What You Need to Know About Concussions in Soccer
By Learning Center·
What You Need to Know About Concussions in Soccer
A concussion is a traumatic injury of the brain that usually occurs when a soccer player is hit on the head their body falls awkwardly, or they suffer any other injury that shakes the brain. Even though there may be minor cuts and or bruises on the head or face of the victim, there are numerous cases where concussions have no visible signs that may suggest any form of brain injury.
You don't necessarily have to pass out in order to have a concussion. There are some people who may display obvious symptoms of a concussion like completely passing out and forgetting entirely everything that happened just before the injury. However, other people don't. After plenty of rest, usually a few hours, many victims of concussions usually recover fully, even though some might take weeks to recover.
Risk Factors for Sustaining a Concussion in Soccer
A major determining factor of soccer-related concussions is the player's prior history. According to research, someone who has already suffered from a concussion have a 1-2 time likelihood of suffering from a second one. A player who has suffered two or more concussions has a likelihood of 2-9 times for suffering from a third or fourth concussion.
Further, studies have revealed that female soccer players have a higher risk of suffering concussions as opposed to their male counterparts. In addition, they have more symptoms and will usually require more recovery time than male soccer players. These differences are attributed to the various biomechanical and neuroanatomical differences between genders.
Last but not least, a player with a history of developmental disorders, headaches, migraines as well as psychiatric disorders who suffers a concussion will have a longer recovery time than those without such histories. According to research, every person that suffers a concussion has a likelihood of 1-2 times suffering from a second concussion and 2-9 times suffering from second or third concussion.
Factors that contribute to concussions and their time of recovery are continuously changing. They keep revealing new facts about concussions and the time needed for a player to recover. As a result, it is important that the responsible parties, with respect to health of soccer players, stay alert with the latest developments when it comes to preventing and treating concussions in soccer.