Posts by Jane McDevitt, Ph.D., ATC
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Have No Fear Psychologically Based Rehabilitation Programs Are Here
People with persistent concussion symptoms and fear or endurance (pushing through the pain) coping behaviors could benefit from psychological-based rehabilitation programs such as graded exposure therapy.
ADHD Diagnosis May Not Lead To Increased Risk for Concussion: Medication May Stimulate Prevention
Student-athletes that reported taking medication to treat their attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had a lower risk of concussion and less neurocognitive impairment at 7 days after a concussion than student-athletes without ADHD or student-athletes that reported no medication for ADHD.
Do Our Student-Athletes Have Enough Access to Food?
Food insecurities exist among NCAA Division III student-athletes, and numerous risk factors increase the risk of food insecurity.
New Accessory Could Prevent Brain Slosh
High school soccer and football athletes that wore the jugular vein compression collar had smaller changes in their brain’s white matter microstructure than those without a collar.
Talk About Breaking A Leg
Medical attention and time-loss incidence rate among professional ballet dancers differ across company ranks and season.
Pump up Caffeine Intake Before Exercise to Pump Up
Ergogenic Effects of Acute Caffeine Intake on Muscular Endurance and Muscular Strength in Women: A Meta-Analysis Grgic J, Del Coso J. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 27;18(11):5773….
A Closer Look at Concussions 2016-2020: Increasing Prevalence and Sex Differences
Prevalence in self-reported concussions among high school students is increasing. Additionally, high school female soccer players have a higher concussion risk (incidence) than their male counterparts.
Fitting Genes into Sports Medicine: A Discussion with Jane McDevitt
Welcome to Sports Med Res’ this week in review podcast where we highlight the news in sports medicine research from the week ending on May 7, 2021. This week’s podcast focused on the role of genetics research in sports medicine.
* Genome-WHAT! Genetic Concussion Risk Factors
* Italian Cardiological Guidelines (COCIS) for Competitive Sport Eligibility in athletes with heart disease: update 2020
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Genome-WHAT! Genetic Concussion Risk Factors
The authors identified 2 possible genetic markers related to concussion.
