dirtregime

Mate, you make it sound like I'm an idiot who just keeps doing the same stupid stuff. My first 8 or so concussions happened before the age of 13. My worst, and the one the i got the headaches from was falling off a playground at the age of 8. At 9 i got hit in the face by a hockey stick in a school game not wearing a mouthguard (primary school hockey in the 90s). Combine that with concussions in soccer, hockey, getting king hit at a gig at the age of 18. Only 3 of my 20+ concussions have come from mountain biking. and when i do mountain bike i usually wear a mouthguard along with a helmet. I now have to wear a padded helmet and mouthguard just to play soccer. The thing you've got to realise is that so much damage was done by the first one, and then collectively by ongoing concussions that each it is easier each time to get a concussion. I will take all precautions, but i'm not going to become someone who only goes to the gym because everything else is too dangerous for him, I'm 28 years old, i'm not going to not do the few things that keep me sane.

Great article. I'm super appreciative of any awareness on concussions. I've now had more than 20 concussions, dont remember the last time i didnt have a headache and have real messy mood episodes that doctors believe are linked to the concussions. On my worst days even running can aggravate the head. Such an unknown area of medicine, a journey ive been on for years and the more we learn about this the better.