Sport concussion not as damaging as we think

Health Report - Separate stories podcast

We've heard a lot in recent years about how damaging concussion in professional sport can be to long-term brain health.

But we don't know a lot about the impacts of mild concussions. Well there's now an app for that.

And one recent study found having a sports-related concussion didn't seem to have a detrimental effect on cognition and was linked to performing better in some areas.

Guest

• Dr Matt Lennon researcher at the Centre for Healthy Brain Aging at the University of New South Wales and a local doctor in Sydney
• Professor Melinda Fitzgerald Deputy Vice Chancellor at Curtin University

References

• Sports-related concussion not associated with long-term cognitive or behavioural deficits: the PROTECT-TBI study
• Headcheck app
• Concussion in Australian Sport