Youth Exposure to Repetitive Head Impacts From Tackle Football and Long-term Neurologic Outcomes: A Review of the Literature, Knowledge Gaps and Future Directions, and Societal and Clinical Implications.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.spen.2019.03.016
Abstract: Youth participation in contact and collision sports, particularly tackle football, is associated with exposure to repetitive head impacts during a time period when tremendous brain maturation is occurring. Accumulating evidence suggests that exposure to repetitive… read more here.
Keywords: tackle football; head impacts; long term; exposure repetitive ... See more keywords
Performance on auditory, vestibular, and visual tests is stable across two seasons of youth tackle football
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DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2019.1683899
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective: Few studies have tracked neurologic function in youth football players longitudinally. This study aimed to determine whether changes in tests of auditory, vestibular, and/or visual functions are evident after participation in one or… read more here.
Keywords: football; seasons youth; two seasons; youth tackle ... See more keywords
When Kids Hitting Each Other Is Okay: Examining U.S. Adult Support for Youth Tackle Football
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DOI: 10.1177/23294965221074017
Abstract: Football plays a prominent role in American culture. Yet, youth tackle football has become particularly controversial because of the mixture of benefits and health risks that it offers. Using National Sports and Society Survey (N… read more here.
Keywords: youth tackle; support; football; tackle football ... See more keywords
Informed Consent for Youth Tackle Football: Implications of the AAP Policy Statement
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-1985
Abstract: * Abbreviations: AAP — : American Academy of Pediatrics CTE — : chronic traumatic encephalopathy mTBI — : mild traumatic brain injury NFL — : National Football League There are 2 to 4 million tackle… read more here.
Keywords: policy; football; youth; statement ... See more keywords