{"id":6328,"date":"2011-12-13T05:50:43","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T05:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=6328"},"modified":"2011-12-13T08:39:24","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T08:39:24","slug":"nba-releases-new-concussion-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/nba-releases-new-concussion-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA releases new 'concussion policy'"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>The NBA has a new policy designed which protects players from long-term impact of concussions. On Monday, the league announced the purpose of this policy, which determines when a player is healthy enough to return after a head injury.<\/p>\n The protocols actually went into effect Friday, the beginning of training camp for the safety and protection of the players. The program will run by Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher<\/em><\/a>, one of the world's leading experts on sports and head injuries.<\/p>\n The policies are quite simple. If an athlete suffers from a concussion during a game, they will have to sustain a series of tests before they can return to the court. Once free of symptoms, the player then has to go through a set of stages such as stationary biking, jogging, and non-contact team drills to assure that no symptoms return. All of the head-injury information, including the diagnosis, treatment, and any long-term impact will be kept on file.<\/p>\n All players are also required to get an annual baseline neurological exam and cognitive assessment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NBA has a new policy designed which protects players from long-term impact of concussions. On Monday, the… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,3],"tags":[],"featured":[],"class_list":["post-6328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-blogs","category-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n