Study looks to determine effectiveness of neck strengthening to reduce the incident, duration, and severity of sports related concussion in student athletes.
After recruitment, subjects will have neck strength measured as baseline in addition to doing SCAT5 for baseline and eye tracking, funding pending, in order to compare later assessment for concussion. Throughout study, subject will perform basic, unweighted and weighted neck strengthening exercises twice a week. Periodic re evaluations of neck strength will be performed in order to determine progress. Any time a subject incurs a sports related concussion, a SCAT5 assessment, and eye tracking funding pending, will be done and compared to baseline to measure severity of injury. Weekly follow ups will be done to assess duration of concussion. All measurements, assessments, and exercises are non-invasive and provide minimal risk to subjects.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,500
Neck strengthening exercise to prevent concussion in student athletes.
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Effect of increase in neck strength in reducing risk of concussion
Neck strength, as measured by a dynamometer, will be assessed and compared to baseline. Magnitude in strength will be analyzed in relation to incidence, severity, and duration of concussion.
Time frame: One year
Effect of baseline neck strength on risk of concussion
Risk of concussion will be analyzed in relation to baseline strength measurements to assess overall effect of neck strength.
Time frame: One year
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