Month: August 2016
Tracey Covassin, Ph. D.
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Prevention & Risk Reduction, Identification & Diagnosis
August 10, 2016
- Tracey Covassin, Ph. D.
Author: Associate Professor and licensed athletic trainer at Michigan State University in the Departments of Kinesiology and Intercollegiate Athletics. Sport-related concussion researcher on sex and age differences in concussion outcomes, neurocognitive impairments, and issues associated with multiple concussions. Currently directing a multi-site high school and college sport-concussion outreach program in the Mid-Michigan area.
Increase Concussion Reporting By Changing ‘Play Through Pain’ and ‘Show No Weakness’ Sport Culture
Sport-related concussion is a growing health concern, particularly in collegiate populations. Between 1.6 and 3.8 million sport- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries occur annually in the U.S (1) and comprise
Lindsey Straus
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What's New, Top Stories, Prevention & Risk Reduction, Identification & Diagnosis
August 9, 2016
- Lindsey Straus
Author: Lindsey Straus is an award-winning youth sports journalist, practicing attorney, and has been Senior Editor of SmartTeams since its launch as MomsTEAM in August 2000. She can be reached at lbartonstraus@MomsTEAM.com.
Overcoming The Culture Of Resistance To Concussion Symptom Reporting Will Take A Team Effort
In the sixteen years I have been writing about and reporting on sports-related concussions, there have been enormous scientific advances in our understanding of the injury, in how it is managed
Johna Register-Mihalik, Ph. D.
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What's New, Top Stories, Identification & Diagnosis
August 9, 2016
- Johna Register-Mihalik, Ph. D.
Author: Johna Register-Mihalik is an assistant professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at UNC-Chapel Hill and a Research Scientist at the Matthew Gfeller Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center and the Injury Prevention Research Center at UNC-CH.
Teach Athletes That Coming Out of Game Because Of Concussion Symptoms A Sign of Strength Not Weakness
The culture of sport and issues related to concussion are complex and multifaceted. As a result, addressing these complexities requires an approach that involves stakeholders at all levels of society,
Lindsey Straus
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What's New, Top Stories, Prevention & Risk Reduction, Identification & Diagnosis
August 8, 2016
- Lindsey Straus
Author: Lindsey Straus is an award-winning youth sports journalist, practicing attorney, and has been Senior Editor of SmartTeams since its launch as MomsTEAM in August 2000. She can be reached at lbartonstraus@MomsTEAM.com.
Immediate Concussion Symptom Reporting Shortens Recovery Time By Five Days
Immediately reporting concussion symptoms is in a team’s best interests because it gives the athlete the best chance to return to sport activity in the shortest amount of time and
Andrew M. Blecher, M.D.
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Top Stories, Identification & Diagnosis
August 2, 2016
- Andrew M. Blecher, M.D.
Author: Primary Care Sports Medicine physician at Southern California Orthopedic Institute (SCOI); Medical Director of the Center for Rehabilitation Medicine at SCOI and Director of its SCORE Concussion Program.; Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice; member of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, and Board Certified in Sports Medicine; Certified ImPACT Consultant; team physician for Los Angeles Valley College, College of the Canyons (Valencia, CA) and Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, CA).
Immediately Report Concussion Symptoms: For The Good of The Team
“It’s just a bruise.” “I’m hurt but I’m not injured.” “You are supposed to play through pain.” “I just got my bell rung.” “It’s just a ding.” “It’s a badge
Shannon Bauman, M.D.
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Top Stories, Identification & Diagnosis
August 2, 2016
- Shannon Bauman, M.D.
Author: Medical Director and founder of Concussion North, a physician led inter-disciplinary team-based clinic specializing in sports injuries and sports related concussions in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. A member of the Team Physician committee for the Canadian Academy of Sports and Exercise Medicine (CASEM); she is a researcher and speaker on concussions, serves as medical advisor to the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) Concussion Committee and Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA), and has been involved in the development of medical guidelines for the management of concussions for the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF). As a Sports Medicine physician, Shannon has been involved with the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL), Toronto Rock Lacrosse (NLL), Toronto Nationals (MLL), Hamilton Nationals (MLL), World Cup Sledge Hockey 2009, 2010 Vancouver Olympics Men's Sledge Hockey, and Team Canada Senior Women’s Lacrosse World Cup.
Athlete’s Request To Play Despite Continuing Concussion Symptoms Raises Many Questions
In reflecting on the culture of sport and the reasons an athlete may or may not report a concussion, I think about a 15-year-old-male elite rugby player who came to my office
Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Ph. D.
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What's New, Identification & Diagnosis
August 1, 2016
- Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Ph. D.
Author: Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, PhD, ABN, ABPP-RP is a practicing neuropsychologist and director of the Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey, and currently serves on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Expert Panel on Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Dr. Moser is an active scientific researcher and author of Ahead of the Game: The Parents’ Guide to Youth Sports Concussion (Dartmouth College Press).
Changing Attitudes About Concussion Reporting: More Than Legislation Needed
Now that all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have youth concussion laws in place, we have jumped the biggest hurdle, right? Then why is that there is
Scott Zuckerman, MD
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Treatment & Management
August 1, 2016
- Scott Zuckerman, MD
Author: Neurosurgeon at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee and a member of its Sports Concussion Research group.
Need To Separate Scientific Fact About Concussions From Media Sensationalism
The debate over sport-related concussions has been thrust into the national spotlight, and is a major public health topic affecting athletes of all ages. All one needs to watch is
