After a year of planning and brainstorming, Dr. David Wang figured out a way to convey the importance of acknowledging a concussion through a platform specifically targeting the youth.
And today, I got to share his unique project with Sarah Buchanan, a patient at CCMC, seeing it for the first time.
"I didn't expect it to be like that and then I was like wait this actually makes sense" explains Buchanan.
The song titled, "Know the Signs: The Concussion Anthem" written by Dr. David Wang himself, was produced with collaboration and consideration from his patients.
"I said right from the start if we want the youth to listen to a message it's going to have to be good," says Wang. "It can't be a gimmick it can't be a joke it has to be a real song."
While the lyrics address symptoms to be aware of such as dizziness, headaches, and sensitivity to light...that's not all
Dr. David Wang explains, "The lyrics talk about pressure to compete or perform to push through the pain despite the fact that they have these symptoms"
Something that Sarah Buchanan, who was recently diagnosed with a concussion knows first hand.
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"I see that all the time. People need to speak up and don't because it could damage your head forever"
The video currently on YouTube was produced by a Quinnipiac student that Dr. Wang had treated during her time as a student athlete. A second video featuring the same song will be released in the upcoming weeks that was made with the help of ESPN.
"The goal and the mission all along has been to deliver a message to the people that need to hear it that aren't really hearing it very well" says Dr. Wang.
And if they aren't hearing it very well, they're about to. Dr. Wang is working with iHeart Radio and iTunes to help spread the word.
