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XLNTbrain SportT Program Addresses Concerns of Athlete Health as
Increased Awareness of Concussions in Contact Sports Forces 'Cultural
Shift'
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., March 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As the sports
world prepared for the Super Bowl, many of the greatest minds in
sports concussions and brain trauma gathered to share the latest
science, research and new products available to protect athletes from
harm, during the #C4CT Concussion Summit. Among the expert panelists
was cognitive neurologist Harry Kerasidis, M.D. who introduced
XLNTbrain SportT, the first complete concussion management program for
all sports and levels. This program was reported about on NFL.com that
week.
Presenting at New York's United Nation's building on January 29, Dr.
Kerasidis explained that technological advances, combined with his
personal experience studying and treating hundreds of concussions,
have formed a new clinical-caliber tool called XLNTbrain SportT.
Designed for athletic trainers, athletic directors, coaches, league
officials and parents, Dr. Kerasidis explained XLNTbrain SportT
delivers a comprehensive concussion management system, comparative to
the NFL's protocol, ideally suited for a wide range of sports leagues,
schools and medical applications.
"It was an honor to be in such great company, all of whom are
pioneering the new frontier of science -- understanding the brain,
resulting impairment caused by concussions, and what is available to
prevent brain-related traumas," said Dr. Kerasidis, a contributor to
Dr. Oz's sharecare.com, and is among an elite few neurologists in the
world specializing in the impairment of cognitive and emotional
performance resulting from concussions. "Perhaps more importantly,
together we're fighting for a cultural shift in sports that puts the
brain health and well-being of an athlete above wins and losses."
With Mississippi recently legislating concussion education, now all
high schools and colleges in the US must face the cultural change that
concussion awareness has brought.
"I think this is a huge step forward; however, the mandated
legislation for concussion education could use a bit more
accountability in most cases," said Dr. Kerasidis, referring to how
the education is delivered and received. "Within XLNTbrain SportT, we
provide an online educational activity followed by a quiz,
demonstrating the athlete, coach or athletic trainer has watched,
listened and understands the material."
With more than 5,000 athletes currently using XLNTbrain SportT, the
cultural shift is beginning to become more evident both on the
national awareness level and local practical level.
"We're seeing a gap between the need for education, and the need for
concussion management application at all levels," he said. "Concussion
management is not just baseline testing. It must include data
management, reporting, and tracking of post concussion signs and
symptoms. XLNTbrainT fills that gap."
Among the subscription-based product highlights, XLNTbrain SportT
provides online concussion education, baseline testing, assists with
detecting concussions and guides athletes safely back to normal
activity and gameplay.
More information is available at www.xlntbrain.com and by calling
(855) 333-9568.
Read more news from XLNTbrain LLC.
Media Contact: David Jahr, (949) 874-2667, Email
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