How Do We Meet the Challenges of Assessing and Managing Concussion?

Abstract

Despite advances in the assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, and management of the patient with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or concussion, the condition continues to frustrate clinicians and researchers. The November 2019 special issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) supports and represents an interdisciplinary approach to assessment, management, and treatment of mTBI/concussion. The articles further highlight the evolving role of the physical therapist throughout the clinical course post concussion. It is with gratitude to the authors who contributed to this special issue of JOSPT that we present the evidence and practices currently available to clinicians in the assessment and treatment of mTBI/concussion. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2019;49(11):766-767. doi:10.2519/jospt.2019.0107.

Keywords: concussion; mild traumatic brain injury; special issue.