Selective head–neck cooling after concussion shortens return-to-play in ice hockey players

Autor: Anna Gard, Yelverton Tegner, Mohammad Fazel Bakhsheshi, Niklas Marklund
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Concussion, Vol 6, Iss 2 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2056-3299
DOI: 10.2217/cnc-2021-0002
Popis: We aimed to investigate whether selective head–neck cooling could shorten recovery after sports-related concussions (SRCs). In a nonrandomized study of 15 Swedish professional ice hockey teams, 29 concussed players received immediate head and neck cooling for ≥30 min (initiated at 12.3 ± 9.2 min post-SRC by a portable cooling system), and 52 SRC controls received standard management. Players receiving head–neck cooling had shorter time to return-to-play than controls (7 vs 12.5 days, p
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