Accepted, February 18, 2005. OBJECTIVE: To identify enduring prolonged neuropsychological effects of cerebral concussion in high school youth athletes. METHODS: High school athletes (n 223) underwent baseline neuropsychological evaluation between 1999 and 2000, assigned to independent groups on the basis of concussion history: athletes with no concussion history or present medical and/or neurop...

BACKGROUND Recent concussion management guidelines have suggested that athletes with mild (grade 1) concussions may be returned to play if asymptomatic for 15 minutes. The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of a current concussion management guideline in classifying and managing mild concussion. HYPOTHESIS High school athletes diagnosed with a grade 1 concussion will demonstrate ...

As concern surrounding concussion and the associated long-term effects grow, a continued need for comprehensive, holistic care emerges. Occupational therapists are well-equipped to address wide variety of symptoms deficits that clients may experience post-concussion. Functional cognition is one area in which occupational can demonstrate their unique value on interdisciplinary treatment team. In...

Corresponding author: C T Viljoen ([email protected]) Rugby players are exposed to a higher risk of injury than participants in other sports, as players may legitimately be involved in collision incidents.[1] A recent review reported that head injuries, including concussions, are the most frequently reported injuries in professional rugby.[2] Concussion is defined as a ‘traumatically induced...

OBJECTIVE This study is the first to investigate the influence of a symptom-free waiting period (SFWP) on clinical outcome and risk of repeat injury after sport-related concussion. METHODS This was a prospective, nonrandomized study of 16 624 player seasons from 1999 to 2004, including a cohort of 635 concussed high school and college athletes grouped on the basis of an SFWP or no SFWP observ...

OBJECTIVE To determine why athletes decide not to seek medical attention during a game or practice when they believe they have suffered a concussion. DESIGN A retrospective survey. SETTING University Sport Medicine Clinic. PARTICIPANTS A total of 469 male and female university athletes from several varsity team sports were participated in the study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Athletes were s...

BACKGROUND This paper examines the occupational risk of concussion amongst professional and semi-professional footballers in Ireland during the 2014 League of Ireland season. As part of a broader nationally representative study examining occupational safety and health (OSH) awareness amongst professional footballers, this empirical quantitative study, utilising a convenience sample is the first...

BACKGROUND Head injuries, particularly concussion, are a major cause of concern in many sports, particularly the football codes, driving a need to better understand injury mechanisms and potential methods of prevention. The aim of this study was to describe the mechanisms and follow up care of concussion injuries sustained in adult male community Australian football to identify target areas for...

THE ISSUE OF DETERMINING THE readiness of athletes to return to action following a head injury has received recognition as a major public health issue. Concern over the health of the athlete with a concussion has prompted the development of parameters to guide management and returnto-play issues. These guidelines, however, have been controversial within the sports medicine community. The contro...

The concept of “return-to-play” after concussion is familiar to pediatricians who routinely care for injured student-athletes. Premature return-to-play of a student-athlete who is still injured from a concussion may result in more severe and potentially long-lasting deficits.1 In contrast, “return-to-learn” plans for student-athletes have not received as much attention, perhaps because so much ...