How to Protect Your Brain from Injury
Take these steps to make it less likely you’ll get a concussion.
Brain injuries are a serious thing. Whether you get a relatively small bump on your head or are involved in a more traumatic injury, the health of your brain is at stake. And while you can’t prevent every possibility that may cause an injury to your brain, there are steps you can take to keep your brain as protected as possible.
Concussions are the most talked about type of brain injury because they are the most common type of head injury affecting people both young and old. They are caused by some type of outside force to the head, such as a bump, strike or jolt. They may also be caused by trauma to the body that causes the head to rapidly move back and forth. A concussion may be referred to by healthcare personnel as a mild form of traumatic brain injury, since it doesn’t typically result in death, but these injuries can be anything but mild.
What are the most common causes of concussion?