents need to emphasize the use of proper techniques in sports
- Better equipment is needed to prevent trauma to the head
Every Newton Hertz
- Linear and rotational acceleration of the head are correlated to micro concussion and brain injury risk
- Youth head and body impact during sport practices can be high.
Not So Micro
Micro concussions
Micro concussions in adolescents
Scale of concussions
- A micro concussion can occur any time your body experiences a contact force that causes the head or neck area to jerk.
- Micro concussions aren't noticeable like big hits to the head where people could assume a possible concussion has occurred.
- A single micro concussion is not likely to have the same effects as a concussion, but multiple micro concussions over a small window of time can certainly lead to a full blown concussion.
Our developing brain and skull
- According to recent findings, the human brain does not reach full maturity until around the age of 25.
- The human skull is the part of the skeleton that supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain.
- The human skull is composed of the neurocranium and viscerocranium.