x Foreword Dr. Meehan’s book will explain to parents what your role is and will help you appreciate the wide-ranging impact of such an injury on your children’s lives. This extends from their ability to interact with their peers to completing homework assignments, all the way to their overall mood and behavior. The great challenge for the next generation of sports medicine experts will be to develop systematic methods to prevent concussion in sports. This may include modified or new sports rules, coach, and official education, and even new training techniques and protective equipment. I believe every parent will find this new book a fascinating and comprehen- sive look at this important subject. I give it my highest recommendation and consider it a must-read in the growing lexicon of sports medicine books for a public interested in this field. Lyle J. Micheli, MD Director, Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital O’Donnell Family Professor of Orthopedic Sports Medicine Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School Past Secretary General, International Federation of Sports Medicine Past President, American College of Sports Medicine
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