Here are five takeaways:
1. The consensus statement is titled “Selected Issues in Injury and Illness Prevention and the Team Physician.”
2. The practices are applicable for athletes of all levels.
3. The paper addresses topics including return-to-play decisions, concussion treatment, injury and illness prevention, sideline preparedness and psychological issues.
4. The American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine collaborated to write the team physician consensus.
5. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Current Sports Medicine Reports will publish the statement in their upcoming issues.
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