Nobody wants to have a concussion, officially known as a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). While many people want to know how they can prevent one, the problem is that most concussions are accidents, so prevention strategies can only go so far.
“There's no absolute way to stop all concussions,” admits Steven Flanagan, MD, Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Langone Health. In fact, the top three causes of TBIs are falling, being hit by an object, and car crashes — and often these things are completely out of your control.
Steven Flanagan, MD
Dr. Flanagan is the chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Langone Health. He specializes in brain injury rehabilitation.
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Karen Hovav, MD, FAAP, has more than 15 years of experience as an attending pediatrician. She has worked in a large academic center in an urban city, a small community hospital, a private practice, and an urgent care clinic.
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