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PART 1 �� and coaches need to know? �� By DR. JEFFERY KONIN, PHD , “The Rehab Doc” Florida Hockey Life T �� the experience is not so enjoyable. While nobody plans to sustain a concussion, it is a part of the contact sport. Concussions are reported more so in males than females, primarily due to checking. In fact, in boy’s ice hockey, some studies have noted that concussions make up almost 22% of all injuries, and that younger players had a higher rate of concussion �� - �� facts that we have learned about concussions in ice hockey: •Concussions are 3x more likely to occur in games com- �� •Defensemen are more like-ly to get a concussion than forwards, and goalies much less likely. �� tend to encounter a higher rate f concussion and other injuries. �� DR. JEFFERY KONIN, PHD �� Licensed Physical Therapist �� current knowledge that we have on how to recognize and treat ��- ��- �� the head that likely may the result of an acute concussion: • Headache, “pressure in head”, or neck pain �� • Feeling slowed down, like “in a fog“, or drowsy �� - �� headache is related to the concussion even for a trained healthcare professional. A headache that did not previously exists, and ��- cussion. No mater how mild the headache is, or how mild any of the new symptoms appear to be following a hit to the head, there really is no such thing as a “mild” concussion. A concussion is an injury to the brain, and if not recognized and managed cor- �� See CONCUSSIONS, page 9 ��