GAINESVILLE SUN 5/22/16: UF study: Playing with concussion backfires
A new University of Florida study says trying to play through concussion symptoms backfires for college athletes.
A new University of Florida study says trying to play through concussion symptoms backfires for college athletes.
Athletes who wait to report a concussion may experience longer recovery times, say University of Florida researchers who found that college players who delayed treatment or removal from play missed an average of five more days of play than athletes who immediately reported concussion symptoms.
"Our findings indicate that immediately engaging your medical staff if you suspect you have sustained a concussion will give you the best chance to return to your sport more quickly." ~Breton Asken, MS, ATC, UF Sports Concussion Center, a division of the SHCC
Deciding to share the story of survival is part of recovery.... It’s up to the individual to determine if and when he or she is comfortable speaking about what happened.
No case or legal work is the same: They rely on the choice of the survivor and assailant’s status as a student to pave the way.
“They’re at their most vulnerable when they come in this situation. I’m mostly just very grateful that I am able to provide something to them.” ~Jennifer Donelan, ARNP, SHCC Women's Clinic Supervisor
For survivors of sexual assault, they have suffered intimate attacks that left them emotionally, physically and mentally scarred. Their backgrounds are different. Their stories aren’t the same. But they are united.
[Erin Smith] knew, as many people do, that students of all races, genders and sexual orientations become survivors every semester — she just never thought she would be one.
[President] Fuchs gave his own report, choosing to discuss students’ mental health and how UF has handled the increased demand for mental health services.
Since mid-February, a large number of students have come into UF’s Student Health Care Center sick, said Catherine Seemann, a spokeswoman for the center.