Peak Power: A Severity Measure for Head Acceleration Events Associated with Suspected Concussions
Peak power, a measure based on fundamental mechanics and commonly communicated in sports performance, was the most effective metric associated with HIA1 removals in elite rugby. The study bridges the gap by identifying a consistent HAE severity measure applicable across sexes.
Authors
- Melanie D. Bussey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5746-3861)
- Ross Tucker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4294-4822)
- Patrick O’Halloran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1185-3485)
- James Tooby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5398-4416)
- Gregory J. Tierney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4666-4473)
- Simon Kemp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8880-2416)
- Éanna Cian Falvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3961-1805)
- Danielle Salmon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1254-8308)
- Matt R. Cross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1579-3720)
- David Allan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3527-842X)
- Keith Stokes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5049-2838)
- Lindsay Toyah Starling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1275-6908)
- James C. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2704-8699)
- Sam Hudson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0841-7009)
- Ben Jones
Institutions
- University of Ulster (GB)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- University College Cork (IE)
- The Football Association (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- World Rugby (IE)
- University of Bath (GB)
- University of Otago (NZ)
- Leeds Beckett University (GB)
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02308-0
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35