With basketball season in full-swing, let's not forget that women tend to experience concussions at a rate almost 2:1 over men.
Here is a great example of how physical and dangerous woman's basketball can be:
"The latest episode took place Thursday against Michigan. The 5-foot-3 Malone was involved in a collision before halftime, forcing her to miss the first 12 minutes of the second half. Once her headache cleared, she was allowed to return...
Late in the game, a Michigan player swung her elbow and nailed Malone in the eye. Malone remained on the ground for several seconds."
The player appears to have some insight into the dangers, but not a lot...:
"Since I got that first concussion, any small hit will probably cause another one," Malone said. "I passed the (concussion) test barely. It's good that I passed it but it's still a little nerve wracking."
Returning to the same game after sustaining what appears to be a concussion, and then lowering threshold for sustaining another; is it worth it?
