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.
Study supports potential utility
of BrainScope technology in
developmentfor 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
Keeping
Concussions Off Ice - Computerized
Testing of Athletes
WORCESTER, MA -by
Jacqueline Reis
Dozens of hockey players
recently took a break from practice to
take a 20-minute assessment that will
help screen them for concussions later
in the season. The series of
simple computer tests establishes
baseline brain functioning. Comparing
the data with those taken after a
concussion will help show when it is
safe for a player to compete again, said
Michael S. Sefton, a former
neuropyschologist at Whittier
Rehabilitation Hospital in Westboro. Dr.
Sefton is also a Shrewsbury Youth Hockey
coach and hopes to test about 250
players.
Reprinted with permission of
Worcester Telegram
-Discussion
on Concussion-
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
EFFECTIVE FALL
2010, The National Federation of
High School Associations recommends that
any athlete exhibiting signs of
concussion should be removed from play
and not allowed to return until they are
cleared by an appropriate health care
provider (NFHS). These policy
changes will be included in the new
2010-11 rule books.
NFHS
Athletics
SUMMER
EDUCATION PROGRAM
Dr. Sefton is
offering free educational programs for
schools and colleges interested in
starting a baseline testing program for
their athletes. According to
Sefton, "Schools need to be clear on the
return-to-play scenario as it is
different with every athlete". 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. Contact Dr. Sefton
if you are interested in hearing more.
Why is
concussion often said to be
an
invisible injury ?
Concussion is
sometimes referred to as an invisible
injury. Why? Did you know
that a concussion is a mild traumatic
brain injury? The Concussion
Assessment and Management Program (CAMP)
helps organizations, schools, and
individual teams and athletes understand
sports-related concussion and the
importance of a carefully planned
recovery protocol. The center of
this protocol is the identification of
baseline and post-injury cognitive
function testing. The "invisible"
reference speaks to the fact that
concussions are often difficult to
diagnose. Parents wrongly assume
that just because a C-T scan was
negative or clean it means the
athlete has nothing wrong with him or
her. A concussion is often
invisible to imaging machines and from
the outside, the athlete looks just
fine. Not so fast.
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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