Concussion Management
Taking a hit. Getting your bell rung. A ding. Sound familiar?
Oh come on, they're just a part of sports--so just dust yourself off and go back in, right? Wrong. Concussions are brain injuries - pure and simple. They account for 3-5% of injuries in all sports combined, from football to gymnastics. Of the 1.4 million athletes who sustain a concussion each year in the United States, 50,000 will die. 235,000 athletes will be hospitalized and 1.1 million are treated and released from an emergency department.
At AMP, we take concussions seriously. That's why we're here to tell you what they are, how to prevent them and give information about treating them.
AMP proudly uses ImPACT software for concussion management. ImPACT Concussion Management Software is a sophisticated research-based software tool developed to help sports-medicine clinicians evaluate recovery following concussion. ImPACT evaluates and documents multiple aspects of neurocognitive functioning including memory, brain processing speed, reaction time, post-concussive symptoms, and an injury documentation system.