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by Dr. Christian von Christophers, Ph.D., N.D., D.D.,
The Founding President of Save The American Family - STAF, Inc., -not-for-profit
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PART A
Concussion Challenge
To Save Lives:
What every parent, child & anyone of any age
should know about concussions
to stay safe
Important to know:
The healthy human brain
takes from the birth up to the age of 25
to develop to its full, adult form
Definition:
A concussion is a traumatic*) brain injury that alters the way your brain functions. Although concussions usually are caused by a blow to the head, they can also occur when the head and upper body are violently shaken. These injuries can cause a loss of consciousness, but most concussions do not. Because of this, some people have concussions and don't realize it.
Concussions are common, particularly if you play a contact sport, such as football. But: every concussion injures your brain to some extent. This injury needs time and rest to heal properly. Most concussive traumatic*) brain injuries are mild, and people usually recover fully. However, some can be deadly.
*) traumatic (adj.); trauma (noun) = a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident
Your Baby's Safety
A baby can die if/when the caregiver shakes the baby - the baby's brain hits the skull - that can cause the baby's death. One baby to die in the caregiver's violent hands is too many.
Every day babies die because a frustrated parent, the family's older children, a babysitter, a nanny, the housekeeper or someone else is shaking the baby. When the baby cries and cries the caregiver gets blind to his/her own wrong actions and the baby's life is in danger.
To avoid this tragedy train everyone in this knowledge (before anyone can take care of the baby) - the knowledge how easily the baby can die when shaken.
Do not let anyone handle your baby before YOU have trained them in this life-saving knowledge.
The training material is placed for you below in
PART B
Study the material together as a family:
both parents, all older children
Additionally, train any other person
(before you leave your baby in their hands) and go through the same material.
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The Article Concussion Challenge
By Click: Cindy Trowbridge
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology at University of Texas Arlington
Some time ago, the deaths of click: three high school football players were linked to direct head injuries on the field of play and one collegiate football player’s
click: death has been potentially attributed to unresolved post concussion syndrome. Even though these athletes were football players, any sporting or recreational events can pose a risk for concussions and head injuries.
Despite the tragic news recently associated with sport, the amazing outcomes of sport participation grossly outweigh the negative consequences of injuries. But injuries should not be considered as just a part of the game, especially when an injury to the brain occurs.
I have been an athletic trainer for sports of all levels for over two decades. And over the past four years, I have fielded more questions from friends and family members about concussions than any other injury during my career. It has become clear to me that parents of youth athletes and their families still need more information about the definition of concussions and symptoms to look for, as well as the appropriate treatment protocols.
Families should know the first step is understanding what makes a child’s brain unique. Then, parents must be ready to take steps to spot concussions and take action.
What makes a child’s brain unique
Concussions are a type of mild traumatic brain injury and are considered to result from a traumatic shaking of the brain. They can cause acute and long-term changes in brain physiology and function including cognition. And for children with developing brains, they can be especially dangerous.
Children have smaller brains in relation to their skulls. Compared to an adult, the young child click: brain has less mass and more cerebrospinal fluid*) between the brain and the skull. By way of analogy the child’s brain is like the egg yolk in an egg – there is room for it to move. Because children’s brains have less mass in relation to the skull, their brains experience more acceleration. This means the brain can hit the skull with more force. *) Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear colorless bodily fluid found in the brain and spine click: Cerebrospinal fluid
It is produced in the choroid plexus of the brain. click: Choroid plexus
A child’s brain also appears to be far more plastic (= capable of being molded or of receiving form) or impressionable (= easily click: impressed or influenced) than the
click: adult brain. This helps during maturation (= the process of growing up), but can have negative effects associated with brain injury because the child’s brain is less resistant to trauma.
We can’t fix brain injuries like we can fix damage done to ligaments and bones. Therefore, it is important for parents to be protective when it comes to their children’s brains and to be aware of the potential long-term effects a concussion can have on normal brain development.
Recognizing signs and symptoms
Recent click: research has shown that parents had misconceptions regarding the definition, symptoms and treatment about concussions.
They didn’t know that concussions can occur from trauma other than a blow to the head and that concussions are considered traumatic brain injuries. They also did not readily recognize key symptoms of concussions including irritability and sleeping difficulties and incorrectly identified arm and leg weakness or numbness as signs, which they are not.
Parents are in a prime position to recognize the signs and symptoms of a concussion in their child. The culture of sport encourages children to play and win so a child will often hide symptoms from medical practitioners. But parents are able to pick up on the subtle signs of problems associated with a previous concussion. Signs and symptoms are usually classified into click: four categories including physical, cognitive, emotional and sleep patterns.
