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Advice For Parents Who Suspect Concussion

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TRIA Orthopaedic Center (@TRIAortho) is a comprehensive center for orthopaedic medicine, providing clinical and surgical care, research, and innovative programs, with physicians specializing in sports medicine, acute injury, shoulder, hip, knee, spine, hand and wrist, foot and ankle, and fractures. TRIA’s sports medicine specialists have served as official team physicians for Minnesota’s professional sports teams for over 25 years. For more information, visit www.tria.com.

TRIA Orthopaedic is a chapter sponsor of PCA-Minnesota providing education and support around issues such as concussions, over-use injuries and athletic training.  TRIA and PCA-Minnesota are collaborating to make youth and high school sports healthy and fun for all involved.

Dr. Anne Moore and Dr. Heather Bergeson in this video address parents of athletes who may have been concussed. Symptoms to watch for include headache, drowsiness, irritability and inability to concentrate. One key to early treatment and a start toward recovery is rest, not just from physical activity, but also actually resting the brain.