Your Heads-Up: All About Concussion
Your Heads-Up: All About Concussion A knock to the head might not seem like much at first, but even minor impacts can have lasting effects. Whether you’ve bumped your head on a cupboard, taken a tumble, or suffered a blow during sport, your body absorbs the shock in ways you might not realise. From headaches to neck tension and dizziness, even mild injuries can throw things out of balance. That’s why...
Concussion: signs, symptoms and solutions
If you play or watch sport regularly, especially contact sports like rugby, you have probably heard about concussions. It can cause serious effects, but these aren’t always immediately recognisable. So how can you tell if you, or someone close to you, has a concussion, and what can you do about it? What is a concussion? A concussion is a brain injury caused by trauma to the head. When the brain moves suddenly...