Open AccessThe Effects of a Single Bout of Soccer Heading of Single and Dual-Task Tandem Gait in Collegiate Recreationally Active Individuals
Author(s) -
Karlee Burns,
Madison Lohr,
Jane McDevitt
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
commonhealth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2690-6910
DOI - 10.15367/ch.v2i3.495
Subject(s) - heading (navigation) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gait , task (project management) , cognition , balance (ability) , psychology , knowledge of results , population , medicine , physical therapy , engineering , environmental health , systems engineering , neuroscience , aerospace engineering
The understanding of subconcussive impacts is limited with few assessments to determine effects in a recreationally active population due to existing tests being static and unidimensional. Methods: This study investigated the effects of 10 soccer headers on pre and post-test measurements of patient reported outcome measures and single and dual-task tandem gait of 12 recreationally active college-aged participants. Results: No changes due to the heading session were observed; however, there was a detectable learning effect with participants walking faster and committing more gait errors but less cognitive errors. Conclusion: A bout of soccer heading may not pose an immediate risk to dynamic postural control and cognitive function.