Injuries to athletes with disabilities: identifying injury patterns

MS Ferrara, CL Peterson - Sports Medicine, 2000 - Springer
Participation in sport activities for people with disabilities continues to gain in popularity.
With participation in sports, there is an inherent risk of injury. A review of current sport …

[HTML][HTML] National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: management of sport-related concussion

KM Guskiewicz, SL Bruce, RC Cantu… - Journal of athletic …, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC, FACSM; Scott L. Bruce, MS, ATC; Robert C. Cantu, MD,
FACSM; Michael S. Ferrara, PhD, ATC; James P. Kelly, MD; Michael McCrea, PhD; Margot …

National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: exertional heat illnesses

DJ Casa, JK DeMartini, MF Bergeron… - Journal of athletic …, 2015 - meridian.allenpress.com
Objective To present best-practice recommendations for the prevention, recognition, and
treatment of exertional heat illnesses (EHIs) and to describe the relevant physiology of …

Sensitivity of the concussion assessment battery

SP Broglio, SN Macciocchi, MS Ferrara - Neurosurgery, 2007 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Sports medicine clinicians commonly use multiple tests when evaluating
patients with concussion. The specific tests vary but often include symptom inventories …

[HTML][HTML] Descriptive epidemiology of collegiate men's football injuries: National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance System, 1988–1989 through 2003 …

R Dick, MS Ferrara, J Agel, R Courson… - Journal of athletic …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To review 16 years of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) injury
surveillance data for men's football and identify potential areas for injury prevention …

[HTML][HTML] Test-retest reliability of computerized concussion assessment programs

SP Broglio, MS Ferrara, SN Macciocchi… - Journal of athletic …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Context: Computer-based neurocognitive assessment programs commonly are used to
assist in concussion diagnosis and management. These tests have been adopted readily by …

[HTML][HTML] Neurocognitive performance of concussed athletes when symptom free

SP Broglio, SN Macciocchi, MS Ferrara - Journal of athletic training, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Context: Concussed athletes may underreport concussion-related symptoms in order to
expedite return to play. Whether neurocognitive impairments persist once concussion …

Evaluation of neuropsychological domain scores and postural stability following cerebral concussion in sports

CL Peterson, MS Ferrara, M Mrazik… - Clinical Journal of …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Evaluation of Neuropsychological Domain Scores and Postural... : Clinical Journal of Sport
Medicine Evaluation of Neuropsychological Domain Scores and Postural Stability Following …

Previous mild traumatic brain injury and postural-control dynamics

JJ Sosnoff, SP Broglio, S Shin… - Journal of athletic …, 2011 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context: Postural control and cognitive function are adversely affected by acute mild
traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Whether postural-control deficits persist beyond the acute …

The inter-association task force for preventing sudden death in secondary school athletics programs: best-practices recommendations

DJ Casa, J Almquist, SA Anderson… - Journal of athletic …, 2013 - meridian.allenpress.com
This document provides a roadmap for policy considerations regarding health and safety
concerns for secondary school athletes. Although these guidelines are not exhaustive for all …