Inversion Position Testing in the Concussed Athlete

          A meeting I attended dealt with "Inversion Position Testing in the Concussed Athlete." It dealt with a machine called Atis 4000 ( also known as Iron Man ). This machine can flip you as far as a 45 degree angle. Reasons for this random testing was meant for athletes who would get concussions during each season. The method to this is to see if any symptoms of the concussion would come back after getting flipped over.Although the athlete would receive the same symptoms this would not change if the athlete is able to go back to play , but rather just to see the number of athletes that get symptoms after the test. The results of the symptoms only mean that the athletic trainer would have to look out for the player a little more then usual. If the athlete does not pass the usual concussion test before getting on the Atis , they would not be placed to take the experiment. As a result to this meeting every player who gets a concussion is now required to sign paper work about the experiment that would be taken on them.