Concussion
The CDC estimates 1.6-3.8 million concussions occur in sports and recreational activities annually. However, these figures vastly underestimate the total, as many individuals do not seek medical advice.
Concussions have become a hot topic both on and off the field of play. While there is still a vast amount of knowledge to be gained from concussions, leading researchers and clinicians have paved the way toward advancing athletic training best practices.
NATA Position Statements
Additional Position/Consensus Statements
- AOSSM Consensus Statement: Concussion (pdf)
- AMSSM Position Statement: Concussion in Sport (2012
- Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: 5th International Conference in Zurich, 2016 (pdf)
- NCAA Sports Science Institute: Diagnosis and Management of Sport-Related Concussion, Best Practices
US Soccer Recognize to Recover Initiative
- Injury Prevention, 2016
- Head and Brain Conditions, 2016
Additional Resources
- Concussion Infographic Handout (pdf), 2017
- The Epidemiology of Sport-Related Concussion
- A Comprehensive Approach to The Clinical Care of Athletes Following Concussion,2014
- Test-Retest Reliability of Computerized Concussion Assessment Programs (2007)
- NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook: Sport-Related Concussion (2015), (pdf)
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NCAA Concussion Safety (2017)
- CDC: Heads Up Website
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NFL “Play Smart Play Safe” Helmet Laboratory Testing Results (2017)
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NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee’s Concussion Diagnosis and Management Protocol, 2017
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CDC/NFL Concussion Poster (2017) (pdf)
- MLB Concussion Policy (2011)
- Law In Sport: Overview of Concussion Protocols Across Professional Sport Leagues (2014)
- 10 for 10 Presentation by the NATA College/University Athletic Trainers' Committee: Concussions in Intercollegiate Athletics