Risk and recovery among high school athletes who sustained at least one sports-related concussion
Adam R Kinney,
Dustin Anderson,
Kelly A Stearns-Yoder,
Lisa A Brenner,
Jeri E Forster
Affiliations
Adam R Kinney
1Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs, Aurora, Colorado; Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Dustin Anderson
2Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Kelly A Stearns-Yoder
1Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs, Aurora, Colorado; Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Lisa A Brenner
3Rocky Mountain MIRECC, Department of Veterans Affairs, Aurora, Colorado; Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Jeri E Forster
1Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Department of Veterans Affairs, Aurora, Colorado; Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Aim: Evidence of factors explaining sports-related concussion (SRC) risk and recovery among high school athletes remains inconclusive. Materials & methods: Prospective study of a real-world sample of high school athletes (n = 77) who sustained ≤1 SRC. Among those with multiple SRCs, recovery time between events was investigated. To investigate concussion risk, baseline characteristics of athletes with a single versus multiple SRC(s) were compared. Results: Recovery time did not differ across events. There were no differences between those with a single versus multiple SRCs. Conclusion: Recovery time between initial and subsequent concussive events did not differ, suggesting that prior concussion may not prolong recovery. Baseline characteristics did not explain heightened concussion risk. Investigation of these relationships using more representative samples is needed.
