GuidelineJournal of athletic training
National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: management of sport concussion.
Guideline in Journal of athletic training. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 224 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Early Vestibular Rehabilitation Compared to Standard Care in Patients With Dizziness and Balance Disorders After Sport and Recreation Concussion
The Effects of Environmental Distractions on SCAT6 Outcomes
Assigned Creatine Ingestion With Usual Diet or Usual Diet Alone.
Who cites it
224 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Concussion recovery time, return-to-play protocols, and mandated sit-out periods among adult amateur contact field sports: A systematic review.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Pooled it
- Application of Machine Learning in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging: A Systematic Review.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2026Pooled it
- Incidence and Risk Factors for Sport-Related Concussion in Female Youth Athletes Participating in Contact and Collision Invasion Sports: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Equity considerations in clinical practice guidelines for traumatic brain injury and the criminal justice system: A systematic review.PLoS medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Gait Impairment in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
- The Role of Cervical Symptoms in Post-concussion Management: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Soft-shell headgear, concussion and injury prevention in youth team collision sports: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- Examination of Reaction Time Deficits Following Concussion: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Pooled it
- Considerations for Athletic Trainers: A Review of Guidance on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Athletic Trainers' Association.Journal of athletic training · 2019Pooled it
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children.JAMA pediatrics · 2018Guideline
- A Comparative Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Concussion on a Computerized Neurocognitive Test and Self-Reported Symptoms.Journal of athletic training · 2017Pooled it
- Reliability of Computerized Neurocognitive Tests for Concussion Assessment: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of athletic training · 2017Pooled it
- Clinical Evaluation of the Concussed Athlete: A View From the Sideline.Journal of athletic training · 2017Pooled it
- Rest and Return to Activity After Sport-Related Concussion: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of athletic training · 2017Pooled it
- Validity of the Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT).Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Pooled it
- Improving Athletic Trainers' Knowledge of Clinical Documentation Through Novel Educational Interventions: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of athletic training · 2024Trial
- Does soccer headgear reduce the incidence of sport-related concussion? A cluster, randomised controlled trial of adolescent athletes.British journal of sports medicine · 2020Trial
- Reducing concussion symptoms among teenage youth: Evaluation of a mobile health app.Brain injury · 2017Trial
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- Comparison of Football-Related Injuries at US Emergency Departments Between High School and Collegiate Athletes: A 10-Year NEISS Analysis, 2015-2024.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
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8 authors.
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Abstract
objectiveTo provide athletic trainers, physicians, and other health care professionals with best-practice guidelines for the management of sport-related concussions.
backgroundAn estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each year in the United States as a result of sport and physical activity. Athletic trainers are commonly the first medical providers available onsite to identify and evaluate these injuries. RECOMMENDATIONS: The recommendations for concussion management provided here are based on the most current research and divided into sections on education and prevention, documentation and legal aspects, evaluation and return to play, and other considerations.
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