UNDERSTANDING CONCUSSION

“IT TOOK ME THE BEST PART OF TWO YEARS TO RECOVER FROM”

Concussion. It’s the elephant in the room when it comes to mountain biking. We’ve all got used to taking a tumble every now and then, enduring scrapes, broken bones and peals of mocking laughter from our so-called-friends. We’re not so used to talking about concussion, though. Until relatively recently, this type of brain injury was cloaked in mystery, while most of us who suffered a blow to the head would think nothing of riding again the next day.

Now though, with more research detailing the damaging effects of concussion, we all need to get better at spotting it and taking the right action.

WHAT IS CONCUSSION?

The brain is very