There, the Howe of Fife Rugby Club has gone further than what the Scotland protocols call for. It has introduced the King-Devick test, an exam given to players to help trainers determine with more specificity whether an athlete is impaired and should be evaluated further by a neuro specialist.
- Nov 2 2015
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Howe of Fife Rugby Club is leading the way in Europe by adding King-Devick Test to the sidelines for player concussion evaluations.
- Jul 20 2015
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Concussions which occur but are not discovered put the player at risk for remaining in the game and possibly having another concussion which may be much more serious, since complete recovery from the first concussion had not occurred. This article demonstrates that KDT testing of every player after every sporting event in which a concussion could have occurred, can be an effective tool to determine a player’s removal from play and a resulting referral to the player’s doctor, even if the concussion was not witnessed during the game.
- Jul 1 2014
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Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto volunteered their day to aid in the administration of baseline concussion measures with seven different Rugby Ontario junior provincial teams for over 235 athletes.