A member asked:

I got tackled hard in rugby i did not hit my head but it hurt my head an neck my ears hurt with sound my head dosent hurt now do i have a concussion?

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Dr. Atif Haque answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Probably not: A concussion involves either loss of awareness or possibly altered mentation, so potentially things like confusion even in absence of loss of consciousness can still be a concussion. Pain, alone, doesn't make it a concussion.

Answered 12/10/2013

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