title: Sports medicine. 4. Spine and head injuries.
abstract: This self-directed learning module highlights important aspects of athletic spine and head injuries. It is part of the chapter on sports medicine in the Self-Directed Medical Knowledge Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation. This article covers the presentation, pathomechanics, and classification of common and important cervical and lumbar injuries. Sports participation criteria for children with spine deformities are discussed. In addition, a description of the degrees of concussion, the general guidelines for return to play after a sports-related head injury, and postconcussion sequelae are reviewed.
authors: University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu 96813.
authors: C K
authors: CK
authors: Akau
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Press
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Gooch
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000193:education