The awareness, evaluation and treatment of concussions are a hot topic lately. In the sports world especially, we are hearing about it more and more. The NFL is attempting to limit the exposure of its players to violent hits and fining (or even suspending) the players that do deliver these types of hits. Pee wee football coaches are trying to teach better tackling and not to lead with the helmet to not only protect the brain but also the spine to avoid catastrophic injuries such as spinal cord injury.
