ArticleJSAMS plus2023
Combining impact monitoring mouthguards and blood biomarkers to monitor head impacts among Muay Thai athletes - A case study.
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- Bioenergetics of the combat sports brain: Between risk and resilience.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2026Review
- Biomechanical Profiles of Diagnosed Concussions in Rugby Union: A Case Study Using Instrumented Mouthguards.Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
- Quantifying Head Impacts in Elite Muay Thai: A Case Study Using Instrumented Mouthguards.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Head Acceleration Event Magnitude and Incidence Rate in Academy Rugby Union: A Comparison Across Club and International Competition.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective: To investigate the relationship between head impact characteristics and the levels of blood biomarkers associated with brain injury, neurofilament light (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). Methods: Four elite amateur Muay Thai athletes were equipped with impact monitoring mouthguards, collecting linear and rotational acceleration data during a period of eight weeks. Capillary blood samples were collected after each period of sparring sessions to analyse the levels of NfL and GFAP. Results: On a group level, mean GFAP levels were negatively correlated to mean impacts per session (p < 0.05). Two athletes had significant correlations between head impact characteristics and the levels of NfL and/or GFAP. Conclusions: The results indicate that NfL and GFAP might responded differently to linear and rotational accelerations and/or that the effect of different types of accelerations on brain tissue integrity is individual. The methods used could be useful to monitor brain health in different impacts sports.
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