Distribution of position-specific head impact severities among professional and Division I collegiate American football athletes during games
The absence of statistically significant differences in the distributions of head impact severity between professional and D-I collegiate football players indicates that these data can be combined for the purpose of understanding the range of loading conditions for which new protective equipment, such as position-specific helmets, should be designed. This observation underscores the potential for knowledge transfer regarding biomechanical factors affecting head loading across professional and D-I college football, highlighting crucial implications for innovation in protective equipment.
Authors
- Jason P. Mihalik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6085-8322)
- Robert C. Lynall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0785-6640)
- Kimberly G. Harmon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3670-6609)
- Alexander M. Miles
- Ryan Moran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8602-5580)
- Ian Barnett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3256-5703)
- Declan A. Patton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1930-5421)
- Kristy B. Arbogast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1694-4562)
- Douglas P. Terry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1707-3225)
- Jeff R. Crandall
- Anthony P. Kontos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3749-4310)
- Lee F. Gabler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1737-4888)
- DANIEL G. COBIAN
- James R. Clugston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2103-1039)
- Gary S. Solomon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1842-9759)
- Kristen A Reynier
- Thom Mayer
- Nathan Dau
- Allen K. Sills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1145-0480)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Alabama (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Florida Health (US)
- NFL Foundation (US)
- Biomechanics Institute of Valencia (ES)
- National Football League Players Association (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- University of Florida Health Science Center (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002365
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.77
Funders
- Vanderbilt University
- University of Washington
- University of Pittsburgh
- National Football League Players Association
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill