Differential effects of sport type on brain versus orthopedic injury and sports benefits in the adolescent brain cognitive development study
Different sports have distinct risks for mTBI and OI in children. Behavioral benefits of sports were more pronounced for children with mTBI than for uninjured children but similar between mTBI and OI groups. While causal connections cannot be established with the current study design, these findings suggest the need for sport-specific and injury-specific strategies to mitigate risks and maximize benefits of youth sports.
Authors
- Tracy J. Abildskov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-9600)
- Jeffrey E. Max (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6566-1585)
- Emily L. Dennis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7112-4009)
- Florin Vaida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2256-4611)
- Joanna Jacobus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8587-3673)
- Erin D. Bigler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3031-3919)
- Emily A. Troyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3295-0521)
- John R. Hesselink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6094-7365)
- Elisabeth A. Wilde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9839-4428)
- Xia Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3971-038X)
- Everett L. Delfel
- Wenjing Meng
- Michael W. Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1869-2557)
Institutions
- Brigham Young University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Integral University (IN)
- University of Utah (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- University of California System (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
- George E. Wahlen Department of VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Injury
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2025.2553324
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71