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If anyone is interested in the "technical" process Ole Miss uses to clear a concussed player, this is a pretty interesting read.
Quote from the article:
"Earlier this year, Ole Miss suffered a rash of concussions in its secondary. And when they became an issue, the athletic departments website published this look at how the school handles concussions from Shannon Singletary, UMs senior associate athletic director for sports medicine and strength and conditioning. Heres a notable part:
'Every Ole Miss student-athlete participating in any sport receives a battery of baseline testing. This pre-participation testing occurs before practice even begins and includes ImPACT (a neuropsychological assessment) as well as objective balance testing. The ImPACT is a test that measures cognitive functions such as attention span, working memory, sustained and selective attention time, response variability, non-verbal problem solving and reaction time. By administering the balance testing and the ImPACT testing prior to the first practice, our team physicians can have a comparison study to help them objectively determine when a student-athletes brain is functioning just as it was prior to the injury.'
Judging by that, Masolis clearance will only come when hes back completely normal. Heres what Singletary wrote on that: 'Before returning to competition, the concussed athletes test scores must be equivalent to the base line scores, and the athlete must be free of any concussion symptoms at rest and be able to perform strenuous exertional exercises without experiencing any concussion-like symptoms.'
Are you a visual learner? Try it this way:"
Here's the full article: First Word: In examining Masoli’s concussion, much work to be done | Ole Miss sports
Quote from the article:
"Earlier this year, Ole Miss suffered a rash of concussions in its secondary. And when they became an issue, the athletic departments website published this look at how the school handles concussions from Shannon Singletary, UMs senior associate athletic director for sports medicine and strength and conditioning. Heres a notable part:
'Every Ole Miss student-athlete participating in any sport receives a battery of baseline testing. This pre-participation testing occurs before practice even begins and includes ImPACT (a neuropsychological assessment) as well as objective balance testing. The ImPACT is a test that measures cognitive functions such as attention span, working memory, sustained and selective attention time, response variability, non-verbal problem solving and reaction time. By administering the balance testing and the ImPACT testing prior to the first practice, our team physicians can have a comparison study to help them objectively determine when a student-athletes brain is functioning just as it was prior to the injury.'
Judging by that, Masolis clearance will only come when hes back completely normal. Heres what Singletary wrote on that: 'Before returning to competition, the concussed athletes test scores must be equivalent to the base line scores, and the athlete must be free of any concussion symptoms at rest and be able to perform strenuous exertional exercises without experiencing any concussion-like symptoms.'
Are you a visual learner? Try it this way:"
Here's the full article: First Word: In examining Masoli’s concussion, much work to be done | Ole Miss sports
