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Stay In The Game: Phelps Offers Tips On How Young Athletes Can Avoid Injuries Stay In The Game: Phelps Offers Tips On How Young Athletes Can Avoid Injuries
Stay In The Game: Phelps Offers Tips On How Young Athletes Can Avoid Injuries We know kids can easily get sidelined by an injury, whether they’re an athlete or just doing chores around the house – and often they do not tell anyone when they hurt themselves. One injury that athletes try to hide, despite its seriousness, is a concussion. Concussion 101 A concussion is a mild form of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that occurs when an impact to the head or body causes the brain to move rapidly back and forth inside the skull. The effects of a concussion may show up right away, or symptoms may not occur until days or weeks later. No concussion is ever the same, but here …

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Highland Medical Explains What You Need To Know About Living With Epilepsy Highland Medical Explains What You Need To Know About Living With Epilepsy
Highland Medical Explains What You Need To Know About Living With Epilepsy NYACK, N.Y. -- Today, people with epilepsy have more treatment options available than ever before. “Generally speaking, people whose epilepsy is well controlled on medication can lead healthy and active lives,” said Dr. Ellen Kotwas-Song, a neurologist at Highland Medical, P.C., Rockland Neurological Associates and a consulting neurologist at Nyack Hospital. “The key is to find a neurologist you feel comfortable with, go regularly to your medical appointments and take your medication as directed.” Epilepsy Basics Epilepsy can start at any age, but most commonly appears in childhood or in o…

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