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Skiing after concussion
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My 13 year old has just returned from his school ski trip where he experienced a bad fall resulting in a short black out and concussion. He was taken to hospital where he was given a cat scan and cleared of any major injury. He has recovered very well with the headache lasting around 12 hours after the fall. It's 4 days since and he has had no further symptoms.
We are going on a family ski holiday 2 weeks today and not sure what inshould do. I've been told he should not ski for 6 weeks whereas the medical websites suggest he can return to active sports after just 2 as long as he has no further headaches. Does anyone know what the ski insurance people might say about this? Has anyone had experience of skiing so soon after concussion?
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When I had concussion in France, the doctor told me I had to have 1 day off and if I felt OK I could get back on the slopes. I went back out, took it easy and was fine. 6 weeks seems a bit extreme - were you told that he can't do any excercise/sports for 6 weeks or just skiing?
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No, it was just a friend who thought six weeks was the norm.
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It is 3 weeks in rugby so skiing should be fine when you go away.
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I agree with
Frosty
. A 3 week rest will be enough to check that there are no "lurking" problems. If he experiences any nausea or headaches during that time, then get him to a doctor. If he is clear for 3 weeks, then he should be fine. Of course... I'm not a doctor... just an ex-rugby (and American Football) player... at least in American Football we wore helmets so it was EXACTLY like skiing!!
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