Concussion in sport: what is known and what is new?

The aim of this article was to summarise the latest definition of concussion, signs of concussion, as well as important facts on recovery and graduated return to play, for different age groups. New technologies available to the sports physician are listed.

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Main Authors: Catharina Grant, Dina Janse van Rensburg, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, Rob Collins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2014-12-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/6084
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spelling doaj-art-c52eb1d0dd164b6b8ac1c49626f744d52025-08-04T09:23:40ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042014-12-0156310.1080/20786204.2014.9325464488Concussion in sport: what is known and what is new?Catharina Grant0Dina Janse van Rensburg1Audrey Jansen van Rensburg2Rob Collins3University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; and, Exercise SMART TEAMUniversity of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; and, Exercise SMART TEAMUniversity of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; and, Exercise SMART TEAMUniversity of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; and, Centre for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics, Rosebank, JohannesburgThe aim of this article was to summarise the latest definition of concussion, signs of concussion, as well as important facts on recovery and graduated return to play, for different age groups. New technologies available to the sports physician are listed.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/6084concussiondiagnosisreturn to playsigns
spellingShingle Catharina Grant
Dina Janse van Rensburg
Audrey Jansen van Rensburg
Rob Collins
Concussion in sport: what is known and what is new?
South African Family Practice
concussion
diagnosis
return to play
signs
title Concussion in sport: what is known and what is new?
title_full Concussion in sport: what is known and what is new?
title_fullStr Concussion in sport: what is known and what is new?
title_full_unstemmed Concussion in sport: what is known and what is new?
title_short Concussion in sport: what is known and what is new?
title_sort concussion in sport what is known and what is new
topic concussion
diagnosis
return to play
signs
url https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/6084
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