Practice type effects on head impact in collegiate football.

ABSTRACT:

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OBJECT IVE: This study directly compares the number and severity of subconcussive head impacts sustained during helmet-only practices, shell practices, full-pad practices, and competitive games in a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football team. The goal of the study was to determine whether subconcussive head impact in collegiate athletes varies with practice type, which is currently unregulated by the NCAA.

Methods

Over an entire season, a cohort of 20 collegiate football players wore impact-sensing mastoid patches that measured the linear and rotational acceleration of all head impacts during a total of 890 athletic exposures. Data were analyzed to compare the number of head impacts, head impact burden, and average impact severity d

SUBMITTER: Reynolds BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6155991 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature