while it sounds scary, there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of info out there about them.

“Spinal cord injuries were classified as concussions if they met three criteria: 1) spinal trauma immediately preceded the onset of neurological deficits; 2) neurological deficits were consistent with spinal cord involvement at the level of injury; and 3) complete neurological recovery occurred within 72 hours after injury. Most cases involved young males, injured during athletics or due to falls. Concussion occurred at the two most unstable spinal regions, 16 involving the cervical spinal and three the thoracolumbar junction.”
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2338574

We report the facts, you draw the conclusion!

if thats what a spinal chord concussion does to a qb, you’ll have half the AFC qb’s lining up to get one.

This is a very interesting development if accurate. It would help explain why Ben played OK/good in the first half and great in the second half, which is fairly normal for him if he’s having an overall good day. If he had a loss of feeling in his hand/hands as reported and diminished upper body functions, this is typical of the Spinal Cord injury from the reading I have done. Don’t want to say it was a good thing that he got hurt in this region but perhaps better in some ways than the actual melon being bruised.

The bad thing of course is actual loss of physical abilities ie: paralysis. I got hit one time after making a tackle by a big guy who fell on my head/neck as I was starting to get up. He lost his footing and just fell on me like a tree. I couldn’t move for about 2-3 minutes and just layed there face down and told everyone to get the hell away from me. After a few minutes I regained movement to my legs and arms and was able to walk off the field. It was pretty friggin’ scary I can tell you!!

I thought Ben looked really good late in the game – very decisive. No sign of concussion or the dreaded Mr Roethlisbungle. I’m sure the two weeks off helped him recover from the concussion as well as the rest of his body. Hopefully, he stays healthy and keeps rolling.