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What can you do to protect, identify and treat a concussion? Scientist Julie Stamm, author of the book “The Brain on Youth Sports,” offers five tips to raise awareness.
A concussion, also known as a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is a head injury that temporarily affects brain functioning. [9] Symptoms may include loss of consciousness; memory loss; headaches; difficulty with thinking, concentration, or balance; nausea; blurred vision; dizziness; sleep disturbances, and mood changes. [1]
For this dad, it taught me about the importance of dedicated concussion researchers, doctors and athletic trainers who are teaming up to discover the newest ways to diagnose and treat concussions.
Concussion rehabilitation options: The Concussion Alliance How to prevent falls: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Head injury and risk of dementia: Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal ...
A medical assessment by a physician or nurse practitioner is required if a concussion is suspected in an infant, child, or adolescent to rule out a more serious head injury and diagnose the concussion. [6] Treatment for concussion includes a short cognitive and physical period of rest followed by gradual return to activity and school.
Stuart is a member of the scientific advisory board to the International Concussion Society. He advocates for education on the long-term and short-term effects of concussions, removal of players from competition who have a suspected concussion, and improved diagnosis and treatment of concussions. [1] Video explanation of concussions in children ...
Doctors will determine how severe a concussion is based on the symptoms a person is experiencing and will conduct tests to assess a person’s condition, according to Franck.
Moser is known for clinical practice and research in youth sports concussion. [7] [8] She and her research team published the first evidenced-based research demonstrating the utility of rest in concussion recovery, including Efficacy of Immediate and Delayed Cognitive and Physical Rest Following Sports-Related Concussion in the Journal of Pediatrics (2012) [9] and Examining Prescribed Rest as ...