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National sport organizations are starting to get their act together on a common set of concussion protocols.
Kirsty Duncan, minister of science, sport and persons with disabilities, announced Friday in conjunction with Parachute Canada that 42 of the 56 Canadian sport organizations funded by Sport Canada have adopted the new concussion guidelines and policies.
The announcement was made at the outset of a sport concussion workshop at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
“Sport is not just about getting exercise, it’s making friends, building skills and habits that last a lifetime,” Duncan told the audience. “And doing so in a safe environment.”
Parachute Canada, a national charity devoted to injury prevention, developed the protocols by consulting with Canadian concussion experts and using the guidelines established in the Berlin Concussion in Sport Group Consensus Statement of 2016.
“It’s the best there is,” said Parachute president and CEO Steve Podborski.
Podborski, 60, was known as a ‘Crazy Canuck’ in the days when he flew down ski hills at 130 kilometres per hour as part of a celebrated Canadian men’s racing team.
In the 1980s, Podborski was the first North American male to win an Olympic downhill medal and World Cup downhill title.
He is crazy no more. Today, Podborski’s second act is being associated with the level of safety required to offset the sporting risk he once exemplified.
The protocols follow a common sense, best-practices format that is no mystery, but needs consensus through sporting associations, schools and hospitals.
Already in the schools, Parachute Canada is reaching out to doctors to provided two-hour training courses. Now, they are also working with emergency room doctors to help eliminate the wait for patients to see their family doctor. It starts the protocol process more quickly.
“If you’re an adult, 18 and over, you should be back to school or work and back to play, within one or two weeks of the injury,” Podborski says.
“In the old days, you would go into a dark room forever, until the symptoms went away, it’s quite a different approach today.”
For most concussions, 24 to 48 hours of rest should be the foundation for gradual return to play.
“It’s really simple,” Podborski says. “If you can’t look at a screen, but can read a book – you can still read a book.
“If can ride a bike but can’t run, go ride the bike. Do whatever works to get you back to an active level.”
For children under the age of 18, because their brains are still forming, return to play should be extended, to two to four weeks.
“It’s common sense but backed by evidence,” Podborski says.
The protocols are available from the parachutecanada.ca web site and on the sites of sporting bodies such as Hockey Canada. Parachute Canada also has an app to download on smartphones.
Of course, the majority of concussions take place away from the sports fields and arenas, and are due to car crashes and other accidents around the home or neighbourhood.
“We’re trying to get every Canadian to understand how to treat their brain if they’ve had a concussion, because if you do it right, you have a far less chance of a persistent concussion,” Podborski says. “And you have a far better chance of having a great life, with no issues from the past.”
During his racing career, Podborski estimates he had a “couple” of concussions, but nothing that impacted his post-racing life. More problematic were the four surgeries – two on each knee. Overall, his health is good.
“I’m still running around and making a difference,” says the board member of the Canadian Olympic Committee.
wscanlan@postmedia.com
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Kirsty Duncan, minister of science, sport and persons with disabilities, announced Friday in conjunction with Parachute Canada that 42 of the 56 Canadian sport organizations funded by Sport Canada have adopted the new concussion guidelines and policies.
The announcement was made at the outset of a sport concussion workshop at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
“Sport is not just about getting exercise, it’s making friends, building skills and habits that last a lifetime,” Duncan told the audience. “And doing so in a safe environment.”
Parachute Canada, a national charity devoted to injury prevention, developed the protocols by consulting with Canadian concussion experts and using the guidelines established in the Berlin Concussion in Sport Group Consensus Statement of 2016.
“It’s the best there is,” said Parachute president and CEO Steve Podborski.
Podborski, 60, was known as a ‘Crazy Canuck’ in the days when he flew down ski hills at 130 kilometres per hour as part of a celebrated Canadian men’s racing team.
In the 1980s, Podborski was the first North American male to win an Olympic downhill medal and World Cup downhill title.
He is crazy no more. Today, Podborski’s second act is being associated with the level of safety required to offset the sporting risk he once exemplified.
The protocols follow a common sense, best-practices format that is no mystery, but needs consensus through sporting associations, schools and hospitals.
Already in the schools, Parachute Canada is reaching out to doctors to provided two-hour training courses. Now, they are also working with emergency room doctors to help eliminate the wait for patients to see their family doctor. It starts the protocol process more quickly.
“If you’re an adult, 18 and over, you should be back to school or work and back to play, within one or two weeks of the injury,” Podborski says.
“In the old days, you would go into a dark room forever, until the symptoms went away, it’s quite a different approach today.”
For most concussions, 24 to 48 hours of rest should be the foundation for gradual return to play.
“It’s really simple,” Podborski says. “If you can’t look at a screen, but can read a book – you can still read a book.
“If can ride a bike but can’t run, go ride the bike. Do whatever works to get you back to an active level.”
For children under the age of 18, because their brains are still forming, return to play should be extended, to two to four weeks.
“It’s common sense but backed by evidence,” Podborski says.
The protocols are available from the parachutecanada.ca web site and on the sites of sporting bodies such as Hockey Canada. Parachute Canada also has an app to download on smartphones.
Of course, the majority of concussions take place away from the sports fields and arenas, and are due to car crashes and other accidents around the home or neighbourhood.
“We’re trying to get every Canadian to understand how to treat their brain if they’ve had a concussion, because if you do it right, you have a far less chance of a persistent concussion,” Podborski says. “And you have a far better chance of having a great life, with no issues from the past.”
During his racing career, Podborski estimates he had a “couple” of concussions, but nothing that impacted his post-racing life. More problematic were the four surgeries – two on each knee. Overall, his health is good.
“I’m still running around and making a difference,” says the board member of the Canadian Olympic Committee.
wscanlan@postmedia.com
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