MYTH: Participants can only get concussions from direct contact to the head.

TRUTH: A concussion should be suspected when a participant experiences a significant impact to the head, face, or body.

MYTH: A participant with a concussion will always lose consciousness.

TRUTH: Most concussions don’t involve a loss of consciousness. In fact, this happens in fewer than 10% of concussions.

MYTH: All participants with a concussion will have the same symptoms.

TRUTH: The types of symptoms and number of symptoms reported will vary from person to person.

MYTH: A participant who no longer has symptoms is ready to return to sport.

TRUTH: A lack of symptoms doesn’t mean the brain has healed. Research shows that there can be ongoing problems even after symptoms resolve.