title: Treatment of neck injuries.
abstract: Spinal cord injuries are uncommon in sports. Planning and practice for their occurrence, however, remains an essential component of Sideline Medical Team preparedness. Evaluation of cervical nerve injury, cervical cord injury, and cervical disc disease can be complex. Medical management, diagnostic imaging techniques and surgical recommendations in this setting continue to evolve. Most published guidance offers occasionally opposed expert opinion with sport participation after Cervical Cord Neuropraxia in the setting of Cervical Spinal Stenosis appearing particularly polarizing. Such conflicts can present challenges to clinicians in forming management and Return to Play decisions for the health of their athletes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL 36604, USA. Robert.B.Bettencourt@kp.org
authors.forename: Robert Brian
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Bettencourt
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Linder
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D019876:Sports Equipment