The physical signs and symptoms include, but are not limited to, headache, loss of consciousness, dizziness or balance problems, numbness, tingling, fatigue, visual problems, diminished pupil reaction, dazed or stunned expressions, ringing of ears, sensitivity to light and noise, and vomiting.
The cognitive responses include mental slowing or fogginess and the emotional signs and symptoms include irritability, uncharacteristic actions, anxiety, sadness and depression.
Sleep pattern changes including excessive drowsiness, trouble falling asleep and altered patterns of sleep and wakefulness are also common.
Return to play and return to learn
Unfortunately, the return to play and return to learn (or classroom) guidelines are not widely understood by parents because of communication gaps in the medical community. If children are treated by emergency room physicians or pediatricians these professionals are often not trained in the long-term management of concussions. This means that children often return to school or athletics too soon.
Often the focus for a child athlete is mainly on return to play but equally important is the return to learn or the classroom and academics. The cornerstone for both the return to play and return to learn plans are REST – physical and cognitive. A child must rest by limiting physical and mental activity (this means reading, TV, games, texting and computer time).
Concussions can cause a metabolic crisis for the brain because blood flow and glucose delivery are impaired. The brain needs energy to function normally and to heal itself, and these metabolic changes mean the active brain may not get as much energy as it normally needs to function properly. This is why rest is important to recovery.
Children with concussions symptoms should be removed from the classroom and provided with work to do at home. Work sessions should remain short
with click: frequent breaks When a child is able to read for 30 minutes without increasing signs or symptoms then a progressive return to school can begin (half days to full days). Resuming physical activity should be click: progressive as well.
Following these guidelines can help parents to be protective of their children’s brains and potentially prevent long-term effects or tragic consequences.
Sources:
(1) Click: Cindy Trowbridge - Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology at University of Texas Arlington
Kinesiology = the study of the mechanics of body movements, known also as human kinetics
Click:
(2) GCG
(3) First published in The Conversation
The Conversation is funded by Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Alfred P Sloan Foundation and William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Our global publishing platform is funded by Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Click: The Conversation
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Special info:
Click: AKA Clarifies the Definition of Kinesiologywww.americankinesiology.org › ... › Publications › White Papers
The American Kinesiology Association defines kinesiology as “the academic discipline which involves the study of physical activity and its impact on health, ...
AKA - The American Kinesiology Association clarifies the Definition of Kinesiology
The American Kinesiology Association defines kinesiology as “the academic discipline which involves the study of physical activity and its impact on health, society, and quality of life” (click: www.AmericanKinesiology.org) As a discipline kinesiology draws on several sources of knowledge including knowledge gained from personal and corporate physical activity experiences, professional practices centered in physical activity, and knowledge gained through scholarly study and research of physical activity itself. Although the discipline is most often associated with the latter of these, the AKA recognizes that the body of knowledge of kinesiology is informed by and defined by the other two sources as well. Ultimately, the uniqueness of kinesiology as a discipline is its embrace and integration of a multi-dimensional study and application of physical activity--- biological, medical and health-related aspects, but also psychological, social-humanistic, and a variety of professional perspectives as well. Although individual departments may choose to shape their curricula and research agendas around select aspects of the discipline such institutional preferences should not be interpreted as a complete and comprehensive definition of the discipline
Click: www.AmericanKinesiology.org
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Concise Encyclopedia definition: kinesiology
Study of the mechanics and anatomy of human movement and their roles in promoting health and reducing disease. Kinesiology has direct applications to fitness and health, including developing exercise programs for people with and without disabilities, preserving the independence of older people, preventing disease due to trauma and neglect, and rehabilitating people after disease or injury. Kinesiologists also develop more accessible furniture and environments for people with limited movement and find ways to enhance individual and team efficiency. Kinesiology research encompasses the biochemistry of muscle contraction and tissue fluids, bone mineralization, responses to exercise, how physical skills are developed, work efficiency, and the anthropology of play.
Anthropology is the scientific study of humans, past and present,that draws and builds upon knowledge from the click: social sciences and click: life sciences, as well as the click: humanities. Click: Anthropology
Click: List of life sciences
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Compare:
Applied kinesiology is different, click: Applied kinesiology
Applied Kinesiology - American Cancer Societywww.cancer.org/treatment/.../applied-kinesiolo...
American Cancer Society
Applied kinesiology is different from kinesiology, a field of scientific study of the movements of the human body.
Other common name(s): muscle testing, manual muscle testing, AK
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Concussion Challenge
To Save Lives:
What every parent, child & anyone of any age
should know about concussions
to stay safe
Important to know:
The healthy human brain
takes from the birth up to the age of 25
to develop to its full, adult form
Definition:
A concussion is a traumatic*) brain injury that alters the way your brain functions. Although concussions usually are caused by a blow to the head, they can also occur when the head and upper body are violently shaken. These injuries can cause a loss of consciousness, but most concussions do not. Because of this, some people have concussions and don't realize it.
