September 7, 2023
Every year, more than 3.5 million children 14 years and younger while playing sports or participating in recreational activities. These activities contribute to about 21 percent of all traumatic brain injuries. The leading cause of death from a sports-related injury is a brain injury, according to Stanford Medicine’s sports injury statistics. Nearly 50% of head injuries that occur while a child is participating in sports or recreational activities happen while the child is bicycling, skateboarding, or skating.
