This “throwback Thursday” thing is kinda cool for a guy that has a ton of stuff on this site that new people may have missed. With that I will attempt to drudge up some “oldies-but-goodies” for you the audience. I am certain I will re-read some of this and laugh at myself or have changed in the way of thinking but I will leave it as it was originally printed.
This week’s #tbt post comes from March of this year (original LINK – you can go there if you want to see original comments).
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Here is the presser for the updated AAN Sports Concussion Guidelines; their guidelines are simple and to the point, via YouTube;
- No Grading System of concussion
- 10 day rest period – “key” – Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher
- Greater risk if you have had a concussion
- Addressing of youth and recovery
- Helmets are not the full answer
- Licensed Health Care Providers should be clearing
- Repetitive head injuries are bad
- The discovery and annotation of “Chronic Cognitive Impairment”
- No single test, CLINICAL assessment
- “Kids are not little adults.” – Dr. Christopher Giza
Here is the LINK to the Updated Guidelines (can someone give me permission to post it here?)
Here is the LINK to the Sports Concussion Toolkit from AAN
Here is the LINK to the Concussion Quick Check from AAN
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What does this mean in comparison to the Zurich Statement? That is a great question; Continue reading