[net-gold] MEDICAL: CONDITIONS: CONCUSSIONS : SPORTS MEDICINE: When is it Safe for Athletes to Play After a Concussion?
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- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:17:31 -0400 (EDT)
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MEDICAL: CONDITIONS: CONCUSSIONS :
SPORTS MEDICINE:
When is it Safe for Athletes to Play After a Concussion?
When is it Safe for Athletes to Play After a Concussion?
By Diana Rossetti
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Jul 09, 2010 @ 11:11 PM
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When-is-it-safe-for-athletes-to-play-after-a-concussion>
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Getting back into the game quickly following a concussion is a priority
for athletes everywhere, from high school and college to the NFL, MLB and
the NHL.
It also can be dangerous.
An athlete who has suffered a concussion and has not fully recovered is at
heightened risk if he or she takes another blow to the head. Just watching
for symptoms has proved to be woefully inadequate. In professional sports,
it has been found that players who suffer multiple concussions likely will
be haunted by neurological deficits for life.
Mercy Sports Medicine has been certified through the ImPACT
concussion-management program to perform baseline brain testing to better
assess brain function following a concussion.
Its another tool to manage concussion better, said Chris Watson, head
trainer at Malone University and a Mercy employee. Sometimes, a family
doctor will tell an eighth-grade football player that when the headache is
gone, he can return to the game. Often, that isnt enough.
Familiar to trainers and some medical personnel, second-impact syndrome is
becoming a diagnosis better understood by athletes and their parents.
ImPACT helps doctors and trainers determine when it is safe for an injured
athlete to return to the game. The baseline computerized test takes 20 to
25 minutes and establishes what an athletes normal brain function is,
based on reaction time, cognitive recognition of colors, shapes and
memory.
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MORE ABOUT CONCUSSIONS
A traumatic injury to the brain as a result of a violent blow, shaking or
spinning, a brain concussion can cause immediate and usually temporary
impairment in thinking, vision, equilibrium and consciousness.
The American Medical Association identifies the signs of concussion in
athletes. They include:
Player appears dazed.
Player has vacant facial expression.
Player is confused about assignment.
Player forgets plays.
Player is disoriented to game or score.
Player displays Inappropriate emotional reaction.
Player displays clumsiness.
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