Clinical Changes in Cervical Neuromuscular Control Following Subconcussive Impacts.

Clinical Changes in Cervical Neuromuscular Control Following Subconcussive Impacts. J Sport Rehabil. 2020 Oct 19;:1-8 Authors: Cheever K, Howard JT, Kawata K Abstract CONTEXT: Increased injury rates following concussive injury have been attributed to decreased neuromuscular coordination frequently documented following a concussion. However, altered integration between the vestibular system and oculomotor pathways following impacts at subconcussive thresholds implicate all sports-related impacts not just those at a concussive threshold in future musculoskeletal injury. While, several studies have explored the utility of vestibular and oculomotor clinical testing to detect altered neuromuscular control and then correlated those alterations to future injury risk, no research has explored the use of cervical clinical tests in the same capacity. OUTCOME MEASURES: Cervical joint position error test, Neck Disability Index and head acceleration. INTERVENTIONS: Soccer headers, fatigue protocol, soccer headers + fatigue. OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical utility of a novel clinical approach to measuring changes in cervical neuromuscular control following subconcussive impacts in a controlled lab environment. PARTICIPANTS: 40 current female colligate club soccer athletes were recruited. Inclusion criteria included between the age of 18 and 25 and a minimum of 4-year soccer heading experience. SETTING: La...
Source: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: J Sport Rehabil Source Type: research