Selected issues in sport-related concussion (SRC|mild traumatic brain injury) for the team physician: A consensus statement

Stanley Herring, W. Ben Kibler, Margot Putukian*, Gary S. Solomon, Lori Boyajian-O'Neill, Katherine L. Dec, R. Robert Franks, Peter A. Indelicato, Cynthia R. Labella, John J. Leddy, Jason Matuszak, E. Barry McDonough, Francis O'Connor, Karen Michelle Sutton

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Abstract

Selected Issues in Sport-Related Concussion (SRC|Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) for the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement is title 22 in a series of annual consensus documents written for the practicing team physician. This document provides an overview of selected medical issues important to team physicians who are responsible for athletes with sports-related concussion (SRC). This statement was developed by the Team Physician Consensus Conference (TPCC), an annual project-based alliance of six major professional associations. The goal of this TPCC statement is to assist the team physician in providing optimal medical care for the athlete with SRC.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1251-1261
Number of pages11
JournalBritish Journal of Sports Medicine
Volume55
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Funding

Competing interests SH, MP, JJL and GS are members of the Concussion in Sport Group Expert Panel. SH and MP serve on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Board Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline Workgroup. SH serves on the NCAA Concussion Safety Advisory Group, is cofounder and Senior Medical Advisor for the Sports Institute at UW Medicine, and owns stock or stock options with Vicis. MP is a senior advisor to the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee, serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Major League Soccer, has received royalties from Up-To-Date and serves on the medical advisory board for US Soccer. GSS is Senior Medical Advisor for the NFL. KD has received grant funding from Children’s Hospital Foundation, and royalties from Up-To-Date. CRL has received grant funding from NOCSAE and received royalties from the AAP, and serves on medical advisory boards for Pop Warner Football, Illinois HS Association and US Soccer. JJL has received grant funding from the AMSSM, DoD and NIH, consulting fees from Neurolign and Stage 2 Contracting Engineering, participates on a Data Safety Monitoring Board or Advisory Board (Neuronasal) and has stock or stock options in Highmark Innovations. KMS is a consultant for Johnson & Johnson.

Keywords

  • brain
  • concussion
  • exercise
  • physician
  • sport

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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