Jordan Concussions Case Study

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A concussion is not something anyone wants to deal with but unfortunately Jordan WIlliams had to go through it. It was halfway through the season for the varsity football team. The team had high hopes of winning the game and going all the way to the championship. It was a Friday night Jordan will never forget. It was the third quarter, 4th & 3 and they were going for it. Jordan play cornerback so as the ball was snapped he noticed it was a run play because the receiver that was in front of him wasn’t giving Jordan no effort to his route. Jordan had turned his eyes to the back field and saw the quarterback hand the ball off to the running back. He shot to the ball, making a move to get around the receiver. Jordan had him in a good angle for the tackle. As soon as jordan lined …show more content…
The concussion protocol is to make sure you are able to proceed with practice and eventually work up to full participation of playing the sport. Concussion protocol is a four stage process. There is not a specific time frame for the protocol to be completed; however, at times it can be completed as quickly as one week. It is important that the athlete be honest about how he or she feels during the four stage process. According to ESPN for NFL players these four stages are:
“a. A player returns to baseline status of symptoms and neurologic exam, including cognitive and balance functions.”
“i. Repeat neuropsychological evaluation is performed before return to practice or play with interpretation of the data by the team neuropsychology consultant. The team neuropsychology consultant reports the findings back to the team physician.”
“b. A graduated exercise challenge, followed by a gradual return to practice and play, is initiated when the player returns to baseline status. The RTP protocol following a concussion follows a stepwise process to be outlined in the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee’s Return to Participation
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