# “Playing Through It”: Delayed Reporting and Removal From Athletic Activity After Concussion Predicts Prolonged Recovery

**April 1, 2016**

**Keywords:** [Athletics](/content/subject/athletics/index.html), [Basketball](/content/subject/basketball/index.html), [Cognitive Performance](/content/subject/cognitive-performance/index.html), [Concussion](/content/subject/concussion/index.html), [Football](/content/subject/football/index.html), [Gymnastics](/content/subject/gymnastics/index.html), [Lacrosse](/content/subject/lacrosse/index.html), [Reaction time](/content/subject/reaction-time/index.html), [Soccer](/content/subject/soccer/index.html), [Swimming diving](/content/subject/swimming-diving/index.html), [Track and field](/content/subject/track-and-field/index.html), [Voleyball](/content/subject/voleyball/index.html)

_Published: Journal of Athletic Training, April 01 2016_

Sport-related concussion (SRC) has been increasingly recognized as a significant public health concern over the past decade. Epidemiologic studies of concussion in collegiate athletes describe an increasing rate of diagnosed concussions throughout the past 2 decades. Despite increased awareness, research suggests underreporting of concussion symptoms is still widespread. Prior studies indicate that between 30% and 50% of concussions go unreported by athletes, highlighting the need for improvements in diagnostic sensitivity, especially in the absence of an objective marker of concussion and the current reliance on subjective self-reported symptoms.

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