Author: Branimir Ivanic | Email: branimir.ivanic@med.lu.se | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/branimir-ivanic-38900b327 | X: @IvanicBranimir Why is this study important? Sport-related concussions (SRCs) pose significant health risks for athletes, with both short-term and long-term consequences (1). With the rising incidence of SRCs, it is essential to explore preventive strategies that may help reduce their occurrence (2). This study […]
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We join the world in mourning Sarah Burke
Canadian freeskier Sarah Burke (29) died Thursday, nine days after crashing at the bottom of the superpipe during a training run in Utah: http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/story/_/id/7466421/sarah-burke-dies-injuries-suffered-utah [1] Sarah Burke was one of the pioneers of the sport who lobbied to get the sport on the Olympic program. As health professionals, we need to take this on board […]
Concussion Position Statement: Why it’s not a KO.
The American Association of Neurology has published a concussion position statement but the question is ‘Where is the reference to the international consensus’? No-one would question that neurologists know about concussion but many of them would be the first to admit they are not experts in sport. How should an athlete train when returning to […]