Getting your bell rung. Taking a ‘knock on the noggin’. Taking it on the chin. Getting your lights knocked out. These are all terms used to describe contact to the head that could lead to concussion.
Unsafe attitudes towards concussion among non-professional rugby players are still prevalent in Ireland, particularly at school level where more than a third said they would play on with a headache ...
Concussions in cycling are no longer dismissed as just “getting your bell rung.” As helmet technology, medical imaging, and sports science have evolved, so too has our understanding of traumatic brain ...