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to the global health care system, and make
TBI among the most expensive conditions to treat in children. This article serves to define common brain injuries in sport; describe their
prevalence, what happens to the brain following injury, how to recognize and manage these injuries, and what you can expect as the athlete
recovers. Some return-to-activity considerations for the brain-injured athlete will also be discussed.
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Keywords: Concussion; Football; Futbol; Injury management; Mild traumatic brain injury; Soccer
1. Introduction for approximately 5% of total injuries in any given collegiate
It is reported over 50,000 concussions occur annually
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, with partic- in men’s and women’s high school soccer alone in the United
ipation exceeding 265 million Although not consid- Concussion in high school women’s soccer has been
ered a full contact sport like American f