UH Athletes Concussion Education Meeting
Informational Zoom Meeting Scheduled For U-School Concussion Program --
Parents of University School athletes: please join us next Wednesday, July 21 at 6:00PM for a Concussion Education meeting, outlining the concussion management pilot program
beginning soon through a partnership with ETSU Sports Medicine/ETSU Athletics. While
the program will begin with the high school girls soccer team, the goal of the concussion
management team is to assess the possibility of other sports' athletes throughout
the year. Therefore, parents of athletes in all sports at U-School are invited to
attend the Zoom meeting on Wednesday. It should also be noted that athletes in all
sports will receive care and appropriate steps will be taken for concussion management
regardless of the athlete's participation in the baseline testing.
An outline of the management program will be provided at the meeting. The presentation
will also include more information on the testing process, including further details
on:
- Baseline concussion testing (will take approximately 45-60 min. per student and will involve 5 tests assessing different aspects of their neurocognitive function. After school testing slots are available.)
- A specific outline of the tests, which will consist of the following:
- Impact Neurocognitive Test: This is performed on a computer that will ask the student questions involving verbal and visual memory recall, problem solving, and attention span
- Balance Error Scoring System: This is performed by assessing the student’s ability to perform two-leg and single-leg balance in various stances
- King Devick Test: Performed using an iPad and the student will read and say number sequences as they appear on the screen
- Control Oral Word Association Test: This is performed by naming a number of words that start with a specific letter over a period of several seconds
- Grooved Pegboard test: This is performed to assess motor function by placing pegs into holes on a board
The reason for attempting to test prior to beginning practice is to determine the
student’s function and ability to perform these tests in a normal environment while
they are healthy. Should the student sustain a head injury moving forward following testing, they will
be assessed and referred for repeat testing if a concussion is suspected. Those scores
will be compared to the baseline scores along with their clinical evaluation to determine
the extent of the injury and providing feedback on their recovery.
In order to participate in the baseline testing, high school girls soccer players
should return the required registration documents, found below. ONLY the highlighted portions of the ETSU Health registration document are required
to be completed, along with the HIPPA/FERPA form.
University School HIPAA FERPA Release Concussion Screening
The documents should be returned to Erin Penley in the main office at University School. Students will signup for a date and time for the baseline tests to be performed when returning the documents. The deadline for these forms has been extended to Friday, 7/23 to allow for this informational meeting to take place. For more information, please e-mail UH Athletics Directors Justin Penley (penleyj@etsu.edu) or Dustin Honeycutt (honeycuttdg@etsu.edu).Below is the zoom link for the concussion education we have set for next Wednesday beginning at 6:00 PM.
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