Paul McCrory

..At this stage, determining which athletes are at future risk is not possible; however, following existing concussion guidelines (eg, Zurich guidelines) is likely to be the safest option based on current evidence...

..Finally, suggested recommendations for neuropsychological testing in football are given...

..Diffuse cerebral swelling (DCS) following a head injury is a well-recognized condition, more common in children than in adults, and usually has a poor outcome...

..To study the efficacy and practicality of treating headache in professional footballers with intranasal sumatriptan...

..It resulted in a revision and update of the Vienna consensus recommendations, which are presented here...

..To survey the prevalence and risk factors for headache in a population of elite professional Australian footballers...

..It has been previously shown that professional jockeys suffer high rates of fatal and non-fatal injuries in the pursuit of their occupation. Little is known, however, about differences in injury rates between countries...

..The authors request, however, that the document and/or the SCAT2 card be distributed in their full and complete format...

..This paper examines some of the key areas that are likely to be the focus of research in the next few years...

..To meet that mandate, the Second International Symposium on Concussion in Sport was organized by the same group and held in Prague, Czech Republic, in November 2004...

..Decisions regarding safe return to play after concussion in sport remain difficult...

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..walking gait. The findings of this study suggest that in the athletic population orthoses prescription should be based on dynamic assessment of running gait...

..This paper discusses such issues...

..In addition, there are important medicolegal considerations in regard to the value of a documented assessment both at the start and end of an athlete's career with any team...

..To assess a typical commercial trekking cohort for cognitive impairment after gradual ascent to 5100 m...

..This chapter reviews the current evidence for the epidemiology of pediatric equestrian injuries...

..This should lead to the incidence of CTE diminishing in boxing populations...

..Given that the WBB is portable, widely available and a fraction of the cost of a FP, it could provide the average clinician with a standing balance assessment tool suitable for the clinical setting...

..To determine the correlation between CogSport and two conventional neuropsychological tests...

..A method of measuring tri-axial plantar fascia strain that is minimally affected by external compressive force has not previously been reported...

..As the literature indicates, however, some things will not change, e.g. injuries are more likely to occur in beginners and lessons need to be reinforced as a fundamental aspect of any injury-prevention strategy...

..To determine the accuracy of clinicians' visual observations of gait disorders following traumatic brain injury (TBI)...

..The hip joint is becoming increasingly recognized as a source of groin pain and, in the authors' experience, buttock and low back pain...

..As mentioned above, many different pathologies may coexist in the lower limb and may be a source of confusion for the clinician or alternatively may be the reason for poor treatment outcomes...

..This paper explores the known gender differences between head injuries and highlights the areas that need to be considered in future research...

..Adoption of the proposals presented in this consensus statement should ensure that more consistent and comparable results will be obtained from studies of injuries within rugby union...

..Clinical assessment of cerebral concussion relies on the presence and duration of post concussive symptoms (PCS). Given that these PCS are subjective reports and not always specific to concussion, their usefulness remains to be validated...

..This indicates the need for an increased focus on player education...

..Variations in definitions and methodologies have created differences in the results and conclusions obtained from studies of football (soccer) injuries; this has made interstudy comparisons difficult...