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Factors Predicting Return to Play in Sports-Related Concussion: An Empirical Evaluation
… and its subsequent management have become a top priority within the sports medicine research spectrum. In order to properly understand the complex nature of concussion management, multiple aspects of the injury were explored including the psychobiological nature of the injury, risk for …
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Length Of Playing Time and Previous History of Injury as Predictors of Readiness to Return to Play
… report psychological distress levels similar to individuals receiving treatment for mental health problems as a result of their injury. Athletes who return to sport before they are psychologically ready can experience fear, anxiety, re-injury, injury to addition body part, depression and …
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Serum-based biomarkers and magnetic resonance imaging following mild traumatic brain injury in collegiate athletes post return-to-play
… in the use of MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), to measure the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Proteins such as BDNF, S100B, UCH-L1, and Tau have been found to have altered levels in blood serum after TBI. However, there is limited knowledge about the relationship between serum-based and …
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Ground Reaction Force Analysis of the Anterior and Cross-Over Single Leg Hop Tests
<p>Lower extremity hop tests are commonly used to assess return to play criteria. Lower extremity hop tests are commonly begun with anterior hops for distance and time, and then gradually move to cross-over hops for distance and time using a 15 cm cross-over. It is thought that the 15 cm cross-over …
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Evaluation of Linear and Nonlinear Postural Stability Measurements Following Concussion
<p>Sport related concussions affect nearly 1.6 to 3.8 million athletes annually in the United States. A large number of these athletes suffer from postural instability following concussion. Postural control assessment has become a recommended tool to determine readiness to return to play. …
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The Effectiveness of a Dual Task Concussion Assessment for Identifying Impairments in Concussed Athletes
… task (ST) concussion assessments are unable to identify lingering impairments following a concussion. Current dual task (DT) assessments use cost prohibitive technological assessments not available to most clinicians, creating the need for a clinically applicable dual task assessment to …
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An Examination of Psychological Variables Affecting Injured Athletes Prior to Returning to Play
… of anger and depression (Brewer, 1993; Fortunato & Marchant, 1999). As athletes begin to re-enter sports, lower levels of sport-confidence are exhibited (Johnston & Carroll, 1998). Social support has been shown to motivate individuals as well as aid in the overall progress of rehabilitation …
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The Effect of Concussion History on an On-Field Assessment of Cognitive-Motor Integration in Male and Female Varsity Athletes: Reliability of the HurtSHynes™ Test
… integration of cognition and action, cognitive-motor integration (CMI). Athletes with a history of concussion (HOC) exhibit performance deficits on CMI tasks. Here, we observed the effects of concussion history on a new CMI sideline assessment task, the HurtSHynes™ Test, in varsity …
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Comparison of Lower Extremity Propulsion Impulses between Recreational Athletes with Chronic Ankle Instability and Healthy Athletes During Single Leg Hop Tests
… (SLHTs) frequently used in athletic training as return-to-play criteria. Healthy recreational athletes were statistically compared to those with chronic ankle instability (CAI), during an anterior and a crossover SLHT, looking for differences, potentially leading to compensatory patterns. When …
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Understanding the Career-Ending Injury: A Phenomenological Analysis
… entail some form of rehabilitation followed by a return to play, severe injuries can ultimately end ones athletic career. For example, Kleiber, et al. (1987) discovered that the sole predictor of life satisfaction following an exit from sport was whether one had sustained a career-ending injury. …
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Investigating "Return to Learn" Practices for Concussed Students: One Jesuit High School's Approach
… determining when a student-athlete is eligible to return to athletic competition after suffering a concussion. While such legislation has prompted immediate responses from athletic governing bodies, research and action promoting a “return to learn” policy within school structures has been …
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The Influence of the Initiation of a Graded Exercise Protocol on Dynamic Postural Stability Following a Concussion
<p>Current post-concussion assessment tools may lack sensitivity in identifying recovery. Athletes demonstrating decreased postural control may have an increased likelihood of suffering sports-related injury. Exercise has been shown to briefly alter static postural control and the visual …
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Specialist Healthcare Services for Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
… individuals recover spontaneously within days to weeks, a significant proportion experience persistent symptoms that last months to years after injury. These symptoms are complex and heterogenous, affecting daily functioning, return to work or play, and quality of life. Patients with persistent …
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Concussion and Mental Health: Case Series
… injury in the United States, and is thought to lead to adverse effects on mental health. No studies to date have examined mental health throughout concussion recovery. This project examined the effect of concussion on three aspects of mental health: anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale), …
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The Impact of Incentives on Neuropsychological Test Performance: An Analog Study
… with monetary incentives, but research is yet to explore the impact of other incentives on test performance. The present study sought to examine the rate of effort test failure, symptom report, and neuropsychological test performance in college students assigned to one of three conditions: Fake …
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Error-Related Theta Dynamics and Single-Trial Cognitive Control in Sports-Related Concussion
… This study focused on changes in theta oscillatory dynamics important for cognitive control in athletes with concussion/mTBI. In Study 1, between–subjects analyses revealed that injured athletes were characterized by attenuated mPFC-lPFC connectivity and cognitive control compared to healthy …
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MANAGEMENT OF YOUTH SPORT-RELATED CONCUSSION BY URBAN AND RURAL PRACTITIONERS: A PILOT STUDY
… consequences can occur for SRC patients. Due to these consequences all 50 states in the US have passed legislation requiring medical release from a practitioner before a student-athlete can return to athletics following an SRC, yet there is no universally accepted consensus on how to medically …
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Longitudinal Locomotor and Postural Control Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
… each year. While most clinical signs and symptoms resolve within 7-10 days for the majority of typical concussions, some gait and balance tasks have shown abnormalities lasting beyond the resolution of clinical symptoms. These abnormalities can persist after athletes have been medically …
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They did not know how to journey with me: Exploring Rugby Union injury experiences among wāhine in Aotearoa, New Zealand
… sporting career. Yet, the personal responses to injury and rehabilitation experiences of Wāhine rugby union players have received minimal attention. Rehabilitation is not a “one size fits all” process. This research aimed to provide an understanding of the experiences of injured female rugby …
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Relaxation and Guided Imagery in the Sport Rehabilitation Context: A Qualitative and Quantitative Design
<p>Sport injuries have been predicted to occur at a rate of 17 million per year, and 8 of 10 athletes become injured during high school and college (Robbins & Rosenfeld, 2001). Injured athletes may experience tension, loneliness, fear, shock/disbelief, and uncertainty of the future (Evan & Hardy, …
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