If in doubt, sit them out
If in doubt, sit them out
Chloe Drew, UofG alumni, former GUSA Health and Performance Convener and President of Glasgow University Women’s Rugby Club 24/25 sits down with Dr Willie Stewart to discuss concussion in sport.
Dr Willie Stewart, a Consultant Neuropathologist at QEUH and Honorary Professor at UofG, is a world leading expert in brain injury in sport. Dr Stewart has steered global research and guidance into concussion in sport for over ten years.
In this wide-ranging interview Chloe shares her own personal experience of concussion in her rugby career. They discuss the variations between women’s and men’s symptoms and Dr Stewart shares the updated, recently released, guidelines from Scottish Rugby with an emphasis on rehabilitate the person, give the brain time to recover. The simple message of If in doubt, sit them out runs through the interview.
Scottish Sports Concussion Guide
The Scottish Sports Concussion Guidance has been updated to incorporate the latest research advances in the management of sports concussions.
The original national guidance, launched in 2015, was groundbreaking as it brought together healthcare professionals, academics, sports organisations, the Scottish Government, and Sportscotland to create a comprehensive set of recommendations applicable to all sports.
Dr Willie Stewart was integral to the development of the guidelines, working alongside experts from Scottish Rugby, the Universty of Edinburgh and the University of Stirling and SportScotland’s Institute of Sport. It is these guidelines and the subsequent online course that Chloe refers to throughout her discussion with Dr Stewart that have been intrinsic in the training of our GUSA rugby clubs.
The updated guidance outlines the latest recommendations for managing sports concussions in grassroots sports, covering everything from recognising potential concussion symptoms to the graduated return to activity and competition.
View the 'Scottish Sports Concussion Guide' here
University of Glasgow School of Psychology and Neuroscience
The School of Psychology and Neuroscience is situated within the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences. Researchers in the school work across the spectrum of investigation from study of social interaction all the way to investigation of how connections between neurons change after experience. This breadth of research enquiry is reflected in two teaching programmes, Neuroscience and Psychology.
Dr Stewart holds Honorary Professor status at the School of Psychology and Neuroscience and leads an internationally regarded research laboratory engaged in multiple programs investigating the pathologies of acute and long-term survival from traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Scottish Football Association
Read more about the updated concussion guidelines across Scottish sport
Scottish Rugby
