TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Selective head-neck cooling after concussion shortens return-to-play in ice hockey players
JO  - Concussion
A1  - Gard, Anna
A1  - Tegner, Yelverton
A1  - Bakhsheshi, Mohammad Fazel
A1  - Marklund, Niklas
SP  - CNC90
EP  - CNC90
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
N2  - We aimed to investigate whether selective head-neck cooling could shorten recovery after sports-related concussions (SRCs). In a nonrandomized study of 15 Swedish professional ice hockey teams, 29 concussed players received immediate head and neck cooling for ≥30 min (initiated at 12.3 ± 9.2 min post-SRC by a portable cooling system), and 52 SRC controls received standard management. Players receiving head-neck cooling had shorter time to return-to-play than controls (7 vs 12.5 days, p < 0.0001), and 7% in the intervention group versus 25% in the control group were out of play for ≥3 weeks (p = 0.07). Immediate selective head-neck cooling is a promising option in the acute management of SRC that should be addressed in larger cohorts.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2056-3299
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/cnc-2021-0002
ID  - ref1
ER  -