William P. Meehan, III, M.D., Director of the Sports Concussion Clinic and the Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention in the Division of Sports Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, explains how today's cheerleaders have a higher risk of concussions during practice, which is unusual, and recommends that athletes involved in competitive cheer undergo baseline neurocognitive testing every year.
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[2] https://mail.momsteam.com/sports/concussions-in-cheerleading
[3] https://mail.momsteam.com/sports/preventing-cheerleading-injuries
[4] https://mail.momsteam.com/concussions/many-cheerleading-injuries-preventable-pediatric-group-says
[5] https://mail.momsteam.com/sports/nfhs-response-aap-statement-cheerleading-injuries
[6] https://mail.momsteam.com/impact/computerized-neuropsychological-testing-has-important-role-in-concussion-evaluation-return-play
[7] https://mail.momsteam.com/node/7273