Table 2.

Proportion of RTP decisions made during the 2014 and 2015 football seasons by the physician and physiotherapist when the protocol allowed RTP decisions by the physiotherapist: A total of 111 decisions (60 no-RTP decisions and 51 favourable decisions allowing RTP) were made regarding the 64 concussions detected. The decisions made after the end of the competitive season, including 13 favourable RTP decisions, are not included in this table.

TYPE OF DECISIONSTOTALINDEPENDENT DECISIONS MADE BY PHYSIOTHERAPIST, N (%)DECISIONS MADE IN COLLABORATION WITH PHYSICIAN, N (%)
All clearance decisions (favourable or not)11175 (68)36 (32)
Favourable clearance decisions5130 (59)21 (41)
  • RTP—return to play.