Liz williams was standing pitch side at a woman's rugby match. She wanted to understand more about head injuries in the brutal sport. A growing body of data suggests that female athletes are at a significantly greater risk of a traumatic brain injury event than male athletes. They also fare worse after a concussion and take longer to recover. This is an audio longread from nature. In this episode, why sports concussions are better for women.
As women’s soccer, rugby and other sports gain in popularity a growing body of evidence suggests that female athletes are at a greater risk of traumatic brain injury than men - what's more they tend to fare worse after a concussion and take longer to recover. Now researchers are racing to get to the bottom of why and ask how treatment might need to change.
This is an audio version of our feature: Why sports concussions are worse for women
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