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ArticleJournal of applied biomechanics2018

Postural Control and Head Impact Exposure in Youth Football Players: Comparison of the Balance Error Scoring System and a Force Plate Protocol.

Eamon T Campolettano, Gunnar Brolinson, Steven Rowson

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Article in Journal of applied biomechanics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Eamon T Campolettano1 Virginia Tech.
Gunnar Brolinson2 Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Steven Rowson1 Virginia Tech.

Funding

Biomechanical Basis of Pediatric mTBI Due to Sports Related ConcussionR01NS094410 · NINDS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI DUMA, STEFAN, GREENWALD, RICHARD M · 2015 to 2019
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NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS094410
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postural control testing is often used by clinicians and athletic trainers to assess the health of athletes during recovery from a concussion. Characterization of postural control as a clinical tool for use with youth athletes is limited though. The objective of this study was to compare performance on the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) and a force plate protocol at the beginning and end of a season of football within a cohort of 34 healthy youth football players (average age of 9.9 ± 0.6 y). A secondary aim was to investigate if changes in measures of balance from the postseason to the preseason were correlated with head impact exposure. Players completed testing at the beginning and end of the youth football season. There were no significant differences between BESS scores before the season and after the season (P = .54). Performance on the BESS was not associated with any of the center of pressure metrics considered in this study. No correlation was observed between measures of balance and head impact exposure for the season. Further research is required to determine the viability of postural control testing with this population.

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AthletesAthletic InjuriesBrain ConcussionChildFootballHumansMalePostural BalanceRecovery of Functionbalanceconcussionpediatrics

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PMID29091524
PMCPMC5930074

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