Concussion Assessment
Concussion Assessment
Concussion cannot be diagnosed with a scan as there is no structural damage to the brain.
Concussion can be diagnosed and the resolution tracked over time, with a collection of different tests performed by a Concussion Physiotherapist.
The Physiotherapy Concussion assessment includes:
- Symptom Evaluation
- Memory Function – immediate memory, concentration and delayed recall
- Cervical Spine assessment – neck muscles and joints
- Balance – even and foam surface in various stances
- Vestibular/Ocular-Motor Screening – for completely objective measurements to the millisecond we use Neuroflex goggles
- Exercise stress test; achieve > 85% max Heart Rate with no symptoms
The best care for concussion is through a collaboration of Physiotherapy assessing and treating the concussion and GP’s use the information to clear the player for resuming competition.
It is really important for a component of the concussion testing to be objectively measured in a way so that we are completely confident that the player who desperately wants to return to sport is actually ready!
The Active Solutions Physiotherapy Concussion Evaluation uses the Neuroflex goggles tyo track and record eye reflexes – a completely objective, computerised assessment.
An Active Solutions Physiotherapy patient will present to their GP in the corect timeframe for their spot’s protocols AND
- when they have had 2 weeks with no symptoms or medications
- participated in non-contact training for 2 weeks
- with a physio report demonstrating they have ‘passed’ all of the physio concussion objective testing components
At Active Solutions Physiotherapy we perform pre-season Baseline Concussion Test, Concussion Evaluation and Treatment.
MORE concussion informatioN
Concussion Overview
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Concussion Guidelines
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Baseline Testing
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Suffered Concussion
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Concussion Assessment
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Concussion Recovery
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Persistent Concussion
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NEUROFLEX
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