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Five Steps to Managing Concussions in Youth Sports

In this guest article, Dr. Steve Horwitz provides 5 steps that should be taken to manage concussions in youth sports.

By Dr. Steve Horwitz

Concussions and CTE. These have been the two buzz words in the sports headlines for the last few years. We read and see how concussions are managed in professional sports (recent World Cup) and the recent examples of this management are disconcerting. The NFL and NHL lawsuits continue and the more we learn, the uglier it gets. What is the influence of professional sports on the decisions made by youth athletes, parents, coaches, and administrators?

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