Change in Head Impact Exposure following Return to Sport in Concussed Football Athletes
This study provides evidence for a shift in head impact exposure after returning from concussion, seen most strongly in the immediate days after return to sport. These findings align with the recent shift toward more conservative postconcussion management seen across multiple sports and playing levels.
Authors
- Breanna Glaeser
- Jason P. Mihalik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6085-8322)
- Thomas W. McAllister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0267-3076)
- John Muench (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4051-0852)
- Kenneth Cameron
- Jaroslaw Harezlak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3070-7686)
- Paul F. Pasquina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2898-0082)
- Alok Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5708-3546)
- Steven P. Broglio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2282-9325)
- Joshua Goldman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7329-6285)
- Christopher C. Giza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5721-2667)
- Brian D. Stemper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4986-8527)
- Larry Riggen
- Steven Rowson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3227-0596)
- Gerald McGinty
- Grant Sinson
- Stefan M. Duma
- Michael A McCrea
- Alison Brooks
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- United States Military Academy (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (US)
- Milwaukee VA Medical Center (US)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center (US)
- Wisconsin Division of Public Health (US)
- United States Air Force Academy (US)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
- Virginia Tech (US)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003833
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35