The National Basketball Association has implemented a new policy on concussions, according to a Miami Herald news report.
Jeffrey Kutcher, MD, associate professor of neurology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor will head the NBA's new concussion program. The program includes:
• Annual player, coach and team medical personnel education and training
• Yearly baseline testing of players
• Customized assessments and multi-staged protocol for returning to play
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• Annual player, coach and team medical personnel education and training
• Yearly baseline testing of players
• Customized assessments and multi-staged protocol for returning to play
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