Attention to sports-related concussion has garnered worldwide attention particularly in
the football arena. The need for accurate diagnosis and appropriate management of concussion,
as well as growing concern about potential long-term effects of sports-related concussion, has
prompted the dissemination of guidelines to assist in the management of this condition (White,
Newton, Makdissi, Sullivan, Davis, McCrory, & Finch, (2014).
Pelletier,(2006) states it a difficult decision to return an athlete to get back into the game
following an on field injury. The most frequent cause of head trauma in adolescent athletes is
“spearing”, or “head butting”. This leads to most concussions in amateur athletes and causes the
most conflict
the football arena. The need for accurate diagnosis and appropriate management of concussion,
as well as growing concern about potential long-term effects of sports-related concussion, has
prompted the dissemination of guidelines to assist in the management of this condition (White,
Newton, Makdissi, Sullivan, Davis, McCrory, & Finch, (2014).
Pelletier,(2006) states it a difficult decision to return an athlete to get back into the game
following an on field injury. The most frequent cause of head trauma in adolescent athletes is
“spearing”, or “head butting”. This leads to most concussions in amateur athletes and causes the
most conflict