Kids, Sports, and Concussion: A Guide for Coaches and Parents (The Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living) PDF
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KIDS, SPORTS, AND CONCUSSION Recent Titles in The Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living Aging, But Never Old: The Realities, Myths, and Misrepresentations of the Anti-Aging Movement Juergen Bludau, MD Polio Voices: An Oral History from the American Polio Epidemics and Worldwide Eradication Efforts Julie K. Silver, MD and Daniel Wilson, PhD Jihad and American Medicine: Thinking Like a Terrorist to Anticipate Attacks via Our Health System Adam Frederic Dorin, MD Understanding the Antioxidant Controversy: Scrutinizing the “Fountain of Youth” Paul E. Milbury and Alice C. Richer The Criminalization of Medicine: America’s War on Doctors Ronald T. Libby When the Diagnosis Is Multiple Sclerosis: Help, Hope, and Insights from an Affected Physician Kym E. Orsetti Furney, MD Understanding Fitness: How Exercise Fuels Health and Fights Disease Julie K. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Meehan, William P. Kids, sports, and concussion : a guide for coaches and parents / William P. Meehan, III. p. cm. — (The Praeger series on contemporary health and living) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–313–38730–2 (hardback) — ISBN 978–0–313–38731–9 (ebook) 1. Sports injuries in children. 2. Brain—Concussion. 3. Child athletes—Wounds and injuries. 4. Teenage athletes—Wounds and injuries. I. Title. RC1218.C45M44 2011 0 617.4 81044083—dc22 2011004635 ISBN: 978–0–313–38730–2 EISBN: 978–0–313–38731–9 15 14 13 12 11 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an eBook. Visit www.abc-clio.com for details. Praeger An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America For my wife, Marie This page intentionally left blank Contents Series Foreword by Julie K. Silver, MD ix Foreword by Lyle J. Micheli, MD xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xvii 1. Definitions and Team Members: Who Will Help Care for the Athlete with a Sport-Related Concussion? 1 2. What Is a Concussion? 11 3. Sport-Related Concussion: How Common Is It? 29 4. Sports Equipment: Can Helmets or Mouth Guards Prevent Concussion? 39 5. New Medical Information: Why Is Concussion Taken So Seriously Nowadays? 47 6. “Neuropsychological” or “Neurocognitive” Testing: What Is It and Should My Athlete Have It? 59 7. The Acute Assessment and Management of Sport-Related Concussion: What Do I Do When an Athlete Sustains a Concussion? 67 8. Potential Therapies: What Can Be Done to Help My Athlete Recover? 89 9. Assessing Recovery from Concussion: When Is It Safe for My Athlete to Return to Sports? 101 viii Contents 10. Prevention: Is There a Way to Prevent My Athlete from Sustaining a Concussion? 115 11. The Cumulative Effects of Concussion: How Many Is Too Many? 123 12. The Female Athlete: Are Girls and Boys Different When It Comes to Concussion? 131 13. Setting Up a Concussion Program 135 14. The Future: What Medical Research May Lead to in the Future 165 15. In Their Own Words: Athletes from the Sports Concussion Clinic of Children’s Hospital Boston 173 Appendix: Sports Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT 2) 183 Index 189 Series Foreword Over the past 100 years, there have been incredible medical breakthroughs that have prevented or cured illness in billions of people and helped many more improve their health while living with chronic conditions. A few of the most important twentieth-century discoveries include antibiotics, organ transplants, and vaccines. The twenty-first century has already heralded important new treatments including such things as a vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus from infecting and potentially leading to cervical cancer in women. Polio is on the verge of being eradicated worldwide, making it only the second infectious disease behind smallpox to ever be erased as a human health threat. In this series, experts from many disciplines share with readers important and updated medical knowledge. All aspects of health are considered including subjects that are disease specific and preventive medical care. Disseminating this information will help individuals to improve their health as well as research- ers to determine where there are gaps in our current knowledge and policy makers to assess the most pressing needs in healthcare. Series Editor Julie K. Silver, MD Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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