#THIRDTHURSDAY: Head in the Game: An Update to PT''s Role in Management of Sports-Related Concussion (September 2020)

Rehabilitation and recovery from sports-related concussions is a field that is constantly evolving. Although other topics have recently taken center stage, concussions have been hot topic in the media and a source of anxiety and uncertainty among athletes and their parents. This presentation will help therapists understand concussion mechanisms, and the normal course of recovery after concussion. It will provide an update on the role of the physical therapist in the multidisciplinary team including screening and diagnosis, objective assessment and interventional tools to facilitate the safe return of athletes to sport. The presentation includes updates based on the clinical practice guidelines from the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy, Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy, and Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Paul Bissler, PT, DPT, OCS to share his insight and expertise on "Head in the Game: An Update to Physical Therapists' Role in Management of Sports-Related Concussion."

What to expect: 

Objectives: 
By the end of this lecture participants will be able to:

• Define concussion
• Describe mechanisms which may produce concussion
• Describe the primary dysfunctions of the neurometabolic cascade following concussion
• Define the role of the physical therapist in concussion management including screening and diagnosis, examination, and interventions
• Understand the on-field assessment and sideline assessment of concussion
• Describe the process of returning to sport following a concussion
• Define post-concussion syndrome
• Identify objective clinical assessment tools for the post-concussion patient
• Describe an exertional protocol and application to patients with post-concussion syndrome

About the Speaker

Paul Bissler, PT, DPT, OCS is the Resource Clinician for Outpatient Physical Therapy at Loyola University Medical Center where he has been employed since 2010. He earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in 2009 and completed a residency in orthopaedic physical therapy at Loyola University Medical Center in 2012. He is a board certified orthopaedic specialist. He has treated patients with concussion since 2011 and is a member of the Loyola interdisciplinary concussion clinic. 

 

 

 

This program was originally recorded September 17, 2020.

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