Head Trauma VOL. IX ISSUE II

Concussions are serious and common traumatic brain injuries that many people experience every day. Junior volleyball player Tristan Carver is no stranger to the serious brain injury; he has suffered three concussions throughout his life and he talks about how impactful they can be. “I was really dizzy and I came back to school and I went to my first hour class and I just broke down in tears becau...

High school athletes compete with such intensity that they are often willing to sacrifice their own well-being for the team. Such loyalty to the team is admirable, commendable, and to many medical professionals, stupid. With concussion cases increasing every day in this accident-prone society, it brings rise to the question of how far these athletes are willing to go despite the obvious risks. ...

Injuries are a part of sports, and concussions are common. No athlete wants to suffer an injury, and most athletes want to get back to action as quickly as they can. For me, a concussion I suffered this year not only took me away from the sport I’ve loved my whole life, but it has changed my life entirely. At the beginning of 2015, I was cheering five days every week as a freshman on the vars...