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In This Issue: Heading For Trouble

By Mag.com

Monday, March 9, 2009

Concussions, we have learned, don't appear on CT scans or MRIs. You don't even need to be knocked out to get one. But if you return to play before the brain heals from the initial trauma, every subsequent blow adds to its injury. They can leave your head like an egg that scrambled without ever cracking. In this story from the current issue, senior writer Peter Keating tells the story of a soccer player named Melissa who learned first hand how devastating concussions can be. It also tells how w ...

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