{"id":11339,"date":"2024-10-04T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/?p=11339"},"modified":"2024-10-03T08:47:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T07:47:07","slug":"how-access-to-care-impacts-sport-related-concussion-recovery-in-olympians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/2024\/10\/04\/how-access-to-care-impacts-sport-related-concussion-recovery-in-olympians\/","title":{"rendered":"How access to care impacts sport-related concussion recovery in Olympians?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Keywords:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multidisciplinary care, Olympic sports, return to sport<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sport-related concussion is an injury that has received significant scientific attention in recent decades, with direct impacts on sports rules and policies. Surprisingly, very few studies, if any, have focused on concussion in Olympic athletes. After years of data structuring at the medical clinic of the Institut national du sport du Qu\u00e9bec, a Canadian national Olympic and Paralympic training center, our medical and research team has focused on the recovery duration of Olympic athletes following a concussion, particularly in relation to the access to multidisciplinary care. This blog summarizes the findings of our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bjsports-2024-108211\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published in BJSM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The reality of Olympic athletes<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Olympic athletes represent a unique population within the elite sports ecosystem: they are considered \u201celite amateurs\u201d but train full-time, have different access to resources compared to collegiate or professional athletes (even though they sometimes overlap with the latter), and travel extensively internationally to participate in their competitions (e.g., World Cups, World Championships, Olympics). Additionally, they are not always centralized. This makes their monitoring more complicated and rarely studied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11346\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/TR-concussion-1-1-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/TR-concussion-1-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/TR-concussion-1-1.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Why is this study important?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The majority of studies on sport-related concussion focus on collegiate and professional athletes and show that recovery duration has increased following the implementation of rigorous return-to-sport protocols, with the current average recovery time estimated at around 16 days.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1\u20133<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> However, most of these studies come from North America and involve populations with very efficient access to care (e.g., 1 day). On the other hand, studies on populations with reduced access to care show that delayed access prolongs recovery time (e.g., 30 days).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4,5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Additionally, there are injury modifiers that could influence recovery duration, such as a history of concussions, initial symptoms, or sex.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4,6<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Given this context and the specific constraints of Olympic athletes, it was important for us to learn more about their recovery following a concussion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How did the study go about this?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We studied a cohort of 133 Olympic athletes sustaining at least one concussion over a 4-year period, representing an Olympic quadrennial. These athletes were compared based on whether they accessed multidisciplinary care within 7 days of their injury or waited longer than 7 days. Additionally, the characteristics of the athletes&#8217; concussion were examined. The typical pathway for the athletes at our medical consisted of an initial visit to either a sports medicine physician or their team sports therapist. A sports medicine physician confirmed the diagnosis and provided referrals. Rehabilitation progression was based on the evaluation of exercise tolerance, with priority given to returning to cognitive tasks and providing additional targeted support based on clinical findings of a cervical, visual, or vestibular nature as you can see on the figure 1 below. The expert team worked in an integrated manner with the athlete and their coaching staff during the rehabilitation phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11345\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-08.40.33-300x170.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-08.40.33-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-08.40.33-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-08.40.33-640x362.png 640w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-08.40.33.png 1162w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Figure 1: Concussion monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What did the study find?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A total of 160 sport-related concussion were observed in our sample with a median time to return to sport of 34 days for Olympic athletes, which is significantly longer than the time reported for other groups of athletes (e.g., professionals, collegiate) who benefit from more centralized resources or travel less internationally. The study also showed that athletes who received early care (e.g., \u22647 days) returned to training faster (e.g., 26 days) than those who received late care (e.g., 45 days). Time to return to sport was also associated with the number and intensity of initial symptoms. Additionally, female athletes recovered more slowly when they accessed care too late (e.g., &gt;7 days) as you can see on figure 2 below showing the time to return to sport as a function of group and sex.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11342\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-08.38.21-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-08.38.21-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-08.38.21-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-08.38.21-640x320.png 640w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-08.38.21.png 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Figure 2: Time to return to sport<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What are the key take-home points?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This study highlights the importance of early access to care for Olympic athletes. It is essential that sports authorities and federations implement effective care systems, particularly during international competitions, to ensure rapid and optimal recovery for Olympians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Author and affiliations:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thomas Romeas, F\u00e9lix Croteau, Suzanne Leclerc<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sport sciences and medicine, Institut national du sport du Qu\u00e9bec, Montreal, QC H1V 3N7, Canada<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">thomas.romeas@umontreal.ca<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Original study:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Romeas\u00a0T,\u00a0Croteau\u00a0F,\u00a0Leclerc\u00a0S. Where is the research on sport-related concussion in Olympic athletes? A descriptive report and assessment of the impact of access to multidisciplinary care on recovery. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">British Journal of Sports Medicine.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Published Online First:\u00a016 July 2024. doi:\u00a010.1136\/bjsports-2024-108211<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>References<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Putukian, M. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">et al.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Clinical recovery from concussion-return to school and sport: a systematic review and meta-analysis. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Br. J. Sports Med.<\/span><\/i> <b>57<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 798\u2013809 (2023).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patricios, J. S. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">et al.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport-Amsterdam, October 2022. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Br. J. Sports Med.<\/span><\/i> <b>57<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 695\u2013711 (2023).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liebel, S. W. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">et al.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Sport-Specific Recovery Trajectories for NCAA Collegiate Athletes Following Concussion. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ann. Biomed. Eng.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (2023) doi:10.1007\/s10439-023-03406-8.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">D\u2019Lauro, C. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">et al.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Reconsidering Return-to-Play Times: A Broader Perspective on Concussion Recovery. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Orthop J Sports Med<\/span><\/i> <b>6<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 2325967118760854 (2018).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kontos, A. P. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">et al.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Association of Time Since Injury to the First Clinic Visit With Recovery Following Concussion. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">JAMA Neurol.<\/span><\/i> <b>77<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 435\u2013440 (2020).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wang, E. X. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">et al.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Factors associated with a prolonged time to return to play after a concussion. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Am. J. Sports Med.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 3635465221083646 (2022).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keywords: Multidisciplinary care, Olympic sports, return to sport Sport-related concussion is an injury that has received significant scientific attention in recent decades, with direct impacts on sports rules and policies. Surprisingly, very few studies, if any, have focused on concussion in Olympic athletes. 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