Para athlete concussion care following the Amsterdam 2022 International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: an urgent need for inclusivity within concussion research

Richard Weiler^{1

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4}, Kristine Dalton⁵, Anna Guenther^{5

6}, Katelyn Mitchell⁷, Peter Van de Vliet⁸, Shelina Babul⁹, Cheri Blauwet¹⁰, David Clarke^{11

12}, Jenny Dea¹³, Wayne Derman^{14

15}, Carolyn Emery¹⁶, Kristina Fagher¹⁷, Vincent Gouttebarge^{18

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20}, Mohammad Nadir Haider²¹, Tamerah Hunt²², Kenneth Lee²³, Jan Lexell¹⁷, Ryan N Moran²⁴, Francine Pilon²⁵, Francois Prince^{26

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28}, Phoebe Runciman¹⁴, Racheal Smetana²⁹, Evert Verhagen³⁰, Nick Webborn^{12

31}, Osman Hassan Ahmed^{4

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33}

Affiliations

¹ Amsterdam Collaboration on Health & Safety in Sports, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands rweiler@doctors.org.uk.
² Institute Sport, Exercise and Health, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, UCL, London, UK.
³ Fortius Clinic, London, UK.
⁴ The Football Association, Burton-upon-Trent, UK.
⁵ School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Department of Kinesiology, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁸ Immune-Oncological Centre Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
⁹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
¹⁰ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
¹¹ University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
¹² Paralympics GB, London, UK.
¹³ Alpine Canada Alpin, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
¹⁴ Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
¹⁵ International Olympic Committee Research Centre, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
¹⁶ Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
¹⁷ Rehabilitation Medicine Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
¹⁸ Section Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
¹⁹ Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Musculoskeletal Health, Sports, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
²⁰ Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
²¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
²² Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA.
²³ Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
²⁴ Department of Health Science, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
²⁵ Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
²⁶ Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
²⁷ Institut national du sport du Québec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
²⁸ Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
²⁹ Department of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
³⁰ Amsterdam Collaboration on Health & Safety in Sports, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
³¹ School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
³² Physiotherapy Department, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, UK.
³³ School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.

PMID: 39510817
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108871

Editorial

Para athlete concussion care following the Amsterdam 2022 International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: an urgent need for inclusivity within concussion research

Richard Weiler et al. Br J Sports Med. 2024.

. 2024 Dec 23;59(1):5-7.

doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108871.

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¹ Amsterdam Collaboration on Health & Safety in Sports, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands rweiler@doctors.org.uk.
² Institute Sport, Exercise and Health, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, UCL, London, UK.
³ Fortius Clinic, London, UK.
⁴ The Football Association, Burton-upon-Trent, UK.
⁵ School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Department of Kinesiology, Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁸ Immune-Oncological Centre Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
⁹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
¹⁰ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
¹¹ University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
¹² Paralympics GB, London, UK.
¹³ Alpine Canada Alpin, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
¹⁴ Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
¹⁵ International Olympic Committee Research Centre, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
¹⁶ Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology and Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
¹⁷ Rehabilitation Medicine Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
¹⁸ Section Sports Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
¹⁹ Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Musculoskeletal Health, Sports, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
²⁰ Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
²¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
²² Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA.
²³ Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
²⁴ Department of Health Science, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
²⁵ Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
²⁶ Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
²⁷ Institut national du sport du Québec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
²⁸ Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur Research Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
²⁹ Department of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
³⁰ Amsterdam Collaboration on Health & Safety in Sports, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
³¹ School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK.
³² Physiotherapy Department, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, UK.
³³ School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.

PMID: 39510817
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108871

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Keywords: Brain Concussion; Disabled Persons; Head; Para-Athletes; Sporting injuries.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: RW provides consultancy on sports medicine and brain health to AI Nexus Healthcare. CB is a member of BJSM editorial board and receives funding from the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. WD is a member of BJSM editorial board and chair of the IPC Medical Committee. CE is a member of BJSM editorial board and holds funding from NFL Play Smart Play Safe Programme, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, World Rugby, Canada Research Chairs Programme, Canada Foundation for Innovation, and is a member of the CISG. KF is a member of the BMJ Open SEM editorial board. JL is editor for the Para Sport and Paralympic Sport Section, American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AJPMR) and Medical Director at Hermelinen Sports Concussion Centre, Luleå, Sweden. MNH is a paid statistician for BlinkCNS, was previously a paid statistician for Oculogica and provides statistics consultancy to industry. EV is editor-in-chief for BMJ Open SEM. NW is a member of UK Concussion Prevention Network Advisory Group. OHA is a member of BJSM and BMJ Open SEM editorial boards.

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