According to research from the American College of Sports Medicine, a staggering 85 percent of sports-related concussions go undetected at the time of injury.
This is primarily due to two factors -- rudimentary, symptom-based approaches (asking the athlete “do you feel headache or dizziness?”), and cultural factors, which incentivize players to not report immediately, but rather keep playing.
This is primarily due to two factors -- rudimentary, symptom-based approaches (asking the athlete “do you feel headache or dizziness?”), and cultural factors, which incentivize players to not report immediately, but rather keep playing.
