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
- Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: 4th International Conference in Zurich, 2012
NFL Heads Up! Initiative
- Heads Up!: Concussion in High School Sports (video)
- Heads Up! Proper Tackling Techniques in Football (video)
- Heads Up! Proper Helmet Fitting (video)
Additional Resources
- Concussion Infographic Handout (pdf), 201
- 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, 2014
- NCAA Concussion Safety, 2015
- CDC: Heads Up Website
- NFL: Zackery Lystedt Law
- 2014 NFL RTP Protocol
- 2014 NFL Sideline Assessment Tool
- NFL Concussion Posters
- NFL/NFLPA Study on Helmet Safety, 2015
- MLB Concussion Policy, 2011
- Law In Sport: Overview of Concussion Protocols Across Professional Sport Leagues, 2014
- KSI High School Concussion Policies
- 10 for 10 Presentation by the NATA College/University Athletic Trainers' Committee: Concussions in Intercollegiate Athletics