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 for athletes in central New England.
BINGE DRINKING HAS IMPACT ON YOUNG
BRAINS
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Teen Alcohol use can lead to Brain
Injury
NEW BRAINTREE, MA
March 12, 2011
It is well known that alcohol use
contributes to hard wired changes in
brain functioning. Now information
is being published that sites the danger
of binge drinking. This comes on
the heals of the spring break ritual
that puts under-age students in the
middle of the pursuit of fun and
frivolity all while taking a break on
their studies. According to the
CDC binge drinking is defined as
drinking 5 or more alcoholic beverages
in a short period of time. It is
hazardous to the health and development
of younger people.
Research says that as
many as 38 million people binge drink as
many as 4 times per month. Many of
these individuals are away from home at
schools and colleges throughout the
nation. Still more are young
drinkers at risk for early addiction.
Alcohol toxicity can kill a student.
For more information click on the
CDC link.
PROGRAM CONSULTATION
The
Concussion Assessment and Management
program can help with setting up
programs for providing education and
concussion management in your school.
According to Michael Sefton, Ph.D. the
best practice now includes a seemless
baseline testing program as well as
return-to-school and return-to-play
scenarios for student athletes afflicted
with symptoms of concussion.
Contact Dr. Sefton for information about
policy requirements and assistance with
setting up your concussion protocols
soon.
msefton@qmail.qcc.edu
Sefton
Debuts New Concussion Blog
"INFORMATION
ABOUT CONCUSSION CHANGES EVERY DAY"
MICHAEL
SEFTON
This new blog will attempt to provide
up-to-date information about brain
injury including concussion. Topics
relating to cutting edge research on
chronic traumatic encephalopathy - a
form of dementia that has been
associated with repeated head injury. In
the summer of 2011 three current or
former NHL players died - 2 by
self-inflicted injuries. The surviving
families of all three players donated
their brains for study at the Boston
University Medical Center Brain Bank.
The blog is titled
concussioninsports.blogspot.com and
will focus on both high school athletes
and college teams. Cases will be
discussed along with treatment protocols
and outcome summaries. In addition
the blog will feature assessment tools
and updated legislation.
DISCUSSION ON CONCUSSION
MARCH
12-15 IS BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK
LINGERING HEADACHE FOLLOWS
CONCUSSION
NEW BRAINTREE,
MA October 29, 2011 Headaches occur
with regularity after traumatic
brain injury - especially injuries
of the concussive variety. As a
practitioner interested in
concussion I always ask athletes to
keep a headache diary because it
serves as something of barometer of
the "rest" they are getting after
injury. Research suggests that 20-40
percent of athletes experience
headaches after concussion with a
subset of these cases that go on and
develop chronic head pain. Arguably,
when a player complains of a
lingering headache in the days after
a suspected concussion it is likely
that a connection exists between
bump on head and lingering head
pain. Some do not make this
connection especially when they have
eyes set on returning to play.
It is surprising
that so many people fail to see the
connection between the impact of
concussion and residual headaches.
It is among the most common symptoms
immediately following a concussion.
Headaches are associated with the
decreased efficiency of processing
that results from the neurological
cascade after injury. Headaches are
a signal that the brain has not
returned to homeostasis following
the injury. After concussion the
treatment of choice involves rest -
physical and cognitive. A headache
sometimes signals the lack of rest
and may be a sign that an athlete is
putting their recovery at risk.
Post-exertion headaches may be a
symptom of the onset of
postconcussion syndrome and should
delay the progression of further
activity. Athletes should return to
play in a step-wise fashion that
affords them time to return to
baseline.
Female Athletes at Risk for
Concussion
NEW
BRAINTREE, MA October 8, 2011
More
information is being published about
the impact of concussion on female
athletes. The incidence of
concussion in female high school and
college athletes has risen since
2001 dramatically. Like thier
male counterparts female athletes
are being
diagnosed with concussion more than
ever.
Nationally, girls soccer ranks just
below boys football in high school
sports, according to a 2007 study of
injuries in high school and college
sports by researchers from Ohio
State University and the National
Collegiate Athletic Association
according to published reports.
According to Marla Kaufman, M.D. at
the University of Washington the
problem of concussions in female
athletes may be linked to weaker
core body muscles that leave them
more vulnerable to forces applied to
the torso. Dr. Kaufman
indicated that women play
differently than male athletes.
Injuries occur when thier bodies
collide or when the ladies jump and
fall to the turf.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
WATCH FOR UPCOMING SEMINARS
If your school or organization needs
consultation or educational programming
on the topic of concussion or return to
school and return to play programming do
not hesitate to contact me. Seminars are available for low cost to
help.
Dr Sefton
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