Open AccessRepetitive Head Impacts in Football Do Not Impair Dynamic Postural Control
Author(s) -
Thomas Buckley,
Jessie R. Oldham,
Daniel J. Watson,
Nicholas G. Murray,
Barry A. Munkasy,
Kelsey Evans
Publication year - 2019
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.0000000000001761
Subject(s) - physical medicine and rehabilitation , football , center of pressure (fluid mechanics) , kinematics , football players , athletes , gait , repeated measures design , physical therapy , concussion , poison control , psychology , medicine , injury prevention , mathematics , engineering , statistics , geography , physics , archaeology , environmental health , classical mechanics , aerospace engineering , aerodynamics
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of repetitive head impacts experienced by football players compared to noncontact athletes on dynamic postural control during both single-task (ST) and dual-task (DT) conditions.