Football

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 study of NCAA Division I football players revealed persistent atrophy in the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles 2 years after ACL reconstruction despite full return to play.

Around one-third of former professional football players perceived themselves as having chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to results from a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Neurology.

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.

PHILADELPHIA — Among men who played American football, researchers found that exposure to the sport at a younger age was strongly associated with worse cognitive performance and resilience, particularly in those who lived to at least 60 years.

BOSTON — Soccer players who wear cleats with “very aggressive” stud patterns may be at risk for increased lower extremity injuries vs. cleats with “mildly aggressive” stud patterns, according to presented results.

ATLANTA — A screening study presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session showed that there is a high prevalence of unrecognized heart disease among former National Football League players.

In this video from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Meeting, Adam Tenforde, MD, discussed the high prevalence of osteoarthritis and total joint arthroplasty among former football players.

Among a cohort of adult males who played sports, participation in football was associated with higher odds of self-reported parkinsonism or Parkinson’s disease, with length of play and level of play associated with higher odds of both.

WASHINGTON — Results presented here showed that college football players who wore dentist-fitted mouthguards had a lower incidence of severe concussions and faster return to sport compared with those who wore self-fitted mouthguards.