Posts by Jane McDevitt, Ph.D., ATC
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When Am I Going to Get Cleared?! A Preliminary Timeline Based on High School Athletes
On average, a younger or female adolescent athlete may take ~3 to 4 days longer than their peers to be cleared to return to light aerobic exercise after a concussion.
More Reasons to Think About Suicide Risk Among our High School Athletes
High school students that self-reported a concussion in the prior 12 months were more likely to self-report feeling sad or hopeless, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts.
Sport-Specific Risk Factors for Overuse Injuries
Sports specialization and not following the youth sport participation recommendations may increase the chance of overuse injuries in soccer and volleyball.
Oh boy, that’s a lot of opioids after an ankle sprain
More than half of patients seen at an emergency department for an ankle sprain receive NSAIDS, and almost 3 out of 10 patients receive an opioid.
Coaches Gain Current Concussion Info with a Five-Minute Fact Sheet
The NCAA Fact Sheet for Coaches has a small-to-moderate positive short-term effect on concussion knowledge and behavioral intentions among NCAA coaches
Frequent Severe Impacts May Add Up?
Prior to a concussion, football athletes experience more head impacts at higher magnitudes compared to non-concussed athletes with similar characteristics.
Baseball Prevention Programs Prevent Poor Performance and Injury
Youth baseball players who participated in a weekly 10-minute prevention program experienced fewer shoulder or elbow injuries and improved performance compared to those that performed traditional warm-ups.
Support for Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization to Improve Outcomes
Take Home Message: Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) may improve range of motion in healthy individuals as well as pain and patient-reported function in people with an injury. Clinicians should consider whether the evidence is available for their specific treatment protocol, desired outcome, and patient population.
Baseball Athletes Need to Follow-Through with the Off Season
Take Home Message: Pediatric baseball athletes that reported taking at least 1 month off for an off-season were less likely to report elbow pain or have morphological abnormalities of the medial elbow joint compared to those who reported no off-season.
