concussion male vs female

[Anonymous]

Thought this was an interesting article.

Recent research, however, suggests that female athletes are not only more likely to sustain a concussion in any given sport; they also tend to have more severe symptoms, and to take longer to recover. Katherine Snedaker, founder of the non-profit campaign group Pink Concussions, believes that many like Jessica are “invisible patients” with an “invisible injury” – and that means that they may struggle to get the support they need.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/male-female-brains-injury-different-research-study-a9233086.html

[Anonymous]

Makes sense to me. Female brains are smaller, with more space in the cranium leading to more severe collisions.

[Anonymous]

Didn’t have time to read the posted article but my understanding is that neck muscle strength differences are the biggest factor. When girls work to build the musculature around their necks, the rates go drastically down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Makes sense to me. Female brains are smaller, with more space in the cranium leading to more severe collisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t have time to read the posted article but my understanding is that neck muscle strength differences are the biggest factor. When girls work to build the musculature around their necks, the rates go drastically down.

Yeah, I've read that as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Makes sense to me. Female brains are smaller, with more space in the cranium leading to more severe collisions.

Not smaller brains... smaller head and thinner skulls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t have time to read the posted article but my understanding is that neck muscle strength differences are the biggest factor. When girls work to build the musculature around their necks, the rates go drastically down.

Yeah, I've read that as well.

The article says concussions for female are more severe and the effects last longer. I wonder if that is the neck muscle(less of) making severe head trauma more common or if there is something fundamentally different with female brain injury healing 0or both?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t have time to read the posted article but my understanding is that neck muscle strength differences are the biggest factor. When girls work to build the musculature around their necks, the rates go drastically down.

Yeah, I've read that as well.

The article says concussions for female are more severe and the effects last longer. I wonder if that is the neck muscle(less of) making severe head trauma more common or if there is something fundamentally different with female brain injury healing 0or both?

It's because more of their smaller brains are injured. It's science.

[Anonymous]

UVA did a study as to why women get more, their conclusion was women report it more than men.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA did a study as to why women get more, their conclusion was women report it more than men.

men too dumb to recognize they had a concussion... men think everything is "hangover"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA did a study as to why women get more, their conclusion was women report it more than men.

men too dumb to recognize they had a concussion... men think everything is "hangover"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA did a study as to why women get more, their conclusion was women report it more than men.

men too dumb to recognize they had a concussion... men think everything is "hangover"