Panel discussion regarding the definition of concussion and its separation from mild
traumatic brain injury (mTBI) was held. Although there was acknowledgement that the terms …

Context: The Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) is commonly used by researchers and
clinicians to evaluate balance. A growing number of studies are using the BESS as an …

2001), 2nd (Prague 2004), and 3rd (Zurich 2008) International Consensus Conference on
Concussion in Sport and is based on the deliberations at the 4th International Conference …

Objective: To provide athletic trainers, physicians, and other health care professionals with
best-practice guidelines for the management of sport-related concussions. Background: An …

Sport-related concussion is a “hot topic” in the media and in medicine. It is a common injury
that is likely underreported by pediatric and adolescent athletes. Football has the highest …

This review addresses the effects of fatiguing general muscular exercise (involving the
whole body) and fatiguing local muscular exercise (involving a particular muscular group) …

The Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 2 (SCAT2), which evolved from the 2008
Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) Consensus meeting, has been widely used …

Background: Vision encompasses a large component of the brain's pathways, yet is not
represented in current sideline testing. Objectives: We performed a meta-analysis of …

Abstract The Nintendo Wii Balance Board (WBB) is increasingly used as an inexpensive
force plate for assessment of postural control; however, no documentation of force and COP …

Concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury, incidence rates have reached epidemic levels
and impaired postural control is a cardinal symptom. The purpose of this review is to provide …