While fall sports are associated with many great things, one of the unpleasant byproducts is the number of concussions sustained by athletes. Each year more than 300,000 concussions are reported, but everyone knows this is only a fraction of the total number that actually occur. This is because people underestimate the significance of a “dinger” or don’t really understand concussions.

Too many people still believe a loss of consciousness is necessary to diagnose a concussion. The fact is, less than 10% of concussions involve loss of consciousness. And of course, only a “wuss” tells his coach he/she hit their head and are dizzy or have a headache.

We have learned an awful lot about concussions the last 10 years. We know it takes longer to recover from a concussion than we once thought. At

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