The chances of an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury is about a five times greater for a female athlete than for a male athlete. ACL injuries are common in women’s sports of soccer, basketball...
Commercial headgear is currently being used by football players of all ages and skill levels to provide protection......However, the headgear provided measurable benefit during head to head impacts.
ImPACT is a sophisticated, research-based software tool developed to help sports-medicine clinicians evaluate recovery following concussion. The ImPACT program...
Student athletes who return to sports quickly after a concussion appear to have a slower brain recovery than teens who stay off the field longer, a new study shows....
International Conference on Concussion and Sport - Zurich 2008 Consensus Statement This paper is a revision and update of the recommendations developed following the 1st (Vienna) and 2nd (Prague) International Symposia on Concussion in Sport.1,2 The Zurich Consensus statement is designed to build on the principles outlined in the original Vienna and Prague documents and to
develop further conceptual understanding of this problemusing a formal consensus-based approach.
Concussion Testing with ImPACT is available at Union Avenue Pediatrics; both baseline and post injury tests available. Call the NBA Clinic (253)759-5340 to schedule. The testing is administered under the direction of Dr. Gregory Cain.
Dr. Cain has received additional specialized training in the administration and interpretation of ImPact testing and regularly attends continuing educaition in the assesment and management of Sports Concussion. Dr. Cain's interest in concussion dates back over a decade and he has been an ImPact user since 2006. Dr. Cain has administered hundreds of ImPact examinations, supervized the return to play of dozens of athletes using ImPact, and is actively engaged in clinical research using the ImPact neurocognitive assesment tool.
Most recently Dr. Cain attended an International Conference on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, MTBI2009 held August 12-15 2009 in Vancouver BC where the latest research was presented and discussed by distinguished faculty from around the globe. (For those interested in the details of the conference click onto Dr. Cain's notes from MTBI2009.) Dr. Cain attended our regional continuing medical education program in Seattle entitled "Youth Sports Concussions: Education to Legislation" held by the University of Washington School of Medicine March 6 & 7 2010. Dr. Cain currently serves, and has served since its inception, as a member of the Multicare Concussion Board, a regional resource of multidisciplinary collaboration of practitioners in specialties including pediatrics, family medicine, sports medicine, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, neuropsychology, trauma surgery who all share interests and knowledge in the management of concussion. The board offers advise to community physicians in the best evidence based managment practices for the evaluation and treatment of patients who have suffered concussions.
The CDC, The Seahawks and The Brain Injury Association of Washington partner to help Washington State Coaches Recognize and Respond to Concussions as part of a campaign to help prevent young athletes from sustaining concussions, a serious but often underestimated health threat...AND
