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Turkish Society of Cardiology consensus report on recommendations for athletes with high-risk genetic cardiovascular diseases or implanted cardiac devices
Turkish Society of Cardiology consensus report on recommendations for athletes with high-risk genetic cardiovascular diseases or implanted cardiac devices
Concussion Baselines and Assessments: How do we Optimize our “Tools in the Toolbox”?
A sideline concussion assessment with a symptom inventory, Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC), and the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS on firm surface) offers ideal accuracy. Annual baseline assessments provide only slightly improved diagnostic accuracy compared to just post-injury assessments alone.
Walking Speed Impacted Up to 2 Months Post Sports Concussion
Dual-task walking tests (use of a cognitive task during walking) identify gait deficiencies after the usual clinical concussion recovery timeline (7-10 days) and help evaluate recovery after a sports concussion.
All About That Base-line Scores
A person with better patient-reported outcomes scores at the time of a revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction or more time between surgeries is more likely to have better patient-reported outcomes 2 years after a revision surgery.
Screening the Screening Recommendations for ECG
The 2017 international recommendations for interpreting electrocardiographs to screen young athletes performs well compared with other ECG screening recommendations.
Getting to the Core of Overuse Lower Extremity Injury Risk Factors
Impaired Core Stability as a Risk Factor for the Development of Lower Extremity Overuse Injuries: A Prospective Cohort Study De Blaiser C, De Ridder R, Willems T, Vanden Bossche L,…