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I'm a rugby player and unfortunately concussions in our sport are a far too often occurrence. In the spirit of HN, this season our training staff required us t
by chriskelley 18y ago
I'm a rugby player and unfortunately concussions in our sport are a far too often occurrence.
In the spirit of HN, this season our training staff required us to get baseline concussion tests done before the season began to keep an eye on everyone and gauge severity and recovery time more accurately. It's a software based tool that they boot up on the sidelines when needed that uses a few different cognitive tests to determine the next steps to take as far as treatment is concerned, and each player does a initial "baseline" test before the season so on-field results are relative to the player.
If anyone is interested in reading more, the company also has some good resources for treatment and diagnosis on their site.
http://www.impacttest.com/concussionresource.php http://www.impacttest.com/concussionresource.php
"Back in the day" they used to just give us the ol' "what day is it?" question, which, as everyone knows is easy - if I'm wearing rugby gear, it must be a Saturday! (Just don't ask me the date).
Take care of yourself, you only get one brain!