Sports-related concussion in cycling
Sports-related concussion (SRC) is a recognised sport-related injury and a growing global public health concern,1 accounting for between 1.3% and 9.1% of all injuries reported during cycling events.2 Road cycling, however, does not have a sport-specific SRC assessment protocol,3 particularly lacking a roadside screening (‘go/no go’) assessment protocol. We would therefore like to propose the creation of a cycling specific RoadsIde heaD injury assEssment (RIDE) protocol
The solution: RIDE protocol
In order to account for the often transient, evolving or delayed onset of SRC symptoms, serial clinical evaluations should be embedded within a three-stage process to optimise the diagnosis of SRC.4 This RIDE protocol will evolve as epidemiological evidence on SRC in road cycling develops4 5 and feedback is received from interested parties ...
Language: en
Keywords
concussion; consensus meeting; head trauma assessment (HTA) protocol for road cycling; road-cycling; sports-related concussion (SRC)