A Heads Up on Sports Concussions: Free Community Class at Alta View Hospital

Anne Russo, Ph.D., a specialist at the TOSH Sports Concussion Clinic, will talk about the latest research on sports concussions -- from diagnosis and treatment to ways that parent's can help reduce their children's risk.

The number of concussions is on the rise in Utah - especially among student athletes. In 2011, 6,228 Utahns were treated and released from a emergency room for a concussion. Of these, 41.7 percent were due to sports/recreation activities, and half (48.3 percent) of all ER visits for sports/recreation-related concussions were among children ages 10 to 19. This is only a fraction of the actual injuries that occur every year.

One challenge of determining the severity of a concussion is that doctors often don't know what the patient's cognitive function looked like prior to the brain trauma. That's why TOSH Sports Concussion Clinic experts regularly recommend establishing a baseline of cognitive function before starting the sports season, making it easier to accurately diagnose the level of injury. The TOSH Sports Concussion Clinic team uses a multidisciplinary approach to address the different ways an individual can be impacted by concussion.

WHEN:

6 pm, Wednesday, August 17, 2016

WHO:

Anne Russo, Ph.D., clinical neuro specialist at the TOSH Sports Concussion Clinic.

WHERE:

Alta View Hospital
Oquirrh Mountain Classroom (enter through the main hospital entrance on the west side of the hospital)
9660 S 1300 East, Sandy, Utah

MEDIA CONTACT:

Members of the media are invited to attend and cover this event. To schedule an interview with Dr. Russo, or for additional information, please contact Jess Gomez.