In the past nine years, the amount of concussion claims in Canterbury have risen from 240 in 2009 to 344 in 2018.
Other sport-related concussions have also risen to 858 in 2018, which is 374 more claims since 2009.
Katie Hodge, rehab director at Insight Community Rehabilitation says she has seen a shift in the way people talk about the injury, with more of an understanding of the consequences when not treated correctly.
Some clinical symptoms a concussion can cause include blurry vision, neck pain, dizziness, confusion, and headaches
“People are understanding that you can’t keep having repetitive concussions and then function okay long-term.”
She says because a concussion is an invisible injury, people don't tend to treat it as seriously as they would a broken bone.
While all symptoms are unique to every individual and their incident, Hodge says headaches and a lack of concentration are some of the most common.
