Sports concussion assessment: the effect of exercise on dynamic and static balance

This study determined the effect of exercise on measures of static and dynamic balance used in the assessment of sports‐related concussion (SRC). A balanced three‐group cross‐over randomized design was used with three levels of exercise verified by blood‐lactate, heart rate and “perceived‐exertion”:...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 2012-02, Vol.22 (1), p.85-90
Main Authors: Schneiders, A. G., Sullivan, S. J., Handcock, P., Gray, A., McCrory, P. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
athletic injuries
Athletic Injuries - diagnosis
Athletic Injuries - physiopathology
brain concussion
Brain Concussion - diagnosis
Brain Concussion - physiopathology
Cross-Over Studies
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Female
Gait
Head injuries
Humans
Lactic Acid - blood
Linear Models
Male
Motor ability
motor performance
Postural Balance
Psychomotor Performance
reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Sports injuries
Task Performance and Analysis
Young Adult
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Summary:This study determined the effect of exercise on measures of static and dynamic balance used in the assessment of sports‐related concussion (SRC). A balanced three‐group cross‐over randomized design was used with three levels of exercise verified by blood‐lactate, heart rate and “perceived‐exertion”: no exercise/rest (NE), moderate‐intensity exercise (ME), and high‐intensity exercise (HE). Participants performed two timed balance tasks: tandem gait (TG) and single‐leg stance (SLS); pre‐ and post‐exercise and 15 min after exercise. Linear mixed‐models with adjusted means and contrasts compared exercise effects. Ninety asymptomatic participants (45♂:45♀) were recruited. When times were contrasted with NE; HE resulted in a significant decrease in SLS (P
ISSN:0905-7188
1600-0838
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01141.x