| Description |
1 online resource (273 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Back in the Game; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; One Sports Concussion Myths and Fears; Two Athletes, Concussions, and the Playing Field; Three You Think You Might Have a Concussion-How Do You Know?; Four Life After a Diagnosis of Concussion; Five Post-Concussion Syndrome and Second-Impact Syndrome; Six Concussion, Sports, Depression, and Suicide; Seven How Athletes Can Help Themselves; Eight Thoughts for Parents and Coaches; Nine Changing the Game, On and Off the Field; Ten Controlling the Messaging of Concussion |
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Quick Answers to Common Questions About Sports ConcussionTerms to Know About Concussions and Sports; Resources to Learn More About Sports Concussion; Acknowledgments; Index |
| Summary |
Back in the Game: Why Concussion Doesn't Have to End Your Athletic Career is a timely discussion of sports concussions based on science. The book does not dwell on perpetuating fears about sports and concussion, but rather, having a real-world discussion about what science and medicine knows, what parents and coaches need to understand about the brain injury, evaluation and treatment, and possible post-concussive issues and depression |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Brain -- Concussion -- Popular works
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Brain -- Wounds and injuries -- Popular works
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Sports injuries in children.
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Brain -- Concussion
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Brain -- Wounds and injuries
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Sports injuries in children
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gerstner, Joanne C
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| ISBN |
9780190226619 |
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0190226617 |
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