The recent literature has focused on the need for appropriate identification, assessment, and management of sports-related concussion. This article addresses current issues in the prevalence and assessment of sports-related concussion. Despite a paucity of research on female athletes and youth athletes, there is evidence that female athletes are at higher risk for injury than males and that con...

BACKGROUND Universities are increasingly implementing programs to effectively respond to and manage sport-related concussions (SRCs). One such effort is to develop common data elements (CDEs) and standardize data collection methods. The objectives of this study were to describe CDEs currently collected by Big Ten and Ivy League universities for SRC studies, and to compare the data collected wit...

Sports related concussions are a frequent presentation to the Emergency Department (ED) Buchanan et al. (2011), and can be effectively managed by nurse practitioners (Jamault and Duff, 2013). Concussion and its sequelae are a significant cause of morbidity for patients, and may result in a premature end to sporting participation. The growing concern regarding concussion in sport has resulted in...

BACKGROUND The onfield assessment of concussion in the adult athlete is challenging, given the elusiveness of injury, the sensitivity and specificity of the sideline assessment tools and the evolving nature of concussive injury. This paper reviews the evidence related to the onfield assessment and considers questions related to same day return to play, what to do when no physician is available ...

Sports-related concussion has gained widespread interest and media attention in recent years due to the potential dangers and long-term consequences. Despite several international consensus statements there remains a great deal of uncertainty surrounding these injuries. This paper is a review of recent literature on the topic of concussion, consisting of: biomechanics, pathophysiology, diagnosi...

OBJECTIVE To determine what proportion of patients experience an exacerbation of their symptoms as a result of premature return to play (RTP) and return to learn (RTL) following sport-related concussions. DESIGN Retrospective study of electronic medical records from the office-based practice of one family and sport medicine physician who had systematically provided recommendations for cogniti...

PURPOSE To determine the frequency and types of vision disorders associated with concussion, and to determine the success rate of vision therapy for these conditions in two private practice settings. METHODS All records over an 18-month period of patients referred for post-concussion vision problems were reviewed from two private practices. Diagnoses of vergence, accommodative, or eye movemen...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a critical review of the literature on instruments currently used in the assessment of sport-related concussion on the day of injury. DATA SOURCES Computerised searches of the literature posted to MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, PsychInfo and Cochrane Library from 1 January 1982 through 21 August 2012. Key words and medical embedded subheadings (MeSH) terms relevant to sport-rel...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the short-term and long-term sequelae of concussion, and about when athletes who have sustained such injuries can safely return to play. PURPOSE To examine whether sports-related concussion increases the risk of subsequent injury in elite male football players. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study. METHODS Injuries were registered for 46 male elite footba...