Returning the Student-Athlete to the Classroom: Case-Based Scenarios

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Abstract:
Appropriate management of a patient following concussion includes a brief period of rest, followed by a gradual return-to-activity progression that leads to full participation in school and sports (Halstead, 2013; Valovich McLeod 2017). Successful integration of the healthcare and school environments is important in managing concussions. However, recent literature has reported a disconnect between the beliefs and practices of many members of the concussion management team (Williams, 2015; Weber 2015; Kasamatsu, 2016). While the return to sport component is addressed well in athletic training education, less attention is given to addressing return to school, which leads to a lack of knowledge among athletic trainers in this area (Williams, 2015). This presentation will use a patient case-based format to provide examples of specific management plans to facilitate a full return to the classroom.

Objectives:

  • Participant will be able to debate the merits of rest and activity following concussion., 
  • Participant will be able to discuss the current recommendations regarding return to school and sports within a case-based framework., 
  • Participant will be able to evaluate the roles and responsibilities of the collaborative concussion management team for each case.

Level:
Advanced

Domains:
Domain 4: Therapeutic Intervention

CEUs:
1.0 Category A

Keywords: concussion, concussion management, return-to-play, return, classroom, head injury

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Tamara Valovich McLeod, PhD, ATC, FNATA

Dr. Tamara Valovich McLeod is the Chair, Director, and a Professor of Athletic Training, Professor in the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, and John P. Wood, D.O., Endowed Chair for Sports Medicine at A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona. Dr. McLeod completed her PhD from the University of Virginia. She was the founding director of the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network and her research has focused on the pediatric athlete with respect to sport-related concussion. 

Dr. McLeod is fellow of the NATA, the National Academy of Kinesiology, and the National Academies of Practice-Athletic Training and was the recipient of the NATA Foundation Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research in 2023.

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