Kitchener Minor Hockey will be placing information on this page regarding Sports Concussions, and what we are doing to help educate our players, parents, coaches, and trainers.

The first step in any injury is to think prevention. To that end Hockey Canada has introduced new rules around Head Contact to help reduce the incidence of head injury.

The following two documents were prepared to help explain the rules for everyone.

For the Alliance paper on Head Contact rules click HERE

For the GTHL Video on the Head Contact rules click HERE


The next step is understanding Head Injuries

Head Injury is often used interchangeably with the term Concussion.


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A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia.

Concussion

A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that may result in a bad headache, altered levels of alertness, or unconsciousness.

It temporarily interferes with the way your brain works, and it can affect memory, judgment, reflexes, speech, balance, coordination, and sleep patterns.

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Merriam Webster Dictionary

Defines concussion as:

 a stunning, damaging, or shattering effect from a hard blow; especially: a jarring injury of the brain resulting in disturbance of cerebral function

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In May 2011 KMHA received a grant from the Province of Ontario's Healthy Communities Fund to help provide educational seminars for our Players, Parents, Coaches, and Trainers. These seminars are now being scheduled and will be placed throughout the year to allow for all of our members to have access. Topics will include Concussion and Concussion recovery, Healthy eating for recovery and what to do at home to help recover from sports injuries.

All members will receive information about these sessions; as well it will be posted here.


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Another great source for information is The Brain Injury Association of Canada. Please click on the link below to go to their website.

The Brain Injury Association of Canada



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KMHA wishes to allow all players/parents and caregivers to make educated health care choices for themselves/their players as such we are providing these links to companies that have contacted us and are providing concussion management programs:



Please find the links below

IMPACT Program 

Shift Concussion Management Program