ArticleJournal of athletic training2023
Clinical Mental Health Measures and Prediction of Postconcussion Musculoskeletal Injury.
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- A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Investigation of Cervical Spine Muscle Characteristics After Concussion: Identifying Return-to-Play Clearance and Subsequent Injury Prognosis.Journal of child neurology · 2026Article
- A Machine Learning Model for Post-Concussion Musculoskeletal Injury Risk in Collegiate Athletes.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- The Influence of Concussion History and Progressively Increasing Cognitive Load on Jump Landing and Cutting Reaction Time, Biomechanics, and Task Demands.Journal of athletic training · 2025Article
- Clinical Measures Associated with Subsequent Injury after Adolescent Concussion: A Prospective Cohort Study.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2025Article
- A Machine Learning Model for Post-Concussion Musculoskeletal Injury Risk in Collegiate Athletes.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Integrative data analysis to identify persistent post-concussion deficits and subsequent musculoskeletal injury risk: project structure and methods.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Self-Reported Mental Health Measures of Incoming Collegiate Student-Athletes With a History of COVID-19.Journal of athletic training · 2023Article
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Abstract
contextThe rate of lower extremity musculoskeletal injury (LE MSK) is elevated after concussion; however, the underlying mechanism has not been elucidated. Physical characteristics have been investigated despite poorer mental health being a common postconcussion complaint and linked to MSKs.
objectiveTo evaluate the role of mental health as a predictor of postconcussion LE MSK.
designCase-control study.
settingIntercollegiate athletic training facility. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsA total of 67 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I student-athletes (n = 39 females) who had been diagnosed with a sport-related concussion. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The Brief Symptom Inventory-18, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) measures were completed at baseline (preseason) and on the day participants were cleared for unrestricted return to play (RTP) after a concussion. Two binary logistic regressions were used to predict postconcussion LE MSK within a year, one for the baseline time point and the second for the RTP time point. A 2 (group: LE MSK, no LE MSK)-by-2 (time: baseline, RTP) repeated-measures analysis of variance compared performance between baseline and RTP.
resultsSubsequent LE MSKs were sustained by 44 participants (65.7%). The only significant predictor of postconcussion LE MSK was the SWLS score at RTP, with Exp(B) = 0.64, indicating that an increased (improved) SWLS score was associated with a lower LE MSK rate. No significant interactions were present between mental health measures and subsequent MSK (P values = .105-.885).
conclusionsLimited associations were evident between postconcussion LE MSK and scores on commonly used measures of anxiety, depression, and satisfaction with life. Reported increased satisfaction with life was associated with a decreased injury risk, which warrants further attention. Our results suggest that these measures of anxiety, depression, and satisfaction with life have limited value in assisting sports medicine clinicians with determining which student-athletes are at elevated risk of postconcussion LE MSK.
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