A Heads Up on Sports Concussions: Free Community Class at Alta View Hospital

Anne Russo, Ph.D., a specialist at the TOSH Sports Concussion Clinic, will talk about the latest research on sports concussions –– from diagnosis and treatment to ways that parent’s can help reduce their children’s risk.  

The number of concussions is on the rise in Utah – especially among student athletes. In 2011, 6,228 Utahns were treated and released from a emergency room for a concussion. Of these, 41.7 percent were due to sports/recreation activities, and half (48.3 percent) of all ER visits for sports/recreation-related concussions were among children ages 10 to 19. This is only a fraction of the actual injuries that occur every year. 

One challenge of determining the severity of a concussion is that doctors often don’t know what the patient’s cognitive function looked like prior to the brain trauma. That’s why TOSH Sports Concussion Clinic experts regularly recommend establishing a baseline of cognitive function before starting the sports season, making it easier to accurately diagnose the level of injury. The TOSH Sports Concussion Clinic team uses a multidisciplinary approach to address the different ways an individual can be impacted by concussion. 

WHEN:

6 pm, Wednesday, August 17, 2016

WHO:

Anne Russo, Ph.D., clinical neuro specialist at the TOSH Sports Concussion Clinic.

WHERE:   

Alta View Hospital
Oquirrh Mountain Classroom (enter through the main hospital entrance on the west side of the hospital)
9660 S 1300 East, Sandy, Utah 

MEDIA CONTACT:

Members of the media are invited to attend and cover this event. To schedule an interview with Dr. Russo, or for additional information, please contact Jess Gomez.