What's a baseline screening?
The pre-season baseline screening provides an objective baseline measurement of the athlete’s postural stability using the BioSway Clinical Test for Sensory Integration of Balance, which is a computerized balance assessment tool. If a student-athlete experiences a concussion during the season, MHS Rehabilitation can perform a post-injury screening to assist the physician in making the “return to play” decision.
Memorial’s Sports Medicine Program also uses the ImPACT test. ImPACT stands for Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing. The data gathered through baseline and post-injury testing provides health professionals an objective way to monitor the athlete’s recovery so that an evidence-based decision can be made to evaluate when he/she can safely return to sport or work. The post-injury assessments can be repeated as often as needed to show progressive recovery.
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