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SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2021

Injury Reduction Programs for Reducing the Incidence of Sport-Related Head and Neck Injuries Including Concussion: A Systematic Review.

Jonathan Elliott, Neil Heron, Theo Versteegh, Ian A Gilchrist, Michael Webb, Pooler Archbold, Nigel D Hart, Kerry Peek

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Synthesis in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Jonathan ElliottUlster Hospital, Upper Newtownards Road, Dundonald, Belfast, BT16 1RH, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1087-9720
Neil HeronCentre for Public Health Research, Queen's University, Belfast, UK.
Theo VersteeghSchool of Physical Therapy, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Ian A GilchristSchool of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Michael WebbUlster Rugby, Kingspan Stadium, Mount Merrion Ave, Belfast, BT6 0FT, UK.
Pooler ArchboldBelfast Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
Nigel D HartSchool of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Kerry PeekDiscipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Susan Wakil Health Building, Camperdown, NSW, Australia. kerry.peek@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2194-3353
Queen's University Belfast · GBUlster Hospital · GBQueen's University · CAThe University of Sydney · AUUniversity of Ulster · GBWestern University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSport-related head and neck injuries, including concussion, are a growing global public health concern with a need to explore injury risk reduction strategies such as neck exercises.

objectivesTo systematically review the literature to investigate: (1) the relationship between neck strength and sport-related head and neck injuries (including sport-related concussion (SRC); and (2) whether neck exercise programs can reduce the incidence of (a) sport-related head and neck injuries; and (b) SRC.

methodsFive databases (Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science) and research lists of included studies were searched using a combination of medical subject headings and keywords to locate original studies which reported the association between incidence of head and/or neck injury and neck strength data, or included a neck exercise intervention either in isolation or as part of a more comprehensive exercise program.

resultsFrom an initial search of 593 studies, six were included in this review. A narrative synthesis was performed due to the heterogeneity of the included studies. The results of two observational studies reported that higher neck strength, but not deep neck flexor endurance, is associated with a lower risk of sustaining a SRC. Four intervention studies demonstrated that injury reduction programs that included neck exercises can reduce the incidence of sport-related head and neck injuries including SRC.

conclusionConsideration should be given towards incorporating neck exercises into injury reduction exercise programs to reduce the incidence of sport-related head and neck injuries, including SRC. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO (registration number: 194217).

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Athletic InjuriesBrain ConcussionNeck InjuriesSportsHumansIncidence

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