Posts by Jane McDevitt, Ph.D., ATC
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Ultrasound as an Evaluation Tool of Bone Stress Injuries
Ultrasound as a primary evaluation tool of bone stress injuries in elite track and field athletes Papalada A., Maliaropoulos N., Tsitas K., Kiritsi O., Padhiar N., Del Buono A., Maffulli…
Time-to-Subsequent Head Injury from Sports and Recreation Activities
Time-to-subsequent head injury from sports and recreation activities Harris AW, Voaklander DC, Jones A, Rowe BH. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 2012:22;91-97 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22252163 In recent years, head injuries have received…
Rehabilitation of Concussion and Post-concussion Syndrome
Rehabilitation of Concussion and Post-concussion Syndrome Leddy JL, Sandhu VS, Baker JG., Willer B. Sports Health. 2012:4;147-154. https://sph.sagepub.com/content/4/2/147 The majority of athletes recover from a concussion within 10 days, however,…
Female Athlete Triad Screening: Is the Preparticipation Evaluation Form Effective?
Female Athlete Triad Screening in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Athletes: Is the Preparticipation Evaluation Form Effective? Mencias T., Noon M., Hoch AZ. Clincial Journal of Sports Medicine. 2012:…
Concussions among United States High School Athletes
Epidemiology of concussions among United States high school athletes in 20 sports Marar M., McIlvain, NM., Fields SK., Comstock JD., DR Comstock, American Journal of Sports Medicine. January 2012: ahead…
Baseline Neurocognitive Test Performance and Symptoms may be Influenced by Depression
Sex and age differences in depression and baseline sport-related concussion neurocognitive performance and symptoms Covassin T., Elbin RJ., Larson E., Kontos AP. Clin J Sport Med; ahead of print https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22246342…
Does Brain Blood Flow Change After Concussions?
Cerebrovascular reactivity impairment after sport-induced concussion Len TK., Neary PJ., Asmundson GJ., Goodman DG., Bjornson B., Bhambhani YN. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2011;43(12), 2241-2248. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21606867 Following a head impact there…
Systemic Inflammation After Brain Injuries – A Potential Target for Concussion Treatments?
Lateral fluid percussion injury of the brain induces CCL20 inflammatory chemokine expression in rats Das M. Leonardo CC, Rangooni S, Mohapatra SS, Mohapatra S, and Pennypacker KR. Journal of Neuroinflammation….
Measuring Brain Activity to Track Recovery from Sport-Related Concussion
Measuring brain electrical activity to track recovery from sport-related concussion Barr WB, Prichep LS, Chabot R, Powell MR, McCrea M. Brain Injury. 2011 Oct; ahead of print. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22107157 Several prospective…
