Sports Concussion and Neck Trauma
Preventing Injury for Future Generations
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This book is a must read by everyone involved in athletics! It gives insight as to how to recognize a sports concussion/neck injury, how to properly care for a head/neck injury on the field when it happens, what the treatment process consists of and includes return to play guidelines. It also includes personal interviews with those affected by head/neck trauma and interviews professionals on how to best protect from sustaining or creating further damage after the injury has occurred. It also provides education on the long term effects of traumatic brain injury and the latest research in technology on the topic of prevention and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. It answers the most common questions regarding the topic of concussion asked by athltes and parents and is exciting to read.
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SPORTS CONCUSSION AND NECK TRAUMA: Preventing Injury for Future Generations is a must read for everyone involved in athletics! This book educates coaches, athletes, parents, and physicians on the danger of continuing to play with a probable head/neck injury and how to do their part to prevent futher injury. This book includes personal interviews of a mother of a football player whom died of Second Impact Syndrome, a Dad whose son was riding his bicycle without a helmet and suffered several skull fractures and head trauma. It also includes an interview of The United States Olympic committee Director of sports Medicine, an interview with one of the leaders in the market of football reconditioning and equipment fitting and an interview with a fomrer NFL football player whom sustained a cervical injury. This book provides education on specific clinical history to look for on the pre sports physical exam, provides objective tools to help healthcare providers make better return to play decisions and includes step by step guidelines of how to care for an athlete with a suspected head/neck trauma on the field. This book provides education on the long term effects of repetitive concussions and provides the latest research , rules/regulations and equipment considerations for sports concussion and neck trauma. It also gives parents and athletes a view of what type of evaluation and treatment they should expect when they go to ER /Sports Physician for a head/neck injury and answers questions most commonly asked regarding concussion.
About the Author
Dr. Kelly Roush is a certified chiropractic sports physician, certified athletic trainer, and the director of Sports Medicine Services at the 140-physician Multidisciplinary Clinic. She has hospital privileges at three hospitals and has served as a team physician for the past sixteen years: thirteen years at Meigs High School (Ohio), three years at Point Pleasant High School (West Virginia), ten years at the University of Rio Grande, and she assists with sports injury coverage at two local gymnastic centers. She speaks both locally and nationally at conferences on the topic of concussion and neck trauma. She is driven and fervent when it comes to providing the best care possible for athletes. Dr. Roush has been instrumental in helping athletes with opportunities at the collegiate level and has assisted athletes with their quest to qualify for the Olympics. Dr. Roush has treated/trained athletes at all levels, including Olympic athletes, NFL players, college athletes, pro baseball players, semipro hockey players, high school athletes, and younger kids. She is extremely passionate about sports as she played volleyball, basketball, and softball, and cheered in high school and received a full scholarship to play volleyball in college. Serving as a sports physician is much more than a career; it is where her heart lies. Dr. Roush loves spending time with her family and serving God. She loves providing health care for the athletes she serves, and the sports arena is her mission field.