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Concussions in the News
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Extending Sports Concussion Laws Physical Therapy Products March 12, 2015 One of Drexel's sports medicine physicians, Dr. Thomas Trojian, recommends concussion laws that protect young athletes should be expanded to include "all organized sports, at all levels, including summer camps, travel teams, and all-star teams." Trojian was the lead author on a study which examined whether a state law in Connecticut, aimed at managing sports-related concussions, had an impact on the medical system after its implementation in 2010.
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As spring approaches and spring sports get underway, those of us working at
The Philadelphia Concussion Center at Magee Rehabilitation
would like to bring you up-to-date on the latest concussion research and news. Below you will find links to articles about developments in concussion-related diagnosis, prevention and testing.
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The Latest Concussion Research
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Women Athletes Have More Concussions than Men: Study Shows
Yahoo News Sports
February 27, 2015
According to a Yahoo News Sports article, recent studies have found that women sustain concussions much more frequently than men. Percentage-wise, women's soccer and basketball rank as the highest concussion-inducing sports, followed by football and men's soccer. Studies have found that women's concussion symptoms are more acute and severe and tend to last longer than in men. Dr. Robert Stevens, associate professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, warns that these new studies may be prone to response bias because the number of concussions reported by men is believed by some researchers to be underreported.
Extending Sports Concussion Laws
Physical Therapy Products
March 12, 2015
One of Drexel's sports medicine physicians, Dr. Thomas Trojian, recommends concussion laws that protect young athletes should be expanded to include "all organized sports, at all levels, including summer camps, travel teams, and all-star teams." Trojian was the lead author on a study which examined whether a state law in Connecticut, aimed at managing sports-related concussions, had an impact on the medical system after its implementation in 2010. Researchers found that there was an increase in the number of high school students being treated for sports-related concussions. This may show that Connecticut's sports-related concussion law has resulted in the improved evaluation and detection of sports-related head injuries among high school students.
Kansas Uses Mouthguard Sensors for Concussions
CBSSports.com
February 17, 2015
According to CBSSports.com, Vector mouthguards, with built in sensors which detect collisions to a player's head, will be used by Kansas University this spring to help monitor concussions. While these mouthguards cannot diagnose concussions, they can help alert training staff after a player has been hit with enough force to cause a potential head injury.
Simple Flashcard Test to Detect Concussions
The New York Times
March 11, 2015
A New York Times described how the King-Devick test, an easy, two-minute vision test where players read jumbled numbers printed on three cards as quickly as possible, is able to reliably detect cognitive problems. This study is among the first to examine the efficacy of the King-Devick test on young athletes. The benefits of using this test include greater accuracy, lower risk of false positives, and ability to be administered by non-medical professionals.
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