HEALTHY FAMILY
Your Concussion Questions
BY JENNIFER MARINO WALTERS
30 WashingtonFAMILY MARCH 2021
When parents think about sports-related concussions, they
often think of football. But in reality, other popular
youth sports—soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and even
baseball—can put kids at risk for brain injury. And spring is the season that many of
these sports start back up.

As parents prepare to send their kids back onto the field, Dr. Melissa Womble,
neuropsychologist and director of the Inova Sports Medicine Concussion Program
in Fairfax, answers their biggest questions about youth concussions and how to
prevent them.

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