Signs of Concussion

One way to explain it without medical jargon is that the brain inside the skull is "floating" in a fluid that fills the space between brain and bone. As a result of a direct hit on the head, either a blow or a fall, the brain hits against the walls of the skull. Depending on the intensity of the blow can even lose consciousness.

There are varying degrees of head trauma (the technical name of the shock). The most common is mild, but may be of varying severity.

If you train with common sense should not produce this type of accident. It is assumed that in everyday practice is not practiced full contact. Many martial arts competition expressly forbid giving blows to the head (karate) or use helmets (tae kwon do).

Signs of Concussion However, if you practice for a competition you are running a risk.

Of course, in full contact sports (boxing, full contact) blows to the head are guaranteed, but there are doctors prepared.

Mild concussion symptoms

  • Pale.
  • Slight loss of consciousness, which is usually not longer than one minute. In some cases it is so brief that the injury does not appear to have been unconscious at any time.
  • Loss of balance.
  • Headache.
  • Dullness sensory ("stunning"). For a moment you cannot recognize people or know where he is.
  • Motor discoordination.
  • Sometimes nausea.

Severe cases of concussion

Without going into details, because it is the physician who has to assess the extent of injury, neurological problems can be suffered and also limb paralysis, amnesia, impaired vision, abnormal stress pulse, and breathing problems.