Showing posts from: May 2016
Pediatric Concussion Management
Getting Back in the “Game”
This video is another one of Dr. Mike Evans productions where he explains in clear language what a concussion is and how it is treated. More specifically how a child should help themselves heal so they can have the best chance of returning to full activity levels – always the goal.
It is an updated version of his previous video (still available) which includes all the new information we’ve learned about the topic over the last several years of player observation and research – and that’s a lot!
You’ll also note that this post adds to the growing collection of articles I’ve written in this series about concussion in children and teens; which not only reflects the fact that concussion makes up a huge percentage of cases of morbidity and death in the US, but that it’s also largely preventable and therefore unnecessary – as well as one of the hottest topics in medical research these days. Give all of them a look-see, the links are in the box below.
[The web site www.allkids.org/ has more information or, better yet, you can contact your own school’s administration for information about your local return to learning policies.]
It’s called Acne Vulgaris, and for most children in the throws of the crisis called Puberty the name pretty much sums up how they feel about it. It is the most common skin disease of any and pretty much hits 80% of us at some time or another.
The issue is that our skin has “pilosebaceous units” all over it, made up of a hair Read more →
Merely “living life” these days has become something like walking through a mine field just trying to exist and avoid all the known pitfalls to your basic health – UV, asbestos, benzene and on and on.
We just get rid of tobacco and the horses’ proctums weasel in E-Cigaretts through Read more →
Thirty-six million kids participating in organized sports across the US means that 2.6 million of them will be treated in ERs this year with sport’s injuries – and that’s not counting informal recreational activities or kids over 19.
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We’ve written about common summer problems in previous posts. But we’ve got a new crop of kids going out the front door now this season and a new crop of parents worrying about their bumps, bruises and fractures.
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Concussion 101
a Primer For Kids and Parents
The “Concussions 101” title is used by Dr. Mike Evans for his short video because it covers the basic information that kids and their parents need to understand when they’ve had a concussion – sort of like the “101” courses you take in college do.
Dr. Evans is a “family practitioner” – [we pediatricians don’t hold that against him] – who has a way with little video segments and has “hit the nail on the head” – [oops, poor analogy, sorry] – with this short summary.
Oh, this is not the complicated medical stuff that we doctors worry about; it’s merely three of the things which are sometimes considered so “simple” that nobody thinks to talk to you about them!
- We don’t wanna make things worse – we follow “return to activity” protocols to prevent life-long secondary damage.
- We can’t predict from the beginning what will happen or how you will do – “we have to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.”
- Communication – people presume you’re ok because they can’t see your brain; so, you need to be clear and honest about how you’re feeling.
Your brain is You. Everything you’ve gotten good at is stored in there; all your memories, all your skills for figuring things out for school or life are built into your brain.
Take care of your awesome brain after your concussion!
“AWWWwwwwwwhhH DAD! Mom said to ask you.”
“Look, your team can get along without you for one game. Let’s see what the doctor has to say when he sees you this afternoon.”
What do you think? Did I nail the discussion you had with your sports-crazed son after he was injured?
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