Concussion

Results showed Guardian Caps (Guardian Sports), add-on helmet shells designed to reduce head impact forces in football players, were not associated with reduced risk of concussions during practices or games in high school players.

A single bout of maximal aerobic exercise affected performance across multiple visual tasks in women, bringing into question their usefulness in sideline concussion assessments, according to a study published in Journal of Optometry.

Plasma biomarkers shed light on concussion-related neuropathology in adolescents who played contact sports in Canada, supporting their use in pathophysiology, according to new research.

Over 150 minutes of aerobic exercise a week following a concussion improved sleep quality in adolescents, study results published in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation showed.

In young male American football players, concussion symptoms and severity were higher for those who sustained the injury on natural grass compared with artificial turf, according to new research in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.

Published data showed psychological symptoms following sport-related concussions are common in high school athletes and may delay their recovery.

No significant differences were found in clinical outcomes or recovery time in college athletes who returned to play following concussion compared with those immediately removed, according to research from Neurosurgical Focus.

Concussions suffered in hockey led to substantial missed playing time, while their physical effects require leagues of all ages to bolster rules, utilize protective equipment and implement high-quality injury protocols to address the issue.

Concussions sustained by 5- to 12-year-old patients are more likely to be the result of recreational play than sports, according to a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

Published results showed gender may not be a significant factor in return to learn rates for high school athletes with sports-related concussions.