The Concussion Protocol is reviewed each year to ensure players are receiving care that reflects the most up-to-date medical consensus on the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of concussions. Concussion Game Day Checklist When a player receives an impact to the head, the player ...
Achieving Consensus Through a Modified Delphi Technique to Create the Post-concussion Collegiate Return-to-Learn Protocoldoi:10.1007/s40279-022-01788-8Sport-related concussions (SRCs) affect millions of adolescents and young adults annually in the USA; however, current SRC consensus statements provide ...
After decades of denying the magnitude of football players’ head injuries and subsequent brain disorders, the NFL has developed stricter standards to help protect players who are hit in the head. Thegame-day concussion protocolwas first released in 2011. The NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee, ...
The purpose of this case series is to report how the symptom section of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 (SCAT2) was used to manage athletes with concussions in a high school training room setting and to address the need for SCAT2 baseline measurements. During a 4-month period, 3 do...
The duration of RTS is highly individual and can be associated with symptoms lasting days to months. Keywords: adult athletes; concussion; head impact; traumatic brain injuries; ice hockey; injury epidemiology1. Introduction Concussions, sustained during recreational and professional sports activity, ...
Atlanta HawksguardTrae Youngcleared the concussion protocol and was available for Friday night's game against theDallas Mavericks. Young missed two games after he was diagnosed with the concussion. He suffered the injury when he was elbowed in the face during a loss to theCleveland Cavalierson ...
Safe return to play after protocol-based concussion management by a team therapist: a prospective studyThe Canadian Concussion Collaborative (CCC) is composed of health-related organisations concerned with the recognition, treatment and management of concussion. Its mission is to create synergy between ...
Context: Implementation of a stepwise return-to-play (RTP) protocol has become the standard management strategy for high school athletes to ensure a safe RTP after concussion. The detailed characteristics of the recovery timeline throughout the steps of an RTP protocol have not been delineated ...
Wallace, Jessica, Tracey Covassin, and Meghan Lafevor (2016) Use of the stepwise progression return-to-play protocol following concussion among practicing athletic trainers. Journal of Sport and Health Science.Wallace, J., Covassin, T., & Lafevor, M....
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the knowledge of South African high school rugby coaches on concussion symptom recognition, knowledge and stepwise return-to-play (RTP) protocols. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study involving 143 first team, high school rugby coaches was completed via an electronic...