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Name Instructor Course Date Concussions Introduction Therapy and counseling play a significant role in response to concussions. While defining concussion, it is imperative to note that it serves as a traumatic brain injury which medical providers describe as a mild brain injury. Nevertheless, though concussion is mild and not life-threatening, its effects, if not adequately addressed, may become serious, leading to death in severe cases. Concussions are caused by a blow, jolt, a bump to the head, or a sudden hit to the body, making the head and brain move rapidly back and forth. To this effect, the violent shakes make the brain bounce around or even twist the skull, which enhances chemical changes in the brain. In severe cases, concussions make the brain stretch which damages the brain cells leading to abnormal brain functioning. Understanding concussions' leading causes, symptoms and risk factors is a strong base for understanding the most effective therapy to remedy the experience. According to Kneavel et al. (4), the brain proves very fragile as unlike the other parts of the body, which contain strong bones to support them, the brain consist of soft tissues cushioned by the spinal fluid and encased in the protective shell of the skull/head. To this effect, any minor/major blow or bump to the head may lead to a jolt/violent shake of the brain. Therefore, one can argue that concussions are the funny feeling that the brain experiences after a blow or bump. Other than the head bump or blow, a sudden hit to the body can also excellently cause concussions. Ahmed, Osman Hassan, and Eric (7) argue that when a body receives an unexpected hit, the effects are directly communicated in the brain, making it shake violently as a response to the unexpected hit. To this effect, the victim may feel dizzy, which causes imbalances in the body, especially with vision and walking as a response to the abnormal functioning of the shaken brain. Various factors expose a victim to experience a concussion. As argued earlier, the brain remains well encased in the protective cells of the skull, which implies that unless there is a forc