National Athletic Trainers’ Association
Position Statement: Management of Sport Concussion
Broglio SP,
Cantu RC, Gioia GA, Guskiewicz KM, Kutcher J, Palm M, Valovich McLeod TC. Journal
of Athletic Training. 2014 49(2): doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-49.1.07
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association has
released a position statement regarding the management of sports concussion. The
purpose of this statement was “to provide athletic trainers, physicians, and other
health care professionals with best-practice guidelines for the management of
sport-related concussions.” The position statement includes “injury definition”,
“recommendations for clinical practice”, “supporting literature review”, and a “summary”.