On Sunday, Washington Redskins quarterback, Robert Griffin, III was knocked out. According to his coach, Mike Shanahan, he received a mild concussion. When asked about RGIII, Shanahan said the following – “He wasn’t sure what quarter it was in the third quarter. So at that time, when he wasn’t really sure what the score was, what the quarter was, we knew he had a mild concussion — at least according to the doctors,”
This leads us to the question – is it possible to get a “mild” concussion?
And the resounding answer is NO!
According to the CDC a concussion is a brain injury, and ALL are serious.
When talking about concussions, the word mild can be used to describe the symptoms. Symptoms can be mild to severe. You will also hear the word mild to describe the type of brain injury. A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury, but do not confuse this with having a “mild” concussion. Again all concussions are serious and need to be treated that way.