Open AccessEffect of Acute Exercise on Clinically Measured Reaction Time in Collegiate Athletes
Author(s) -
Shailesh Reddy,
James T. Eckner,
Jeffrey S. Kutcher
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000140
Subject(s) - sprint , medicine , physical therapy , athletes , analysis of variance , repeated measures design , concussion , randomization , randomized controlled trial , poison control , injury prevention , statistics , mathematics , environmental health
We have developed a reliable and valid clinical test of reaction time (RTclin) that is sensitive to the acute effects of concussion. If RTclin is to be used as a sideline concussion assessment tool then the acute effects of exercise on RTclin may need to be controlled for. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine the effect of exercise on RTclin.