I did some research, and while there is loads of information out there about how to diagnose concussions and about their impact (see below), there is little or no consensus in the medical community about how to speed the recovery from concussions...they seems to suggest that merely time will heal this wound.
Unacceptable.
We need to get this rough rider turned over to the Lord, ASAP. There is no better way to turn an injury over to the Lord than through the employ of a credible faith healer. This can be accomplished in a number of ways; laying of hands; snakes; incantations, etc. The more the better, IMO.
Basically, here is how this works:
Step 1: Faith heal the crap out of Collin
Step 2: Collin gains confidence, loses anxiety about the injury, vis-a-vis the holy spirit ("holy ghost")
Step 3: Test cool cucumber Collin Klein on any number of concussion symptom examinations, which he will rough ridin' nail
Step 4: Crush TCU
Look, we know that there are a ton of athletic department types who read this board. My hope is that they review this plan and understand its basically our best (only?) option for beating TCU.
http://www.centerforbrainhealth.net/Assessment%20Services/concussion.htmlFACTS about sports concussion...
1. Twenty percent of all concussions are sports-related
2. A concussion doesn’t always knock you out
3. Having one concussion increases your chances of having another
4. Symptoms of a concussion can last hours, days, weeks, months, or indefinitely
5. Concussion can cause disability affecting school, work, and social life
6. Returning to contact or collision sports before you have completely recovered from a concussion may lead to more serious injury and can increase your chances of long-term problems
When it is safe to return to play after concussion?
There are several guidelines for return to play after concussion. All of these share some common principles:
1. An athlete who has suffered a concussion should be removed from competition immediately and monitored for post-concussion symptoms
2. An athlete should not return to play before he or she is completely symptom-free at rest and after exertion for a specified period of time, which varies based on the athlete’s history and the severity of the concussion.
3. Athletes who have a history of one or more previous concussions should be treated more cautiously (not returned to play as quickly) than those who have suffered their first concussion
4. When in doubt, sit them out!
How can you tell when an athlete is symptom free?
An athlete should only return to competition when it is clear that there are no lingering symptoms of concussion. Unfortunately, because concussion is an invisible injury, and because athletes may minimize or not recognize persistent post-concussion, symptoms, this can be a tricky matter. Also, symptoms may sometimes go away, only to come back after physical or mental exertion.
Most often, return to play decisions are made without the benefit of neuropsychological testing and are based on observation and player report of symptoms. Neuropsychological testing provides the coach or team physician with information that can help to take the guesswork out of concussion management and return-to-play decisions. Using a battery of tests of memory, reaction time & processing speed, we can provide specific information regarding the severity of injury and a standard for evaluating recovery from injury. It is of benefit for athletes to receive baseline assessment prior to or at the beginning of the athletic season to allow for within-subjects analysis of scores following an injury.
