191: Concussion with Daniel Hamilton

About this episode

Daniel Hamilton discusses the dangers of concussions in sports and the importance of proper diagnosis and rehabilitation.

Joining on the pod this week is Daniel Hamilton, the Director of the Ballarat (and Bendigo) Concussion Clinic. An unfortunate area of the sport is navigating head knocks, and Daniel talks us through some of the danger signs for diagnosing a concussion, symptoms to look out for, and the repercussions of not rehabbing from a possible concussion properly. With the long-term impact of a head knock being significant, it’s a pod not to be missed by coaches, players and parents to try and keep everyone as safe and healthy as possible! The link to the AIS resources on concussion are here: https://www.ausport.gov.au/concussion

People in this episode

Guest: Daniel Hamilton

Topics covered

• concussion
• sports safety
• head injuries
• rehabilitation

Keywords

• concussion clinic
• danger signs
• symptoms
• long-term impact

Mentioned in this episode

Products: AIS resources on concussion

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