TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Sport concussion assessment tool - 3rd edition - normative reference values for professional ice hockey players
JO  - Journal of science and medicine in sport
A1  - Hänninen, Timo
A1  - Tuominen, Markku
A1  - Parkkari, Jari
A1  - Vartiainen, Matti
A1  - Ohman, Juha
A1  - Iverson, Grant L.
A1  - Luoto, Teemu M.
SP  - 636
EP  - 641
VL  - 19
IS  - 8
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To determine normative reference values for the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-3rd Edition (SCAT3) using a large sample of professional male ice hockey players. <br><br>DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional study. <br><br>METHODS: Preseason baseline testing was administered individually to 304 professional male ice hockey players. <br><br>RESULTS: The participants were aged between 16 and 40 with a mean (M) age of 25.3 years. Over 60% of the athletes reported previous concussion, almost 20% had been hospitalized or medically imaged following a head trauma. Of the players, 48% reported no symptoms. The symptom score median (Md) was 1.0 (M=1.5) and severity median was 1.0 (M=2.3). The median of the SAC score was 27.0 (M=27.0). The median of the M-BESS was 1.0 (M=2.0). The Tandem gait median was 10.9s (M=10.8s). The most common baseline symptom was neck pain (24%). Delayed recall was the most difficult component of the SAC (Md=4); only 24% performed it flawlessly. All athletes completed the double-leg stance of the M-BESS without errors, but there was performance variability in the tandem stance (Md=0, M=0.6, range=0-10) and single-leg stance (Md=1.0, M=1.4, range=0-10). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Representative normative reference values for the SCAT3 among professional male ice hockey players are provided.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1440-2440
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2015.08.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -