Not exact matches
«The fact that 58 % of
athletes continued to play
with their concussion symptoms is troubling,» said Tracey Covassin PhD, ATC, and Associate Professor and Undergraduate Athletic Training
Program Director at Michigan State University, and an expert in sport - related concussions; «not from a research perspective but from an
educational perspective and safety concern for the
athletes.
In Phase Two, which will began in August 2015, the Institute will be awarded an additional $ 75,000 to work
with the NCAA and DOD to actually design a prototype
educational program to increase understanding of the critical importance of honest and early self - reporting by student -
athletes of concussion symptoms in the diagnosis and management of concussions.
Mesa High School team physician, David Bazzo, MD,
with the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, has implemented an
educational program to teach young
athletes and their families about concussions.