Concussions aren’t limited to celebrity athletes playing high-impact sports. Concussions among college students happen on and off the playing field. Recent research shows a higher incident of concussions in the non-athlete student population and among women students.
The return of college students to the classroom after a concussion is an understudied area that RIT researcher Zachary Bevilacqua hopes to improve.
Because academic rigor can delay recovery, students with concussions need to minimize cognitive activity to let their brain heal. Head injuries in young adults can carry serious implications, especially since brain development continues until the mid-20s. But college students are autonomous and busy with school, athletics or clubs, and many have jobs, and stopping everything for concussion recovery may not be a priority or a possibility for them, even if…
