When you hear the word "concussion," you might think of football players and other athletes who take hard hits to the head during games. While it's true that those who play contact sports are at great risk, any of us can suffer a concussion while doing everyday things. With kids returning to school, and sports, it's time to learn more about teen athletes and concussions. Combining sophisticated technology and clinical assessment, baseline concussion testing provides your athlete's physician with objective assessments necessary for smooth transition to recover and safely return to play, should a concussion be suspected. With baseline testing, the athlete's physician will have data to compare pre and post-concussion cognitive and physical performance In this segment, Alcy Torres, MD, the Director of the Concussion Clinic for Children, discusses baseline concussion screening for teen athletes and how concussions usually heal with a combination of time and rest and that when a patient gets a clean bill of health and shows the appropriate cognitive and physical recovery, they can return to their sport and daily activities.
