Hockey Player Concussion Assessments 

You may remember in earlier issues of The HockeyVoice, when we discussed research on ways to prevent concussions in hockey with specific attention to age vulnerability.

In this issue, we will share recent research about assessing when a hockey player that has been diagnosed with a concussion can safely return to the ice. Dr. Barry Willer, a member of the University at Buffalo Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department, has done extensive research on hockey injuries.He recently authored an article published in Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.

Dr. Willer states that premature return to a sport after a concussion greatly increases the risk of a follow-up concussion. At the UB Concussion Clinic, an assessment procedure to determine readiness to return to play was created and tested.The procedure was tested for reliability and consistency, while 32 health care professionals were asked to review the structured exercise sessions. All of the professionals came up with the very same conclusion regarding readiness.

All that was required was a heart rate monitor and a treadmill.  For more information, please visit: http://www.ubortho.buffalo.edu/concussion/index.html 

How an Automated External Defibrillator Saved a Young Hockey Player's Life

Take a couple of minutes to look at the video of a recent CBS broadcast about a hockey player whose heart stopped after being hit in the chest with a hockey puck:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPTSMGoOS8U&feature=fvsr

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