After a brief and involuntary technology-mandated break from our posts, we’re back just in time to welcome Brain Injury Awareness Month.

When the terrible dangers of concussions were first brought to the attention of the public, they took the athletic world by storm with all the intensity of a flash fire. It would have been reasonable to assume that, like so many fads with similar starts, the flame would fizzle out relatively quickly, leaving the sports it had touched essentially unscathed.

But here we are in 2015, and the hot-button topic continues to be at the front of our minds, mostly in a low simmer, but flaring up now and then when the flames are fanned.

March is one such time, and with it comes an opportunity both to enrich your own knowledge of head injuries and educate others and them. Events to raise awareness are being held all over the country, so avail yourself of the opportunities to learn and to help others learn. Let’s make this Brain Injury Awareness Month count.

*Scientists have no conclusive evidence as to whether or how the reduction of g-forces during impacts reduces the number or degree of concussions and head injuries. GelDefender products provide supplemental padding as well as cooling and comfort benefits when used with helmets and caps. Participants in activities in which head impacts can occur should always use tested and approved helmets for protection. However, no helmet or supplemental padding can protect the user from all serious head or neck injuries that can result from impacts.