Concussions are common, particularly if you play a contact sport, such as football. But: every concussion injures your brain to some extent. This injury needs time and rest to heal properly. Most concussive traumatic*) brain injuries are mild, and people usually recover fully. However, some can be deadly.
*) traumatic (adj.); trauma (noun) = a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident
Your Baby's Safety
A baby can die if/when the caregiver shakes the baby - the baby's brain hits the skull - that can cause the baby's death. One baby to die in the caregiver's violent hands is too many.
Every day babies die because a frustrated parent, the family's older children, a babysitter, a nanny, the housekeeper or someone else is shaking the baby. When the baby cries and cries the caregiver gets blind to his/her own wrong actions and the baby's life is in danger.
To avoid this tragedy train everyone in this knowledge (before anyone can take care of the baby) - the knowledge how easily the baby can die when shaken.
Do not let anyone handle your baby before YOU have trained them in this life-saving knowledge.
The training material is placed for you below in
PART B
Study the material together as a family:
both parents, all older children
Additionally, train any other person
(before you leave your baby in their hands) and go through the same material.
______________
The Article Concussion Challenge
By Click: Cindy Trowbridge
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology at University of Texas Arlington
Some time ago, the deaths of click: three high school football players were linked to direct head injuries on the field of play and one collegiate football player’s
click: death has been potentially attributed to unresolved post concussion syndrome. Even though these athletes were football players, any sporting or recreational events can pose a risk for concussions and head injuries.
Despite the tragic news recently associated with sport, the amazing outcomes of sport participation grossly outweigh the negative consequences of injuries. But injuries should not be considered as just a part of the game, especially when an injury to the brain occurs.
I have been an athletic trainer for sports of all levels for over two decades. And over the past four years, I have fielded more questions from friends and family members about concussions than any other injury during my career. It has become clear to me that parents of youth athletes and their families still need more information about the definition of concussions and symptoms to look for, as well as the appropriate treatment protocols.
Families should know the first step is understanding what makes a child’s brain unique. Then, parents must be ready to take steps to spot concussions and take action.
What makes a child’s brain unique
Concussions are a type of mild traumatic brain injury and are considered to result from a traumatic shaking of the brain. They can cause acute and long-term changes in brain physiology and function including cognition. And for children with developing brains, they can be especially dangerous.
Children have smaller brains in relation to their skulls. Compared to an adult, the young child click: brain has less mass and more cerebrospinal fluid*) between the brain and the skull. By way of analogy the child’s brain is like the egg yolk in an egg – there is room for it to move. Because children’s brains have less mass in relation to the skull, their brains experience more acceleration. This means the brain can hit the skull with more force. *) Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear colorless bodily fluid found in the brain and spine click: Cerebrospinal fluid
It is produced in the choroid plexus of the brain. click: Choroid plexus
A child’s brain also appears to be far more plastic (= capable of being molded or of receiving form) or impressionable (= easily click: impressed or influenced) than the
click: adult brain. This helps during maturation (= the process of growing up), but can have negative effects associated with brain injury because the child’s brain is less resistant to trauma.
We can’t fix brain injuries like we can fix damage done to ligaments and bones. Therefore, it is important for parents to be protective when it comes to their children’s brains and to be aware of the potential long-term effects a concussion can have on normal brain development.
Recognizing signs and symptoms
Recent click: research has shown that parents had misconceptions regarding the definition, symptoms and treatment about concussions.
They didn’t know that concussions can occur from trauma other than a blow to the head and that concussions are considered traumatic brain injuries. They also did not readily recognize key symptoms of concussions including irritability and sleeping difficulties and incorrectly identified arm and leg weakness or numbness as signs, which they are not.
Parents are in a prime position to recognize the signs and symptoms of a concussion in their child. The culture of sport encourages children to play and win so a child will often hide symptoms from medical practitioners. But parents are able to pick up on the subtle signs of problems associated with a previous concussion. Signs and symptoms are usually classified into click: four categories including physical, cognitive, emotional and sleep patterns.
The physical signs and symptoms include, but are not limited to, headache, loss of consciousness, dizziness or balance problems, numbness, tingling, fatigue, visual problems, diminished pupil reaction, dazed or stunned expressions, ringing of ears, sensitivity to light and noise, and vomiting.
The cognitive responses include mental slowing or fogginess and the emotional signs and symptoms include irritability, uncharacteristic actions, anxiety, sadness and depression.
Sleep pattern changes including excessive drowsiness, trouble falling asleep and altered patterns of sleep and wakefulness are also common.
Return to play and return to learn
Unfortunately, the return to play and return to learn (or classroom) guidelines are not widely understood by parents because of communication gaps in the medical community. If children are treated by emergency room physicians or pediatricians these professionals are often not trained in the long-term management of concussions. This means that children often return to school or athletics too soon.
