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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Sports-Related Concussions"”.
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Navigating the Invisible: Elite Athletes’ Experience of Sports-Related Concussions
Sports-related concussions and their impact on athletes have been recognized as a pressing concern, as their hidden severity is often underestimated. Despite extensive research on the neurocognitive impact of sports-related concussions, little has been done in terms of understanding athletes’ …
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The Effects of Sports Related Concussions on Retired Professional Football Players
Concussions in the NFL have become extremely important over the last decade. As new information regarding these brain injuries is discovered, there is an increase in awareness on and off the field. Former athletes Junior Seau and Percy Harvin suffered from concussions during their playing careers …
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Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Recovery Outcomes in Adolescents with Sports Related Concussions
… initiation and recovery time in adolescents with sports related concussions. Hypothesis: Earlier intervention with vestibular rehabilitation following a sports related concussion will reduce recovery time Methods: This retrospective case-control study included patients 12-22 years old who were …
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The Effectiveness of the CDCS Heads-Up Dvd on Coaching Education Students' Knowledge of Sports-Related Concussions
… This is a challenging situation when it comes to concussions as previous investigations have identified numerous concussion related misconceptions by coaches. To educate the coaches about concussions, the CDC developed the "Heads-Up: Concussion in High School Sports" toolkit in 2005; however the …
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Quantifying Postural Control, Concussion Risk, and Helmet Performance in Youth Football
As many as 1.9 million sports-related concussions occur annually in youth sports in the United States (U.S.). Often considered a transient injury, research has begun to relate sports-related concussions to long-term neurodegeneration. Youth athletes are considered to be more vulnerable to …
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Head Acceleration Experienced by Man: Exposure, Tolerance, and Applications
Between 1.6 and 3.8 million sports-related concussions are sustained by persons living in the United States annually. While sports-related concussion was once considered to only result in immediate neurocognitive impairment and symptoms that are transient in nature, recent research has correlated …
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Development, Validation, & Analysis of Tools to Understand the Biomechanical Basis of Exposure to Repetitive Subconcussive Impacts
An estimated 1.1 to 1.9 million sports-related concussions occur each year in the youth population, with the majority occurring during football. Recent increase in awareness of concussion has motivated research to better understand the prevalence and underlying injury mechanisms of concussion. …
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Biomechanics of Head Impacts in Soccer
An estimated 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur every year. Little research has been collected on soccer players, despite women's soccer having the third highest rate of concussion among all popular collegiate sports. The objective of this work was to evaluate multiple interventions that …
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Dynamic Postural Control In Individuals With Multiple Concussions
There are an estimated 1.6 - 3.8 million sports-related concussions which occur in athletics annually in the United States; however, the actual rate may be higher, as many studies suggest that nearly half of the concussions that occur may go unreported. Recent evidence suggests life-long behavioral …
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The Use of a Visual Motor Test to Identify Lingering Deficits in Concussed Collegiate Athletes
<p><strong>Context: </strong>1.6 to 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur annually. Athletes who have suffered a concussion but are symptom free and have returned to baseline on conventional tests may not necessarily be recovered from the effects of the concussion. The premature return to …
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An Empirical Investigation of Several Critical Psychometrical Issues in Neuropsychological Testing of Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
Concussions can cause very serious injuries and with repetitive injuries increase the likelihood of serious consequences. There is an increased awareness of concussions, which has evolved into developing better measurement tools to study the effects including neuropsychological components. …
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Analysis of Linear Head Accelerations From Collegiate Football Impacts
Sports related concussions result in 300,000 brain injuries in the United States each year. The purpose of this study was to utilize an in-helmet system that measures and records linear head accelerations to analyze head impacts from collegiate football. The Head Impact Telemetry (HIT) System is an …
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An Examination of the Relationship between Validity and Memory Measures in Retired NFL Players
… have increasingly become involved in assessing sports-related concussions; however, an important concern is the validity of the evaluations. This study examined the relationship between Performance Validity Tests (PVTs) and memory measures in a comprehensive standardized battery administered to …
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Head Position Variability During Single and Dual-task Tandem Gait Concussion Testing Protocol
… administered to evaluate and diagnose possible sports-related concussions. To date, head position is not controlled for, nor has its potential influence been studied during TG testing. PURPOSE: Examine the difference in the mediolateral (ML) sway and velocity and time to complete between two …
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Choice Response Time Differences between Recently Recovered Concussed and Healthy Student-Athletes
<p>Some 1.6 to 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur annually in the United States. Utilization of test batteries and exercise protocols are recommended to ensure athletes recover completely. Many batteries involve response time (RT) tests, which show response time increases post concussion. …
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The Influence of the Initiation of a Graded Exercise Protocol on Dynamic Postural Stability Following a Concussion
… may have an increased likelihood of suffering sports-related injury. Exercise has been shown to briefly alter static postural control and the visual contribution to static postural stability deteriorates with moderate intensity exercise. Gait variability, defined as the fluctuation in gait …
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Concussion Assessment Management in High School and Collegiate Athletics
Research indicates that protocol regarding concussion assessment management at the high school and collegiate level is advancing, however, there are holes in consistency that need to be filled in order to ensure accuracy. The purpose of this synthesis was to review the literature on concussion …