ReviewJournal of sports medicine (Hindawi Publishing Corporation)2016
Cervical Spine Involvement in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review.
Review in Journal of sports medicine (Hindawi Publishing Corporation), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Concussion and the autonomic nervous system: An introduction to the field and the results of a systematic review.NeuroRehabilitation · 2018Pooled it
- The Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Exercise Therapy: A Randomized Control Trial Evaluating Functional Outcomes.NeuroRehabilitation · 2025Trial
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- Normative Data for a Multi-Domain Concussion Assessment in the Female Community Sport of Ladies Gaelic Football.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Exploring the use of manual therapy in the management of traumatic brain injury: a scoping review.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025Article
- Exploring the Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.Cureus · 2025Review
- Interventional neuromodulation techniques for cervicogenic headache.Journal of anesthesia and translational medicine · 2025Article
- Concussion and the Autonomic, Immune, and Endocrine Systems: An Introduction to the Field and a Treatment Framework for Persisting Symptoms.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Subtle ocular motor deficits in people with chronic whiplash associated disorder compared to healthy controls.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- The Implementation of a Return-to-Play Protocol with Standardized Physical Therapy Referrals in a Collegiate Football Program: PT's Role in Return-to-Play, A Clinical Commentary.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- Sports-related concussion: assessing the comprehension, collaboration, and contribution of chiropractors.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Article
- Towards defining biomarkers to evaluate concussions using virtual reality and a moving platform (BioVRSea).Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Predictors of thoracic and lumbar spine injuries in patients with TBI: A nationwide analysis.Injury · 2022Article
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- Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion and Persistent Postconcussive Symptoms.Sports health · 2021Review
- The Utility of Neuromotor Retraining to Augment Manual Therapy and Vestibular Rehabilitation in a Patient with Post-Concussion Syndrome: A Case Report.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- Head and Body Dyskinesia During Gait in Tactical Athletes With Vestibular Deficit Following Concussion.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
- Changes in White Matter of the Cervical Spinal Cord after a Single Season of Collegiate Football.Neurotrauma reports · 2021Article
- Patients with mild traumatic brain injury and acute neck pain at the emergency department are a distinct category within the mTBI spectrum: a prospective multicentre cohort study.BMC neurology · 2020Article
- Association of artificial turf and concussion in competitive contact sports: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2020Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background. There is a lack of scientific evidence in the literature on the involvement of the cervical spine in mTBI; however, its involvement is clinically accepted. Objective. This paper reviews evidence for the involvement of the cervical spine in mTBI symptoms, the mechanisms of injury, and the efficacy of therapy for cervical spine with concussion-related symptoms. Methods. A keyword search was conducted on PubMed, ICL, SportDiscus, PEDro, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library databases for articles published since 1990. The reference lists of articles meeting the criteria (original data articles, literature reviews, and clinical guidelines) were also searched in the same databases. Results. 4,854 records were screened and 43 articles were retained. Those articles were used to describe different subjects such as mTBI's signs and symptoms, mechanisms of injury, and treatments of the cervical spine. Conclusions. The hypothesis of cervical spine involvement in post-mTBI symptoms and in PCS (postconcussion syndrome) is supported by increasing evidence and is widely accepted clinically. For the management and treatment of mTBIs, few articles were available in the literature, and relevant studies showed interesting results about manual therapy and exercises as efficient tools for health care practitioners.
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