Often the focus for a child athlete is mainly on return to play but equally important is the return to learn or the classroom and academics. The cornerstone for both the return to play and return to learn plans are REST – physical and cognitive. A child must rest by limiting physical and mental activity (this means reading, TV, games, texting and computer time).
Concussions can cause a metabolic crisis for the brain because blood flow and glucose delivery are impaired. The brain needs energy to function normally and to heal itself, and these metabolic changes mean the active brain may not get as much energy as it normally needs to function properly. This is why rest is important to recovery.
Children with concussions symptoms should be removed from the classroom and provided with work to do at home. Work sessions should remain short
with click: frequent breaks When a child is able to read for 30 minutes without increasing signs or symptoms then a progressive return to school can begin (half days to full days). Resuming physical activity should be click: progressive as well.
Following these guidelines can help parents to be protective of their children’s brains and potentially prevent long-term effects or tragic consequences.
Sources:
(1) Click: Cindy Trowbridge - Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology at University of Texas Arlington
Kinesiology = the study of the mechanics of body movements, known also as human kinetics
Click:
(2) GCG
(3) First published in The Conversation
The Conversation is funded by Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Alfred P Sloan Foundation and William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Our global publishing platform is funded by Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Click: The Conversation
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Special info:
Click: AKA Clarifies the Definition of Kinesiologywww.americankinesiology.org › ... › Publications › White Papers
The American Kinesiology Association defines kinesiology as “the academic discipline which involves the study of physical activity and its impact on health, ...
AKA - The American Kinesiology Association clarifies the Definition of Kinesiology
The American Kinesiology Association defines kinesiology as “the academic discipline which involves the study of physical activity and its impact on health, society, and quality of life” (click: www.AmericanKinesiology.org) As a discipline kinesiology draws on several sources of knowledge including knowledge gained from personal and corporate physical activity experiences, professional practices centered in physical activity, and knowledge gained through scholarly study and research of physical activity itself. Although the discipline is most often associated with the latter of these, the AKA recognizes that the body of knowledge of kinesiology is informed by and defined by the other two sources as well. Ultimately, the uniqueness of kinesiology as a discipline is its embrace and integration of a multi-dimensional study and application of physical activity--- biological, medical and health-related aspects, but also psychological, social-humanistic, and a variety of professional perspectives as well. Although individual departments may choose to shape their curricula and research agendas around select aspects of the discipline such institutional preferences should not be interpreted as a complete and comprehensive definition of the discipline
Click: www.AmericanKinesiology.org
________________
Concise Encyclopedia definition: kinesiology
Study of the mechanics and anatomy of human movement and their roles in promoting health and reducing disease. Kinesiology has direct applications to fitness and health, including developing exercise programs for people with and without disabilities, preserving the independence of older people, preventing disease due to trauma and neglect, and rehabilitating people after disease or injury. Kinesiologists also develop more accessible furniture and environments for people with limited movement and find ways to enhance individual and team efficiency. Kinesiology research encompasses the biochemistry of muscle contraction and tissue fluids, bone mineralization, responses to exercise, how physical skills are developed, work efficiency, and the anthropology of play.
Anthropology is the scientific study of humans, past and present,that draws and builds upon knowledge from the click: social sciences and click: life sciences, as well as the click: humanities. Click: Anthropology
Click: List of life sciences
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Compare:
Applied kinesiology is different, click: Applied kinesiology
Applied Kinesiology - American Cancer Societywww.cancer.org/treatment/.../applied-kinesiolo...
American Cancer Society
Applied kinesiology is different from kinesiology, a field of scientific study of the movements of the human body.
Other common name(s): muscle testing, manual muscle testing, AK
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- PART B
- Click and study both links and teach your babysitter to never shake a baby - demand proof that the babysitter/nanny/housekeeper or anyone who will be in contact with your baby has studied these 2 web links. Test their skills.
- Click both links below and study in full:
- (1) SBS - Shaken Baby Syndrome - Facts and Figureshttps://www.health.ny.gov/.../shake...
New York State Department of Health
SBS is a form of child abuse that occurs when an adult or older child violently ... SBS is usually caused by a frustrated parent or caregiver who shakes a baby ... It is estimated that 1,000-3,000 children in the United States suffer from SBS each year. One fourth of victims of SBS die, and 80 percent of survivors suffer from ... - (2) [PDF]
- Shaken Baby Syndrome: - Centers for Disease Control and ...www.cdc.gov/.../SB...
United States Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ... are violently shaken dies from this form of ... of violently shaking a baby; the risk factors ... caregivers are prepared to care for a baby. ... Shaking them ... of SBS cases per year because many.
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