Does my teen need to quit sports after three concussions?

[Anonymous]

The music doesn't sound dreadful but the "golf for socializing" does.

I used to bicycle and have had two concussions from bike crashes. I still ride horses, although I've had at least one concussion from that. I've switched horse sports from eventing to dressage and trails.

The OP has obviously had more, and more severe, concussions than I.

Music plus track and field, or trail running, would be my choice for my kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child is 15 and has had three concussions in his lifetime. The latest was this sports season. The pediatrician is telling him to quit sports. That seems extreme. They are not extreme concussions. Is this standard practice? The sport is lacrosse.

He could play a sport with less concussion risk. Friend’s kid had to quit soccer after multiple concussions. Some kids are more prone to them, whether because of style of play or whatever. It was hard as the kid was a star wit bright prospects. But not having brain injury matters more. Kid has excelled in a different sport.

[Anonymous]

No, that’s not a standard practice.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't be taking this kind of drastic advice from a pediatrician. Get a specialist if need be.

[Anonymous]

So this is an urgent care type pediatrician giving you this guidance? I think you need a neurologist to guide you through this. I think it's quite likely that they'll say "no contact sports", but given that 2 of the 3 accidents weren't lacrosse related, and that there was a long time to heal between, they might say something else.

I'd stop lacrosse until he's totally healed, and cleared by a neurologist, and you've had that conversation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't be taking this kind of drastic advice from a pediatrician. Get a specialist if need be.

No one needs a pediatrician to tell you that 3 concussions is a lot and a risky sport could potentially cause more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't be taking this kind of drastic advice from a pediatrician. Get a specialist if need be.

No one needs a pediatrician to tell you that 3 concussions is a lot and a risky sport could potentially cause more.

No one needs a pediatrician telling you that. You need a specialist.

[Anonymous]

It's now widely accepted in the medical field that having one concussion makes you more prone to having more, and that sub-concussive hits (which require less impact) are also problematic. In other words, a pediatrician would absolutely know this and I wouldn't discount a pediatrician's advice simply because they aren't a neurologist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's now widely accepted in the medical field that having one concussion makes you more prone to having more, and that sub-concussive hits (which require less impact) are also problematic. In other words, a pediatrician would absolutely know this and I wouldn't discount a pediatrician's advice simply because they aren't a neurologist.

I would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The music doesn't sound dreadful but the "golf for socializing" does.

I used to bicycle and have had two concussions from bike crashes. I still ride horses, although I've had at least one concussion from that. I've switched horse sports from eventing to dressage and trails.

The OP has obviously had more, and more severe, concussions than I.

Music plus track and field, or trail running, would be my choice for my kid.

This is such a DCUM post.

I had 2 biking concussion, plus at least one horse back riding concussion (2 + 1 = 3)

I didn't stop riding horses.

The OP (whose kid has 3 concussions) has obviously had more (because 3 is more than 3?) so they should do the opposite of what I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The music doesn't sound dreadful but the "golf for socializing" does.

I used to bicycle and have had two concussions from bike crashes. I still ride horses, although I've had at least one concussion from that. I've switched horse sports from eventing to dressage and trails.

The OP has obviously had more, and more severe, concussions than I.

Music plus track and field, or trail running, would be my choice for my kid.

This is such a DCUM post.

I had 2 biking concussion, plus at least one horse back riding concussion (2 + 1 = 3)

I didn't stop riding horses.

The OP (whose kid has 3 concussions) has obviously had more (because 3 is more than 3?) so they should do the opposite of what I do.

Exactly, tell the 15 year-old lacrosse kid that DCUM thinks he should just take up orchestra and golf.

[Anonymous]

You should call the inova concussion hotline. They are really helpful. I don’t think there’s any evidence for the 3 concussion rule; I believe that’s outdated thinking. Might make sense for you to consult with experts on the subject. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

As an analogy, I know someone who had to quit basketball because they found a hole in his heart. He was going to play college ball. OP would you agree with the advice to stop? How is your son’s BRAIN, which controls everything, any different?

Running golf tennis steer him towards sports he can participate in for the rest of his life

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As an analogy, I know someone who had to quit basketball because they found a hole in his heart. He was going to play college ball. OP would you agree with the advice to stop? How is your son’s BRAIN, which controls everything, any different?

Running golf tennis steer him towards sports he can participate in for the rest of his life

Did a pediatrician find the hole?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's now widely accepted in the medical field that having one concussion makes you more prone to having more, and that sub-concussive hits (which require less impact) are also problematic. In other words, a pediatrician would absolutely know this and I wouldn't discount a pediatrician's advice simply because they aren't a neurologist.

I would.

It’s one thing to get a second opinion, which never hurts. But to completely dismiss a doctor’s opinion because you don’t think they would know about a particular issue is foolish and ignorant.