Sports-related concussion (SRC) in road cycling: the RoadsIde heaD Injury assEssment (RIDE) for elite road cycling

Heron, Neil; Elliott, Jonathan; Jones, Nigel; Loosemore, Mike; Kemp, Simon

Abstract

Sports-related concussion in cycling
Sports-related concussion (SRC) is a recognised sport-related injury and a growing global public health concern,1 accounting for between 1.3% and 9.1% of all injuries reported during cycling events.2 Road cycling, however, does not have a sport-specific SRC assessment protocol,3 particularly lacking a roadside screening (‘go/no go’) assessment protocol. We would therefore like to propose the creation of a cycling specific RoadsIde heaD injury assEssment (RIDE) protocol

The solution: RIDE protocol
In order to account for the often transient, evolving or delayed onset of SRC symptoms, serial clinical evaluations should be embedded within a three-stage process to optimise the diagnosis of SRC.4 This RIDE protocol will evolve as epidemiological evidence on SRC in road cycling develops4 5 and feedback is received from interested parties.

• Journal Article Type: Editorial
• Acceptance Date: Oct 9, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jan 20, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020-02
• Deposit Date: Jun 27, 2023
• Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
• Print ISSN: 0306-3674
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 127-128
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101455