Supporting the student-athlete's return to the classroom after a sport-related concussion.
OBJECTIVE
This article provides a framework for school athletic trainers to use in advising colleagues about the health and academic needs of student-athletes presenting with concussions.


BACKGROUND
Management of sport-related concussions has been an area of growing concern for school athletic programs. Recent work in this area has highlighted significant risks for student-athletes presenting with these mild traumatic brain injuries.


METHODS
Topics covered include general teaching points for the athletic trainer to use with school colleagues. An integrated model for school management of sport concussion injuries is presented that includes involvement of the student's athletic trainer, school nurse, guidance counselor, teachers, social worker, psychologist, physicians, and parents.


CONCLUSIONS
Academic accommodations for specific postconcussion symptoms are proposed that may help the student-athlete strike an optimum balance between rest and continued academic progress during recovery.
McGrath
Neal
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Sports Concussion New England, Brookline, MA 02446, USA. dr.neal@sportsconcussion.net
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