Search Results - Concussion
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Concussion knowledge, attitudes and behaviours among australian taekwondo athletes: a cross-sectional exploratory study
Brown, D. A., Whitting, J., Crowley-McHattan, Z., Climstein, M., Del Vecchio, L.Published in Sports (2025)“…Background: Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a recognised public health concern, with combat sport athletes particularly vulnerable due to frequent head impacts. …”
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Repetitive head impact exposure in collegiate wrestling practices using instrumented mouthguard technology
Zimmerman, C., Le Flao, E., Cecchi, N. J., Towns, J. A., Sami, S., Zeineh, M., Grant, G., Camarillo, D. B.Published in Research in Sports Medicine (2025)“…Collegiate wrestling presents a higher risk of concussion than American football. However, there is limited research on repetitive head impact exposure in wrestling, and how it compares to football is unknown. …”
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Loss of consciousness in judo: not always a concussion
Singh, K., Malliaropoulos, N., Callan, M., Ikumi, A., Maffulli, N.Published in Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine (2025)“…In the event of loss of consciousness (LOC) in judo, and with an appropriate mechanism of injury, concussion is likely to be high on a list of potential causes. …”
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Untersuchung der Korrelation von Maximalkraft der Nackenmuskulatur und dem Gehirnerschütterungrisiko im deutschen Profijudo (Investigation of the correlation between maximum neck muscle strength and the risk of concussion in German professional judo)
Bär, T., Kern, N., Eichmann, B.Published in physioscience (2025)“…Investigation of the correlation between maximum neck muscle strength and the risk of concussion in German professional judo…”
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Headguard use in combat sports: position statement of the Association of Ringside Physicians
deWeber, K., Parlee, L., Nguyen, A., Lenihan, M. W., Goedecke, L.Published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine (2024)“…Headguards should not be relied upon to reduce the risk of concussion or other traumatic brain injury. They have not been shown to prevent these types of injuries in combat sports or other sports, and human studies on the effect of headguards on concussive injury are lacking. …”
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Paris Olympics: craniofacial and oral traumas
Cicciù, M., Crimi, S., Fiorillo, L.Published in The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (2025)“…These injuries can range from mild abrasions to severe fractures, concussions, or even life-threatening conditions, especially in high-contact sports. …”
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Sport-related concussions in wrestling: does mechanism of injury affect recovery?
Dugan, J. E., Jo, J., Williams, K. L., Terry, D. P., Zuckerman, S. L.Published in The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness (2024)“…BACKGROUND: Sport-related concussions (SRC) represent a significant concern for athletes. …”
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Headgear increases protection against acute concussion symptoms in amateur Olympic boxers
Oliveira Paizante, R., Carrenho Queiroz, A. C., Raimundo Fernandes, J., Andrade de Brito, M., Henrique dos Santos, M., Aedo-Muñoz, E., Valenzuela Pérez, D., de Toledo Nóbrega, O., Miarka, B., José Brito, C.Published in Retos: nuevas tendencias en educación física, deporte y recreación (2024)“…Tests were carried out before and after the combat (3 rounds of 3' with 1' interval) as indicators of concussion (BtrackS concussion test, automatic and controlled executive function, direct and indirect memory). …”
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A multifaceted approach to interpreting reaction time deficits after adolescent concussion
Barnes, A., Smulligan, K., Wingerson, M. J., Little, C., Lugade, V., Wilson, J. C., Howell, D. R.Published in Journal of Athletic Training (2024)“…Key Points - Adolescent athletes recovering from a concussion may have persistent deficits in reaction time at return-to-participation clearance despite symptom recovery…”
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Concussion awareness in karate children internatinal competitors
Arriaza, R., Martínez de Quel, O., Augustovicova, D.Published in 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 4-7 July 2023, Paris, France (2023)“…INTRODUCTION: There is a paucity of information about the awareness of young adolescents and children on concussions. METHODS: A survey was conducted during the 2022 Cadets and Juniors World Karate Chamionships about concussions epidemiology and awareness in 14-15 year old children RESULTS: Ninety percent of the registerede competitors answered the survey. they belong to 97 different countries 24.9 5 of the children stated that they did not know what a concussion is. ·5.75 believed that a concussion is a loss of conciousness CONCLUSION: In light of the results, it is mandatory to increase the effort to teach the young karate players what a concussion and their risks are…”
