[HTML][HTML] Where are we headed? Evidence to inform future football heading guidelines

K Peek, R Duffield, R Cairns, M Jones, T Meyer… - Sports medicine, 2023 - Springer
Given the scientific and public concern regarding the short-, medium-and long-term
consequences of heading on brain health, being proactive about developing and …

[HTML][HTML] Diffusion imaging of sport-related repetitive head impacts—a systematic review

IK Koerte, TLT Wiegand, EM Bonke, J Kochsiek… - Neuropsychology …, 2023 - Springer
Repetitive head impacts (RHI) are commonly observed in athletes participating in contact
sports such as American football, ice hockey, and soccer. RHI usually do not result in acute …

[HTML][HTML] Blink-related EEG oscillations are neurophysiological indicators of subconcussive head impacts in female soccer players: A preliminary study

S Sattari, R Kenny, CC Liu, SG Hajra… - Frontiers in Human …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We collected 5-min resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) data from two
cohorts of collegiate athletes who were engaged in contact sports (SC) or non-contact sports …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaoic acid supplementation on white matter integrity after repetitive sub-concussive head impacts during …

AC Raikes, GD Hernandez, VA Mullins, Y Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Context Repetitive sub-concussive head impacts (RSHIs) are common in American football
and result in changes to the microstructural integrity of white matter. Both docosahexaenoic …

[HTML][HTML] Association between proteomic blood biomarkers and DTI/NODDI metrics in adolescent football players: a pilot study

K Kawata, JA Steinfeldt, ME Huibregtse… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
While neuroimaging and blood biomarker have been two of the most active areas of
research in the neurotrauma community, these fields rarely intersect to delineate …

ADHD may associate with reduced tolerance to acute subconcussive head impacts: a pilot case-control intervention study

MK Nowak, K Ejima, PD Quinn… - Journal of attention …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To test our hypothesis that individuals with ADHD would exhibit reduced
resiliency to subconcussive head impacts induced by ten soccer headings. Method: We …

Repetitive soccer heading adversely impacts short-term learning among adult women

K Ye, R Fleysher, RB Lipton, ME Zimmerman… - Journal of science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the impact of 12-month heading exposure on short-term learning.
Design A total of 105 active amateur soccer players, 45 women and 60 men, were …

[HTML][HTML] Neck strength alone does not mitigate adverse associations of soccer heading with cognitive performance in adult amateur players

CL Lin, B DeMessie, K Ye, S Hu, ML Lipton - PLoS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Soccer heading is adversely associated with neurocognitive performance, but
whether greater neck strength or anthropometrics mitigates these outcomes is controversial …

Cerebral and cognitive modifications in retired professional soccer players: TC-FOOT protocol, a transverse analytical study

S Kepka, F Lersy, J Godet, F Blanc, M Bilger… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. This contact sport carries the risk
of exposure to repeated head impacts in the form of subconcussions, defined as minimal …

Neural Mechanisms Associated With Postural Control in Collegiate Soccer and Non-Soccer Athletes

D Jain, T Porfido, NL de Souza, AM Brown… - Journal of Neurologic …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background and Purpose: Sport-specific training may improve postural control, while
repetitive head acceleration events (RHAEs) may compromise it. Understanding the neural …