ReviewJournal of athletic training2016
Cervical Injury Assessments for Concussion Evaluation: A Review.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Role of Cervical Symptoms in Post-concussion Management: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Concussion Guidelines Step 2: Evidence for Subtype Classification.Neurosurgery · 2020Guideline
- Assessing Head/Neck Dynamic Response to Head Perturbation: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Pooled it
- Symptom presentation and neurocognitive performance following sport-related concussion in adolescents with and without ADHD.Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2025Article
- Concussion Assessment and Management Self-efficacy Among Irish Clinicians.Sports health · 2025Article
- Identifying Cervical Predictors of Recreational Mixed Martial Arts Participation: A Case-Control Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Management of concussion symptoms utilizing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy: a case series.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2024Article
- Cervical spine sensorimotor deficits persist in people post-concussion despite minimal symptoms.Annals of medicine · 2024Article
- Clinician-Prioritized Measures to Use in a Remote Concussion Assessment: Delphi Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- National Athletic Trainers' Association Bridge Statement: Management of Sport-Related Concussion.Journal of athletic training · 2024Article
- The role of the physiotherapist in concussion.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2024Article
- Pupillometric parameters of alertness during unpredictable but not predictable smooth pursuit neck torsion test are altered in patients with neck pain disorders: a cross-sectional study.Experimental brain research · 2023Article
- Sports-related concussion: assessing the comprehension, collaboration, and contribution of chiropractors.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Article
- Chiropractic Management of Neck Pain Complicated by Symptomatic Vertebral Artery Stenosis and Dizziness.The American journal of case reports · 2022Article
- Eye tracking for classification of concussion in adults and pediatrics.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Clinical Assessment of Concussion and Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms for Neurologists.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2021Review
- Can the neck contribute to persistent symptoms post concussion? Long-term follow up from a prospective descriptive case series.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2021Article
- Evaluation of the Effect of Atorvastatin Administration on the Outcomes of Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Double-blinded Randomized Clinical Trial.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2021Article
- Inter-Visit Reliability of Smooth Pursuit Neck Torsion Test in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain and Healthy Individuals.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundA concussion is a complex pathophysiologic process that is induced by biomechanical forces and affects the brain. Cervical injuries and concussion can share similar mechanisms and nearly identical symptoms or causes. Therefore, symptoms or causes alone may be insufficient to differentiate between patients with a concussion and patients with cervical injuries.
objectiveTo demonstrate the homogeneous causes and symptoms observed in patients with a concussion and patients with cervical injury and to provide information on clinical tests that can differentiate cervical injury from pathologic conditions of vestibular or central origin. SUMMARY: Given that concussion and cervical injury share similar causes and symptoms, this information alone may be insufficient to diagnose a concussion. Clinical assessments, such as the cervical joint-reposition error test, smooth-pursuit neck-torsion test, head-neck differentiation test, cervical flexion-rotation test, and physical examination of the cervical spine, can be performed after a head and neck pathomechanical event to identify the presence of cervical injury. Differentiating between a concussion and cervical injury is clinically vital for timely and appropriate evidence-based treatment.
conclusionsSpecific clinical tests should be used after a head and neck pathomechanical event to differentiate between symptoms due to a concussion and cervical injury. Continued research on the clinical utility of the 5 identified cervicogenic tests is also recommended.
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