UPDATES LINKING EVIDENCE AND EXPERIENCE Current Issues in Managing Sports-Related Concussion

THE ISSUE OF DETERMINING THEreadiness of athletes to return toaction following a head injury has received recognition as a major public health issue.1 Concern over the health of the athlete with a concussion has prompted the development of param-eters to guide management and return-to-play issues. These guidelines, how-ever, have been controversial within the sports medicine community.2 The con-troversy appears to result from a lack of scientific foundation, and thus an ar-bitrary delineation of concussion grades and return-to-play criteria. This ar-ticle critically examines concussion management guidelines and makes rec