Performance After Concussion in National Hockey League Players |
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| Authors: | Aidan L. Neustadtl William K. Bukowski Alan Neustadtl David Milzman |
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| Affiliation: | *School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC ; †Department of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park ; ‡School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore |
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| Abstract: | ContextConcussions in ice hockey players are an interesting area of study due to the fast-paced and high-impact nature of the sport. Recently, researchers have focused on player performance after return from concussion to evaluate subclinical deficits that were previously missed.ObjectiveTo examine National Hockey League (NHL) player performance from 2013 to 2019 and compare performance before a concussion with performance immediately after recovering to assess the current NHL return-to-play protocol.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingThe NHL Injury Viz and sports reporting websites.Patients or Other ParticipantsPlayers in the NHL who sustained concussions from 2013 to 2019.Main Outcome Measure(s)Goals, assists, points, plus-minus, time on ice (TOI), and hits.ResultsWhen goals, assists, points, plus-minus, TOI, and hits were examined, only TOI was different after the players returned from injury, and this TOI difference was not substantively important.ConclusionsAfter concussion, NHL player performance did not change. |
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| Keywords: | mild traumatic brain injury recovery return to play |
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