Objective Functional Assessment After a Head Injury Using Movement and Activity in Physical Space Scores: A Case Report.

BRAIN concussion diagnosis; HEAD injury diagnosis; FUNCTIONAL assessment; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; NOSOLOGY; SOCCER injuries; SPORTS injuries; ACCELEROMETRY; PHYSICAL activity

The article presents case study of a 21-year-old women soccer midfielder, from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III, who suffered a blow to her head from an opponent's shoulder while participating in an away match. She reported various symptoms including headache, fatigue and drowsiness, and was diagnosed with Concussion. She wore an accelerometer and her Movement and Activity in Physical Space (MAPS) scores were recorded using the Global Positioning system (GPS).