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Selective head–neck cooling after concussion shortens return-to-play in ice hockey players
- Source :
- Concussion, Vol 6, Iss 2 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Future Medicine Ltd, 2021.
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Abstract
- 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
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20563299
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Concussion
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.87b5c49319314e67a847558227e89a91
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2217/cnc-2021-0002