How Sports-Related Concussions Affect Mental Health


How Sports-Related Concussions Affect Mental Health


.....As complicated as it is to treat the physical signs and symptoms of SRC, the treatment of the mental health issues secondary to SRC can be even more challenging. We tend to classify SRC signs and symptoms into categories with no consensus as to the definitive designation of those categories. These categories grossly would be cervical spine pain, cognitive/fatigue, mental health issues (anxiety/mood), headache/migraine, sleep disturbance and vestibular/oculomotor.
All these symptom categories are challenging to manage; however, the additional stressors put on our athletes secondary to the pandemic and its fallout have made management of mental health issues secondary to SRC even more challenging.....
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Bethany`s Notes: A great read on how challenging it is to treat SRC and make sure you are accounting for everything you possibly can while still planning for the future.

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