Kathryn Schneider talks concussion: primary, secondary and tertiary prevention

Whilst at the 2017 IOC Prevention of Injury & Illness Conference, BJSM’s Liam West spoke to a key figure within the concussion research world, Associate Professor Kathryn Schneider. Kathryn is a Clinical Specialist in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy working at the Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre located at the University of Calgary, Canada. She was the lead author in the landmark RCT look at cervicovestibular rehabilitation in sport-related concussion in 2014 (link below). Her most recent research is discussed in this podcast and formed part of the discussion in the 2016 Berlin Concussion in Sport Meeting. Cervicovestibular rehabilitation in sport-related concussion: a randomised controlled trial (2014) http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/48/17/1294.long Rest and treatment/rehabilitation following sport-related concussion: a systematic review (2017) http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2017/03/24/bjsports-2016-097475 What strategies can be used to effectively reduce the risk of concussion in sport? (2017) http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2017/03/01/bjsports-2016-097452 Remember to check out the literature on the new Sports Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT5) here: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2017/04/28/bjsports-2017-097699

The new tool can be found here: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2017/04/28/bjsports-2017-097506SCAT5