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Doctors More Concerned About Kids' Repeat Concussions
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Doctors More Concerned About Kids' Repeat Concussions
Karen Weintraub
USA TODAY
9 a.m. EDT June 29, 2013
Studies show recovery from a second concussion is longer if it follows
soon after a first.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/
2013/06/29/kids-concussions-advice/2424919/
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No one knows how many blows to the head it takes to cause these problems,
but doctors say they're generally more concerned about the second and
third concussions than the first.
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Studies have shown that it takes longer to recover from a second
concussion if it follows soon after a first, and that once someone has one
concussion they're more likely to get more. But scientists aren't yet
certain that the second concussion is always worse; it's possible that
people who've had one are simply more likely to recognize and seek medical
treatment when it happens again.
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Avoiding concussions isn't easy. Accidents will always happen.
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But there are ways to minimize risk. Experts say that coaches need to
teach kids how to minimize head-injury risks whenever possible such as
tackling in football and then enforce the safety rules that are already
on the books, says Dennis Cardone, Lea's doctor and a sports medicine
specialist at NYU's Comprehensive Concussion Center.
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Neurosurgery professor Robert Cantu, of Boston University, says some
sports need to change their practices to reduce concussion risk. He thinks
children should not be allowed to head a soccer ball until at least age
14; ditto for playing tackle football.
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Helmets are great at protecting against skull fractures and catastrophic
head injuries, but no one has yet designed a helmet to prevent
concussions, Cardone says.
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Treatment for concussion generally consists of taking it easy for a few
days or a few weeks, depending on the severity of the injury. Everyone's
recovery is different, experts say, so there's no set guideline for how
much rest is enough.
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Jeffrey Kutcher, a sports neurologist at the University of Michigan, says
some doctors are overdoing the rest. Sitting in a cool dark room for a
week or two could give anyone precisely the same symptoms headache and
dizziness as concussion. He says he sees patients multiple times a week
who've rested too much after a concussion; for most people two to three
days of rest should be enough.
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"You should rest until you can essentially tolerate routine daily
activities without getting a lot worse," Kutcher says. "If your headache
increases a little bit, that's not the end of the world. If you can't
stand it, that's a different story."
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