Sports Medicine News

Yoga caused musculoskeletal pain and exacerbated existing physical injuries, according to research recently published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.

Results from this study demonstrated soccer players who showed signs of concussion after a head collision should be assessed by an independent health care personnel to avoid delayed care and additional injury.

PHILADELPHIA —  When contact between practitioners and athletic trainers is facilitated through telemedicine for the assessment of concussion in adolescents, both the time and distance to a specialist is reduced, improving satisfaction with care for providers treating this population, according to a recent presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Analyzing saliva for changes in the micro-ribonucleic acid levels served as a prognostic indicator of symptom duration among children following a concussion, according to research presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

Researchers and a biotechnology company are working toward making a test more readily available for clinicians to detect the protein tau in patients with brain injuries. Such a test would more accurately determine when athletes with head injuries can return to the playing field.

Among children and adolescents who experienced an acute concussion, physical activity within 7 days of the injury was associated with reduced risk for persistent postconcussive symptoms compared with no physical activity, according to data published in JAMA.

Data published in Pediatrics showed that “return to learn” guidelines have not been widely implemented nationwide to improve support systems for children returning to school after experiencing a concussion.

Citing the quarter of a million Americans who experience concussions each year, the AMA implemented new policies it hopes will increase research on head injuries, according to a press release.

Children with persistent symptoms for 12 weeks following a concussion demonstrated a lower health-related quality of life than children who recovered from concussion within 4 weeks, according to data published in JAMA Pediatrics.

SAN FRANCISCO — Although concussion guidelines recommend removal from play following injury, 38% of youth athletes return to play same day, leaving them at risk to worsening symptoms, according to findings presented at the 2016 AAP National Conference and Exhibition.