Sports-related brain injuries increase in USRSS Feed

The number of active children being treated for concussion and brain injury has risen in the US over the last decade, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed.

Traumatic brain injuries in young athletes went up by 60 per cent in the last ten years, primarily among young men who were hurt while biking or playing football.

Some 71 per cent of all visits were among males, and a similar number were aged between ten and 19 years old.

However, the figures may actually be a positive thing, according to the CDC, as they indicate not that brain injuries are on the rise but that they are being reported more and being taken seriously by parents and coaches.

The news comes shortly after the Brain Injury Association of New York announced its fourth annual Journey of Hope Gala at the Prince George Ballroom, supporting a number of programmes and services for people with brain traumas.

Posted by Paul Breen

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