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How many sports concussions occur each year?
It is estimated that as many as 3.8 million concussions occur in the USA per year during competitive sports and recreational activities; however, as many as 50% of the concussions may go unreported. https://t.co/GKie91gtDW
Symptoms of a head injury
With a head injury, it’s normal to have a headache and nausea. You may be dizzy or disoriented right afterward. You also may have problems focusing or remembering.
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Each year, hospital emergency rooms see more than 95,000 baseball-related injuries. While many consist of minor sprains or muscle strain, some serious injuries come from getting hit with a baseball or a baseball bat.
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How to Recognize a Silent Stroke
Is it possible to have a stroke and not know it?
Yes. You can have a “silent” #stroke, or one you’re completely unaware of or can’t remember. When we think of strokes, we often think of symptoms like slurred speech,...
... numbness, or loss of movement in the face or body.
When we think of strokes, we often think of symptoms like slurred speech, numbness, or loss of movement in the face or body. But silent strokes don’t show symptoms like these. In fact, silent strokes usually display...
VA disability compensation for #PTSD
Post traumatic stress can happen after someone goes through a traumatic event such as combat, an assault, or a disaster. Most people have some stress reactions following trauma. But if the reactions don’t go away over time or they disrupt...
As the most popular sport in the world, soccer is played by people of all ages. The sport is enjoyed by 265 million players, including both professional and amateur athletes. https://t.co/xZZiEjYPz3 #RUFITdevice # #injury#newmedicaldevice#monitor#detect#concussions
Toughing it out and playing through injury may once have been the go-to mindset for athletes for decades, but thanks to advances in medicine, we now know that such a belief can have serious consequences. RU-fit?
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Some suggest that there is a difference among men and women and rates of PTSD. There is not, at least according to one large scale study. The study finds no difference between men and women who are deployed and experience #PTSD. #RUFITdevice#Redoakintruments#injury
Men and Women are Equally At Risk for PTSD
There are many misconceptions about PTSD. One of the most basic misunderstandings is who is at risk. The short answer here is this: everyone! There is no one group that is more or less predisposed to developing or not developing PTSD.