Industry-supported healthcare programme for concussion management in junior community Australian football.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Junior Australian football players with sport-related concussion (SRC) often do not access optimal healthcare. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of an industry-supported healthcare programme that removed financial and logistical barriers to accessing care for SRC and adherence to the Australian Football League's (AFL) SRC management guidelines.

Methods

Junior Australian football players (from a Melbourne-based league of 9852; under 8-18 competitions) who sustained a suspected or diagnosed SRC during the 2023 season were recruited. Players underwent assessment and management for SRC by a sport and exercise medicine registrar, including return to school and play planning in accordance with the AFL guidelines. Outcomes included programme demand, implementation, acc

SUBMITTER: Gracias LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12557732 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature