Multidisciplinary Management of Collegiate Sports-Related Concussions.

CONCLUSION:  Management of the complex sequelae of sports-related concussion for the varsity collegiate athlete necessitates implementation of a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach. Speech-language pathologists' training in the assessment and treatment of brain injury provides the team with an objective perspective in the evaluation and postinjury management of the injured student athlete. While our understanding of concussions has improved greatly over the past two decades, researchers and clinicians on the front lines of care recognize that continued voids exist in our knowledge, with the need to continually explore new methods to identify and manage the complex immediate and potentially long-term ramifications of concussion. PMID: 30616290 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Semi...

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