LearningRx Reviews the Benefits of Cognitive Baselines For Young Athletes

July is Youth Sports Month

LearningRx Reviews the Benefits of Cognitive Baselines

For Young Athletes

July 1, 2018—(Colorado Springs, Colo.)—July is Youth Sports Month and one-on-one brain training company LearningRx (www.LearningRx.com) is recommending that parents take young athletes in for a brain skills assessment to create their own cognitive skills baseline.

“A cognitive skills baseline will provide a measurement of the core brain skills we use to think, learn, remember and read,” explains LearningRx Chief Research & Development Officer Tanya Mitchell. “These include visual and auditory processing, memory, processing speed, attention and logic & reasoning. If an athlete later receives a concussion, we can once again measure their brain skills to see if any have been weakened by the injury.”

According to Mitchell, many parents incorrectly believe that the best predictor of post-injury severity and neurocognitive deficits is loss of consciousness. In reality, on-the-field amnesia is the most predictive symptom, and loss of consciousness occurs in fewer than 10% of concussions. Parents should watch for the following general concussion symptoms:

• headache
• confusion or mood/behavior changes
• lightheadedness or dizziness
• blurred vision or tired eyes
• memory loss
• ringing in the ears
• bad taste in the mouth
• numbness or poor coordination in limbs
• fatigue or lethargy
• changes in sleep patterns
• trouble with concentration, attention or thinking

About LearningRx

LearningRx, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the largest educational brain training organization in the world. With 80 Centers in the U.S., and locations in over 40 countries around the globe, LearningRx has helped more than 100,000 individuals sharpen their cognitive skills to help them think faster, learn easier, and perform better. The company’s on-site programs partner every client one on one with a personal brain trainer to keep clients engaged, accountable, and on task—a key advantage over online-only brain exercises. Their pioneering methods have been used in clinical settings for over 35 years and have been verified as beneficial in peer-reviewed research papers and journals. To learn more about LearningRx research results, programs and their 9.6 out of 10 client satisfaction rating, visit https://www.LearningRx.com/.