Concussion Assessment and Management Program
"Athletes should be better informed
about the cumulative and persistent
effects of sports concussion on mental
and physical processes"
Dr Louis de
Beaumont
University of
Montreal
Welcome to CAMP
Website
This website is dedicated to furthering the
knowledge of cerebral concussion and it's impact on athletic
competition. A key component to full recovery is managing
return to play.
2010 Return to School - Fall
Sports Opening Night
GRAFTON, MA August 23, 2010 -
Students are preparing to return to
their studies as most districts open
around September 1. Meanwhile, athletic
directors across the country
are gearing up for the fall sport
season. Opening night at most
schools means a trip to the grid iron
with intensity and flare. The
problem of managing players with
concussion remains when they should
return to the field after feeling
"fine". Most coaches have some
vague understanding of concussion and
that players' need to have a physician's
note to return to play following brain
injury. Not surprisingly,
concussion falls into this category.
No player should return to the field
without a monitored exersion program
that measures his/her symptoms at each
step. Athletes must never return
to play when they are experiencing
symptoms.
Study supports potential utility
of BrainScope technology in
development for the assessment of
traumatically induced brain injuries
BETHESDA, MD. July 13, 2010
—BrainScope Company, Inc. today
announced the release of clinical
research findings resulting from a
2008-2009 football concussion study of
high school and college athletes it
supported. The results, published in a
special edition “Biomarkers in Mild
Traumatic Brain Injury” of the
peer-reviewed Journal of Head Trauma
Rehabilitation, support the
potential utility of the BrainScope
device in development as a marker of
recovery after sport-related concussion.
FROM
BRAINSCOPE PRESS RELEASE
GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL GRAFTON, MA -
SEPT. 12 AT 8 A.M. - FREE -
SUMMER
EDUCATION PROGRAM
Dr. Sefton
has
scheduled several free educational programs for
schools and colleges interested in
concussion management and those
interested in starting a baseline testing program for
their athletes. According to
Sefton, "Schools need a clear
return-to-play policy so as to reduce
the opportunity for athletes to return
to play before they have fully healed
from their injuries. The
CAMP project offers consultation for
coaches and trainers. Post injury
consultation is also provided to parents
and physician. All athletes should
be provided a return to play program
that includes sports specific training
before any game play. Plan on attending
this free program. Contact Dr. Sefton
if you are interested in hearing more.
-Discussion
on Concussion-
Repeat concussion may link
to variant of Lou Gehrig's Disease -
ALS
Boston, MA August 17, 2010
A continuing study of the post
mortem brains of injured NFL
athletes has shown a remarkable
similarity to the pathology
associated with Lou Gehrig's Disease
or ALS.
Repetitive head traumas and
concussions,
including the type sustained by many
professional football players, may
increase risk for developing a
motor neuron
disease that looks and
acts a lot like
amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS)
or Lou Gehrig’s disease. The disease
is called chronic traumatic
encephalopathy.
Testing Tissue of Pro Athletes
In the new National Football
League-funded study,researchers
looked at tissue samples taken from
the brain and spinal cords of 12
deceased athletes. Three of the 12
athletes -- pro football players
Wally Hilgenberg and Eric Scoggins
and one professional boxer/veteran
-- had developed a motor neuron
disease; two died after being
diagnosed with ALS.
The new findings appear in
the September issue of the
Journal of Neuropathology and
Experimental Neurology.
From
WebMD
Reducing Kids' Concussion
Risks
Study finds parents are
ill-prepared.
Posted on:
July 29, 2010
ADVANCE
The National Blog of the Speech
Pathology and Audiologists have
identified a problem among young
athletes who sustain a concussion.
Parents often do not understand what
to expect in terms of the recovery
from injury. "Over the past few
years, researchers have found that
youth athletes are more likely to
sustain concussions, and to take
longer to recover from concussions,
than adults. If a second concussion
occurs before a child's brain
recovers from the first, there is a
greater chance of long-term
neurologic affects" according to a
recent post.
ADVANCE
UPCOMING
EVENTS
2010 Head Trauma and the Athlete
October 1, 2010 // The Conference Center
at Waltham Woods (Waltham, MA)
Contact B.U. School of Medicine for
details
Website Features
- Concussion Education
- Academic Re-entry Plan
- consistent with CDC
guidelines
- Return to Work
- Return to School
- Return to Play
- Seasonal Case Conference
- Sports Specific Planning
- School and Team
Consultation
- On-Line ImPACT Testing
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