Recent studies have shown that the detrimental effects of sports concussions on cognitive and motor function may persist up to a few years post-injury. The present study sought to investigate the effects of having sustained a sports concussion more than 30 years prior to testing on cognitive and motor functions. Nineteen healthy former athletes, in late adulthood (mean age= 60.79; SD=5.16), who...

Head injuries are common in competitive and recreational sport. Nomenclature, though inconsistent, identifies mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) based on acute diagnostic criteria, whereas a sport-related concussion (SRC) is event-related specific to mTBI experienced while participating athletic activity. The effects of SRC often neurological, neuropsychological and/or psychiatric with variety ...

BACKGROUND Understanding the risk and trends of sports-related concussion among 12 scholastic sports may contribute to concussion detection, treatment, and prevention. PURPOSE To examine the incidence and relative risk of concussion in 12 high school boys' and girls' sports between academic years 1997-1998 and 2007-2008. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive epidemiology study. METHODS Data were prosp...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the effectiveness of the Sports Legacy Institute Community Educators (SLICE) curriculum for student-athletes on recognition and appropriate responses to concussions. DESIGN Prospective cohort study, level II. SETTING The SLICE concussion workshop. PARTICIPANTS All students ranging from 9 to 18 years (n = 636) taking the SLICE concussion education program. INTERVENTI...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the awareness of concussion-related symptoms amongst members of the sports community in Canada. METHODS A cross-sectional national electronic survey was conducted. Youth athletes, parents, coaches and medical professionals across Canada were recruited through mailing lists from sports-related opt-in marketing databases. Participants were asked to identify, from a list of...

CONTEXT Ice hockey has one of the highest sport participation and injury rates in youth in Canada. Body checking is the predominant mechanism of injury in leagues in which it is permitted. OBJECTIVE To determine if risk of injury and concussion differ for Pee Wee (ages 11-12 years) ice hockey players in a league in which body checking is permitted (Alberta, Canada) vs a league in which body c...

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...

CONTEXT Approximately 300 000 sport-related concussions occur annually in the United States, and the likelihood of serious sequelae may increase with repeated head injury. OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence of concussion and time to recovery after concussion in collegiate football players. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective cohort study of 2905 football players from 25 US colleg...

Abstract Objective ImPACT is commonly used for sport-concussion management. Baseline and post-concussion tests serve as within-athlete comparisons return-to-play decision-making. Previous literature has questioned whether ImPACT’s five composites accurately represent the internal structure of its cognitive scores. A recent alternative four-factor strong confirmatory evidence baseline scores (Ma...