After covering new Boston University research linking contact sports with brain damage, I asked Dr. Lauren Smith, interim health commissioner of the state Department of Public Health, whether she had any advice for parents worried about the risks of football and other contact sports.
Smith was instrumental in getting a concussion law passed in the state two years ago that required high school coaches to become more educated about the dangers of concussions and approval from a physician before teenagers with concussions can be sent back to practices and games.
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What a disappointment the answers are. Idea for future concussion articles--We are so fortunate in Massachusetts to have the leading youth sports Internet company in Boston. They are known across the country for their comprehensive concussion channel that we have provided links to parents for more than a decade.. They are MomsTeam.com and even the NFL has just joined them to provide their info. You would get some fabulous answers to your questions from their staff. Lexi High School Teacher, Newton