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October 8, 2019 sportsmedicineweekly 670TheScore, Football, Head, Injury, Performance, Podcast Episodes, Prevention, Science, Sports, Treatment, Youth Comments Off

Podcast with Steve Kashul and guest co-host Dr. Nikhil Verma discussing the start of the football season and youth football. Dr. Verma lends his expertise on the signs of concussion and how it is typically treated. With expanding CTE research, concussion and brain injury is a critical issue where proper identification of the injury is key to safety.

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