脳震盪スポーツ + 調和 + 改革 + テクノロジー Concussion sport + harmonization + reforms + technology

2020/02/21 01:18

脳震盪スポーツ + 調和 + 改革 + テクノロジー
Concussion sport + harmonization + reforms + technology
Gehirnerschütterung Sport + Harmonisierung + Reformen + Technologie
Commotion sport + harmonisation + réformes + technologie
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Health of professional athletes, ability of sports governing bodies and governments to take adequate measures:

Concussion in sport is a highly topical issue. Not a day goes by without incidents being reported in the media.

Alexandra Veuthey, who has completed her Ph.D. dissertation on the regulation of concussion in professional team sports at Melbourne Law School, provides us with some insights.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandraveuthey/

The growing problem:
Concussion is a serious issue for both current and retired professional athletes.
Numerous sports governing bodies (SGBs) were sued in the US and Canada.
These new revelations may only be the ‘tip of the iceberg’.

Measures taken by sports governing bodies (SGBs):
The measures taken by sports SGBs regarding concussion can be divided into six broad categories: The rules of play, rules of the game and concussion management protocols, financial support to injured athletes, education, research and data collection.

The need for harmonisation:
Harmonised, collaborative reforms appear urgently necessary, given the ongoing nature of the concussion controversy across countries and sports, and the need for sport to operate internationally.

Proposed reforms:
Sport offers various examples of harmonised regulatory frameworks, making it possible not to start from scratch. This includes the fields of doping, match-fixing and spectator violence.
World Anti-Doping Code (WADA Code) and International (UNESCO) Convention against Doping in Sport, which involve more than 660 sports organisations and nearly 190 governments.
A similar system should be considered for the regulation of concussion. This could include an International Standard on Concussion (the ‘ISC’), a supporting international convention (‘UNESCO Convention’), a new World Sports Safety Agency (‘WSSA’) and some limited enforcement mechanisms.
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A few examples of prevention programs not limited to sports only:

https://headsafe.com/
HeadSafe is the concussion program of Necksafe Ltd, an Australian not-for-proﬁt organisation dedicated to the prevention of head injuries through awareness, advocacy, education and research.

https://www.nsc.org/home-safety/safety-topics/child-safety/concussions
The National Safety Council eliminates preventable deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy.

https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/prevention.html
Prevention

https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/0660/
Traumatic Brain Injury: Prevention is the Only Cure

https://www.headway.org.uk/about-brain-injury/individuals/types-of-brain-injury/traumatic-brain-injury/
Around one million people visit A&E each year following a head injury.

https://www.suva.ch/de-ch/news/2018/gehirnerschuetterung-wird-unterschaetzt
Gehirnerschütterung – alles andere als harmlos

https://cnosf.franceolympique.com/cnosf/actus/4997-commotion-crbrale-en-pratique-sportive.html
LES 3 RÈGLES D’OR EN CAS DE COMMOTION CÉRÉBRALE

https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-publique/services/maladies/commotions-cerebrales-signes-symptomes/commotions-cerebrales-prevention-risques.html
Prévention et risques de commotion cérébrale

https://www.schuetzdeinenkopf.de/LSHT_home/
Rund 50.000 Gehirnerschütterungen werden in Deutschland pro Jahr an Versicherungen gemeldet - die Dunkelziffer, schätzen Experten, könnte dreimal so hoch sein.

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Several companies and startups working on promising detection, reduction and data collection solutions for brain trauma:

https://aexos.ca/
HAL by Aexos is an advanced compression shirt, engineered to work in real time to instantly reduce whiplash motion of the neck and head during impact.

https://athleteintelligence.com/products
Athlete Intelligence are tackling the growing epidemic of undiagnosed Sports Brain Injuries head on. The revolutionary i1 Biometrics Impact Intelligence System gives sideline personnel the ability to accurately measure the location and level of any given impact, and to establish an athlete’s history of exposure and injury.

http://biodirection.com/
BioDirection, Inc. is a privately held medical device company developing novel and rapid point-of care products for the objective management of concussion and other traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

https://braincheck.com/
BrainCheck is a mobile interactive test for cognitive health. BrainCheck allows users to track their brain health for significant changes and share results with clinicians.

https://brainscope.com/
BrainScope® One – an FDA-cleared head injury assessment device that screens and detects the full spectrum of head injury.

http://www.medicortex.fi/eng/home/
Medicortex’s diagnostic kit will enable detection of concussion from non-invasive samples of body fluids, such as saliva and urine. The test will be based on novel biomarkers that are detected upon a head injury taking place.

https://www.neuralanalytics.com/
Neural Analytics is developing portable transcranial Doppler ultrasound devices that it expects could be used by first responders and emergency room physicians to accurately assess mild to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), including concussions.

https://nurochek.com/
Players can be tested after injury and in return to play scenarios, or weekly as a “fit for play” test: not all concussions are witnessed and recognized, and whether they occur at training, in a game, off-field at home or in the school playground, or if multiple smaller (sub-concussive) impacts cause a change in brain function, NUROCHEK will show the change.

http://www.oculogica.com/
EyeBOX, a non-invasive, baseline-free tool created by Oculogica to aid in the diagnosis of concussion, has been granted marketing authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according a release. The device uses eye tracking to provide objective information via a 4-minute test that analyzes over 100,000 data points to aid clinicians in assessing patients with suspected concussion.

https://sportgait.com/
SportGait Mobile delivers context-driven knowledge across platforms using CDC information to help parents, coaches, and other on-field personnel make the right decisions when a potential head injury occurs.

https://tbicheck.com/home
One drop of blood is enough for TBIcheck to diagnose a possible mild brain trauma. The idea: Away to do a quick examination that would allow, during a boxing or American football match, for example, to determine whether the athlete can return to the field or if his condition requires hospitalization.

http://www.tozuda.com/
Tozuda, designed a head impact sensor to raise concussion awareness, indicate potential injury, and emphasize proper precautionary measures to aid injury recognition.