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Estimating the relationship between the symptom-free waiting period and injury rates after return-to-play from concussion: a simulation analysis using CARE consortium data
Garcia, G.-G. P., Czerniak, L. L., Lavieri, M. S., Liebel, S. W., Van Pelt, K. L., Pasquina, P. F., McAllister, T. W., McCrea, M. A., Broglio, S. P., CARE Consortium InvestigatorsPublished in Sports Medicine (2023)“…Background: A key component of return-to-play (RTP) from sport-related concussion is the symptom-free waiting period (SFWP), i.e., the period during which athletes must remain symptom-free before permitting RTP. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis investigating head trauma in boxing
Donnelly, R. R., Ugbolue, U. C., Gao, Y., Gu, Y., Dutheil, F., Baker, J. S.Published in Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine (2023)“…Further assessments in terms of comparisons of the concussion ratio in boxing to other combat sports, as well as the efficiency of wearing headguards, are also performed. …”
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A brief descriptive outline of the rules of mixed martial arts and concussion in mixed martial arts
Hamdan, J. L., Rath, M., Sayoc, J., Park, J. Y.Published in Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation (2022)“…Of concern are the repetitive head impacts, both subconcussive and concussive, sustained by MMA athletes. The rules of MMA encourage head strikes, but there was no formal concussion protocol in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) until 2021. …”
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Serious sports injuries of judoka in Japan including ACL injury, head injury, and unconsciousness via shime-waza
Kamiya, N., Yoshida, I., Kazuhisa, O.Published in The Arts and Sciences of Judo (2023)“…Out of 475 athletes, 148 had experience of head injuries (31.2%), in which concussion was the most frequent (83.1%). The judo grade (dan) at the time Of head injury (1.24±0.71) was significantly Iower than that of the current grade (2.04±0.51). …”
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Understanding head impact exposure in male and female Amateur Olympic boxers
Jones, C., Melotti, L., Brown, M. R., Loosemore, M.Published in 27th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Sevilla, 30. Aug - 2. Sep 2022 (2022)“…INTRODUCTION: Amateur boxing is a high-intensity intermittent combat sport, which results in the accumulation of sub-concussive head impacts during competition. It has been debated in a number of combat and collisions sports that the result of repetitive head impact exposure is associated with long term neurodegeneration. …”
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Athletes` protection from concussion in different Olympic combat sports. Let`s start from the rules
Arriaza, R., Martínez de Quel, O., Gómez, M., Augustovicova, D.Published in 27th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Sevilla, 30. Aug - 2. Sep 2022 (2022)“…INTRODUCTION: In the past decade, sports-related concussions have drawn considerable attention from the public, the media, and sports medicine professionals. …”
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Moderate and severe injuries at five international olympic-style wrestling tournaments during 2016-2019
Molnár, S., Hunya, Z., Gáspár, K., Szerb, I., Szabó, N., Mensch, K., Körösi, E., Bacskai, K., Sántha, Á. K., Janka, E. A., Shadgan, B.Published in Journal of Sports Science & Medicine (2022)“…Five wrestlers (0.8‰) sustained strangulation or concussion. Wrestling injury rates during United World Wrestling competitions are not high, but when happen they can be serious. …”
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The effectiveness of boxing headguards with thermoplastic polyurethane inserts in mitigating linear and angular impact accelerations to the head using a dynamic head model
Rybak, T., Sanzo, P., Liu, M., Zerpa, C.Published in ISBS Proceedings Archive (Michigan) (2022)“…This study showed differences between headguard types in mitigating concussion risk resulting from linear and angular accelerations of the head. …”
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Understanding concussion knowledge and behavior among mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, and muay thai athletes and coaches
Follmer, B., Varga, A. A., Zehr, E. P.Published in The Physician and Sportsmedicine (2020)“…Objectives: In combat sports, strikes to the head are not just incidental but a deliberate and clear determinant of success. Concussion is a complex injury that is poorly understood and inappropriate practices are often observed among athletes and coaches. …”