Concussion

Michael & Frankie Lipman

ALLEN & UNWIN

Concussion is a major issue of contact sport, and in the past decade science has started catching up with the consequences caused by repeated knocks to the head. It is now known that a form of dementia is caused by repeated concussion and can strike people in their 30s. Former England rugby player Michael Lipman received a diagnosis of early onset dementia in 2020. In Concussion, Michael and his wife Frankie tell their personal story with the hope it will provide a wake-up call to parents of children playing contact sports.