The University of Kansas Health System Outpatient Clinical Concussion Comprehensive Protocol: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Objective: The concussion team at The University of Kansas Health System outpatient rehabilitation spine center is comprised of experienced multi-disciplinary experts including physical therapists and a speech language pathologist. The team set forth with a purpose of creating and organizing an inte...
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| author | Maria Davenport MPT Bill Condon PT, MPT Claude Lamoureux PT, DPT, NCS Jamie L. Phipps Johnson MA CCC-SLP BCS-S Jamie Chen BA Michael A Rippee MD Jennifer Zentz MPT, DPT, MBA |
| author_facet | Maria Davenport MPT Bill Condon PT, MPT Claude Lamoureux PT, DPT, NCS Jamie L. Phipps Johnson MA CCC-SLP BCS-S Jamie Chen BA Michael A Rippee MD Jennifer Zentz MPT, DPT, MBA |
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| description | Objective: The concussion team at The University of Kansas Health System outpatient rehabilitation spine center is comprised of experienced multi-disciplinary experts including physical therapists and a speech language pathologist. The team set forth with a purpose of creating and organizing an internal physical therapy clinical recommendation protocol for initial evaluations and subsequent treatments for the concussed patient. The aim of this paper is to share these recommendation protocols with other therapy teams and provide a foundational layout for treating the patient with post-concussion symptoms in an outpatient physical therapy clinical setting. Study design: Clinical recommendation protocol provides guidance for patients ages 10+ from initial evaluation through discharge with emphasis on evidence-based research in the areas of: oculomotor, cervical, vestibular, post-concussion migraine influence, mood disorders(such as anxiety and depression), exertion, and cognitive communicative dysfunction. Results: Finding a written, comprehensive clinical resource protocol for post-concussion outpatient evaluation(s) and treatment strategies can be difficult. This document serves as a resource for other outpatient concussion rehabilitation clinics, providing rationale, and objective measurement tools, for assessing and treating concussion patients. To the authors’ knowledge, no other research has produced a practical, efficient evaluation tool to be utilized at bed side, condensing evidence-based research into an easy-to-use form. Conclusion: The University of Kansas Health System outpatient concussion rehabilitation center developed clinical recommendation protocols for concussion care. The intent was to standardize assessment and treatment for concussion patients and to share these objective measurement tools and procedures, focused on a team approach of concussion providers, as a clinical outline for both the novice and seasoned clinician specializing in the field of concussion work in an outpatient rehabilitation setting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3383b252e38243bf81a5f491e792d9082022-12-22T02:15:40ZengSAGE PublishingHealth Services Insights1178-63292022-08-011510.1177/11786329221114759The University of Kansas Health System Outpatient Clinical Concussion Comprehensive Protocol: An Interdisciplinary ApproachMaria Davenport MPT0Bill Condon PT, MPT1Claude Lamoureux PT, DPT, NCS2Jamie L. Phipps Johnson MA CCC-SLP BCS-S3Jamie Chen BA4Michael A Rippee MD5Jennifer Zentz MPT, DPT, MBA6Department of Rehabilitation Services, The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS, USADepartment of Rehabilitation Services, The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS, USADepartment of Rehabilitation Services, The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS, USADepartment of Rehabilitation Services, The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS, USACenter for Concussion Management, The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS, USADepartment of Neurology, The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, KS, USADirector of Ambulatory Operations, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USAObjective: The concussion team at The University of Kansas Health System outpatient rehabilitation spine center is comprised of experienced multi-disciplinary experts including physical therapists and a speech language pathologist. The team set forth with a purpose of creating and organizing an internal physical therapy clinical recommendation protocol for initial evaluations and subsequent treatments for the concussed patient. The aim of this paper is to share these recommendation protocols with other therapy teams and provide a foundational layout for treating the patient with post-concussion symptoms in an outpatient physical therapy clinical setting. Study design: Clinical recommendation protocol provides guidance for patients ages 10+ from initial evaluation through discharge with emphasis on evidence-based research in the areas of: oculomotor, cervical, vestibular, post-concussion migraine influence, mood disorders(such as anxiety and depression), exertion, and cognitive communicative dysfunction. Results: Finding a written, comprehensive clinical resource protocol for post-concussion outpatient evaluation(s) and treatment strategies can be difficult. This document serves as a resource for other outpatient concussion rehabilitation clinics, providing rationale, and objective measurement tools, for assessing and treating concussion patients. To the authors’ knowledge, no other research has produced a practical, efficient evaluation tool to be utilized at bed side, condensing evidence-based research into an easy-to-use form. Conclusion: The University of Kansas Health System outpatient concussion rehabilitation center developed clinical recommendation protocols for concussion care. The intent was to standardize assessment and treatment for concussion patients and to share these objective measurement tools and procedures, focused on a team approach of concussion providers, as a clinical outline for both the novice and seasoned clinician specializing in the field of concussion work in an outpatient rehabilitation setting.https://doi.org/10.1177/11786329221114759 |
| spellingShingle | Maria Davenport MPT Bill Condon PT, MPT Claude Lamoureux PT, DPT, NCS Jamie L. Phipps Johnson MA CCC-SLP BCS-S Jamie Chen BA Michael A Rippee MD Jennifer Zentz MPT, DPT, MBA The University of Kansas Health System Outpatient Clinical Concussion Comprehensive Protocol: An Interdisciplinary Approach Health Services Insights |
| title | The University of Kansas Health System Outpatient Clinical Concussion Comprehensive Protocol: An Interdisciplinary Approach |
| title_full | The University of Kansas Health System Outpatient Clinical Concussion Comprehensive Protocol: An Interdisciplinary Approach |
| title_fullStr | The University of Kansas Health System Outpatient Clinical Concussion Comprehensive Protocol: An Interdisciplinary Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | The University of Kansas Health System Outpatient Clinical Concussion Comprehensive Protocol: An Interdisciplinary Approach |
| title_short | The University of Kansas Health System Outpatient Clinical Concussion Comprehensive Protocol: An Interdisciplinary Approach |
| title_sort | university of kansas health system outpatient clinical concussion comprehensive protocol an interdisciplinary approach |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/11786329221114759 |
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