Posts by Jane McDevitt, Ph.D., ATC
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Sport-Specific Risk Factors for Overuse Injuries
Sports specialization and not following the youth sport participation recommendations may increase the chance of overuse injuries in soccer and volleyball.
Oh boy, that’s a lot of opioids after an ankle sprain
More than half of patients seen at an emergency department for an ankle sprain receive NSAIDS, and almost 3 out of 10 patients receive an opioid.
Coaches Gain Current Concussion Info with a Five-Minute Fact Sheet
The NCAA Fact Sheet for Coaches has a small-to-moderate positive short-term effect on concussion knowledge and behavioral intentions among NCAA coaches
Frequent Severe Impacts May Add Up?
Prior to a concussion, football athletes experience more head impacts at higher magnitudes compared to non-concussed athletes with similar characteristics.
Baseball Prevention Programs Prevent Poor Performance and Injury
Youth baseball players who participated in a weekly 10-minute prevention program experienced fewer shoulder or elbow injuries and improved performance compared to those that performed traditional warm-ups.
Support for Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization to Improve Outcomes
Take Home Message: Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) may improve range of motion in healthy individuals as well as pain and patient-reported function in people with an injury. Clinicians should consider whether the evidence is available for their specific treatment protocol, desired outcome, and patient population.
Baseball Athletes Need to Follow-Through with the Off Season
Take Home Message: Pediatric baseball athletes that reported taking at least 1 month off for an off-season were less likely to report elbow pain or have morphological abnormalities of the medial elbow joint compared to those who reported no off-season.
CTE Found In People With No History of Contact Sports
Mild Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Neuropathology in People With No Known Participation in Contact Sports or History of Repetitive Neurotrauma Iverson GL, Luoto TM, Karhunen PJ, Castellani RJ. J Neuropathol Exp…
Conservative Management May Reduce Repetitive Concussions
Return to play and risk of repeat concussion in collegiate football players: comparative analysis from the NCAA Concussion Study (1999–2001) and CARE Consortium (2014–2017) McCrea M, Broglio S, McAllister T,…
