Family physicians can champion sport-related concussion management: It's about time [Les médecins de famille comme champions de la prise en charge des commotions d'origine sportive: Il était temps!]

摘要

Following a lecture earlier this year at the 5 Chiefs Family Medicine Clinic Day in Toronto, Ont, on return to learn (RTL) after sport-related concussion (SRC), an FP approached the speaker to discuss a case. This story, all too familiar, detailed a student's journey following a head injury. She was assessed by health services at a large university and was diagnosed with "just a concussion." She was offered no support, no return-to-play (RTP) strategies, and certainly no RTL plan. The student struggled through many weeks of classes with poor concentration, angst, and a disrupted sleep pattern. The added stress of possibly losing the entire semester as a result of this injury caused further health problems. The physician who told the story felt the pain acutely. She was the student's mother.