@article{ref1,
title="Post-traumatic headache therapy in the athlete",
journal="Current pain and headache reports",
year="2016",
author="Seifert, Tad",
volume="20",
number="6",
pages="e41-e41",
abstract="Post-traumatic headache can occur after any traumatic brain injury, regardless of severity. Headache is consistently the most common symptom following concussion and occurs in over 90 % of athletes with sports-related concussion. Despite this prevalence, the complaint of headache after a possible concussive injury is often dismissed. Even when sports-related concussion is accurately diagnosed, many athletes fall victim to mismanagement of this associated symptom by clinicians who are not well-versed in headache treatment. Furthermore, benign headaches may also occur incidentally in the context of head trauma. This complex, and often non-specific, nature of headaches provides a significant challenge in return to play decision-making. Post-traumatic headaches are generally categorized according to primary headache disorders in an attempt to guide treatment; however, there is minimal medical literature on headache management in the concussed athlete. There is clearly a continued need for prospective studies of existing treatments and new approaches.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1531-3433",
doi="10.1007/s11916-016-0568-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11916-016-0568-6"
}