Fall Sports Concussion Primer

09/08/2023 45 min
Fall Sports Concussion Primer

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Episode Synopsis

With Fall sports season fast approaching, Alex decided to dedicate an entire episode to head injuries. First, Dr. Michael Ebbert, a Sports Neurologist from the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, joins the show to give us the latest on concussions -- what they are, how they happen, why they happen, and where the field of study is headed (3:17). Then Dr. Javier Cárdenas, RNI's Concussion & Brain Injury Center Director, joins the show to take a more detailed dive into what has changed in how the sports world handles concussions (23:26).