SPORTS CONCUSSION AND NECK TRAUMA: Preventing Injury for Future Generations

This book educates coaches, athletes, parents, and physicians on the danger of continuing to play with a probable head/neck injury and how to do their part to prevent further injury.

It includes personal interviews of a mother of a football player who died of Second Impact Syndrome, a dad whose son was riding his bicycle without a helmet and suffered several skull fractures and head trauma. It also features an interview with the United States Olympic Committee Director of Sports Medicine, an interview with one of the leaders in the market of football reconditioning and equipment fitting, and an interview with a former NFL football player who sustained a cervical injury.

This book provides education on specific clinical history to look for on the pre-sports physical exam, offers objective tools to help healthcare providers make better return-to-play decisions, and includes step-by-step guidelines for caring for an athlete with a suspected head/neck trauma on the field.

It also covers the long-term effects of repetitive concussions, the latest research, rules/regulations, and equipment considerations for sports concussion and neck trauma. Additionally, it gives parents and athletes an understanding of what type of evaluation and treatment to expect when visiting an ER or sports physician for a head/neck injury, and answers common questions regarding concussion.