What are the risks of concussion in contact sports?

If you play a contact sport like football, or know someone who does, what should you know about concussions and health risks?

Not being the most active person around, I asked Doug Martini, a PhD student in the University of Michigan Neurosport Research Laboratory, what he thought it was important to know. And this video is the result!

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FURTHER INFORMATION AND READING
General:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2012

National Athletic Trainers Association Position Statement on the Management of Sport Concussion

Research papers:

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[mjayjock]

Excellent as always.  Tons of info in under 3 minutes.  So well done!  Congrats!

[optwood]

I think hard sports helmets should not be worn when playing contact sports. This would probably encourage players to stop using their heads as battering rams. I don't know enough about the physics to have an informed opinion on soft sports helmets.

[lostaname]

Good to know that the info here was basically nothing new. I like wasting my time. To make it worse, the links to articles on this subject are pay-per-view.... I think I rather have a concussion than to pay around 40 bucks for a bit of digital text.

[thegreatninjaman]

concussions are bad for you? WHO KNEW!