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Teen Sports and Concussions:What Every Parent Needs to Know

Teen Sports and Concussions:What Every Parent Needs to Know

FromInside The Mind of Teens and Tweens


Teen Sports and Concussions:What Every Parent Needs to Know

FromInside The Mind of Teens and Tweens

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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The statistics on teen concussions are on the rise party because of better diagnosis, partly because of better reporting. What's clear is that the more we know, the more we understand how important it is for parents to understand enough about teen concussion to protect their children.



Dr. Robert Cantu, MA, MD, ia Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at BUSM,& Director of Service Sports Medicine at Emerson Hospital. He has also authored over 357 scientific publications, including 28 books on neurology and sports medicine. Mark Hyman is a sports journalist and author of the book about the troubled state of youth sports, Until It Hurts.
Released:
Nov 2, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A program for teachers, parents, guardians, counselors and anyone who is regularly baffled by the process of trying to raise, teach, reach, coach or manage teens and tweens. The teen mind is different from the adult mind and Dr. Regina Lamourelle and her guests bring you the latest insights in neuroscience to help you make sense of adolescents.