Turning people into couch potatoes is not the cure for sports concussion

Br J Sports Med. 2016 Feb;50(4):200-1. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095393. Epub 2015 Sep 24.

Authors

Catherine Calderwood¹, Andrew Duncan Murray², William Stewart³

Affiliations

¹ Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government, Edinburgh, UK.
² Sports and Exercise, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
³ University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK Department of Neuropathology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK.

PMID: 26405112
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-095393

No abstract available

Keywords: Concussion; Education; Health promotion; Rugby.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Athletic Injuries / prevention & control*
Brain Concussion / prevention & control*
Consensus
Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Management
Sedentary Behavior
Sports Medicine