Predicting Recovery Patterns After Sport-Related Concussion

Baseline somatization influences sport-related concussion recovery.

Sport-related concussion with its associated physical and cognitive symptoms has become an area of widespread interest with respect to developing techniques to best manage acute concussion effects, determining when concussed athletes may return to play without increased risk of further injury, as well as evaluating the long-term effects from repeated concussions sustained over many years and th...

Sport-related concussion.

Sport-related concussion is a common injury in children and adolescents. Athletes seldom report concussive symptoms, which makes the diagnosis a challenge. The management of sport-related concussion has changed significantly over the last several years. The previously used grading systems and return-to-play guidelines have been abandoned in favor of more individualized assessment and management...

Examining Recovery Trajectories After Sport-Related Concussion With a Multimodal Clinical Assessment Approach.

BACKGROUND Previous research estimates that the majority of athletes with sport-related concussion (SRC) will recover between 7 and 10 days after injury. This short temporal window of recovery is based predominately on symptom resolution and cognitive improvement and does not accurately reflect recent advances in the clinical assessment model. OBJECTIVE To characterize SRC recovery at 1-week ...

School Attendance and Symptoms in Adolescents After Sport-Related Concussion

Athletic Trainers’ Management Practices and Referral Patterns for Adolescent Athletes After Sport-Related Concussion

BACKGROUND Athletic trainers (ATs) play an important role in the evaluation, management, and referral of student-athletes after sport-related concussion. Understanding factors that influence ATs' patient care decisions is important to ensure best practices are followed. PURPOSE To identify ATs' current concussion management practices and referral patterns for adolescent student-athletes after...