Disc Herniation in Athletes
Fig. 11.1 This is a case presentation of a 21-year-old elite baseball player who presented to our clinic with 8 weeks of left C6 radiculopathy. He had no weakness on examination….
Assessment and Management of Spine Injuries
Score Eye Verbal Motor 1 No response No response No response 2 Eyes open to pain Incomprehensible/moaning Extension response to pain 3 Eyes open to voice Inappropriate Flexion response to…
of Athletes with Neck or Arm Pain
Nerve root Myotome C5 Shoulder abduction/elbow flexion C6 Elbow flexion/wrist extension C7 Elbow extension/wrist flexion C8 Finger flexion T1 Finger abduction L2 Hip flexion L3 Knee extension L4 Ankle dorsiflexion/Hip…
Brachial Plexopathy (Stingers/Burners)
Fig. 8.1 Pavlov-Torg ratio : A/B <0.8 indicative of congenital stenosis Presentation and Evaluation The diagnosis of a stinger is a clinical diagnosis that is made by history and physical…
and On-Field Management of Sports-Related Concussion
Test Response Score Eye opening Spontaneous 4 To speech 3 To pain 2 None 1 Verbal response Oriented 5 Confused 4 Inappropriate 3 Incomprehensible 2 None 1 Motor response Obeying…
Post-concussion Symptoms and Long-Term Sequelae
!DOCTYPE html> © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020W. K. Hsu, T. J. Jenkins (eds.)Spinal Conditions in the Athletehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26207-5_6 6. Persistent Post-concussion Symptoms and Long-Term Sequelae Jacqueline Turner1 and Cynthia R. LaBella2 (1) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery…
for Spinal Cord Injury in the Athlete
A – Complete No sensory or motor function is preserved in the sacral segments S4–5 B – Sensory incomplete Sensory but not motor function is preserved below the neurologic level and includes…
to Play After Sports Concussion
Physical Cognitive Emotional Sleep Headache Feeling like “in a fog” Irritability Drowsiness Nausea or vomiting Difficulty concentrating “Don’t feel right” Sleep more than usual Dizziness Difficulty remembering Sadness Sleep less…
