Head Acceleration Events Measured by Instrumented Mouthguards in Elite Australian Football
This study highlights differences in HAE incidence, magnitude, and mechanisms by sex, playing position, and match events in elite-level Australian Rules football. These findings provide insight into impact exposure patterns and may inform targeted skill development and policy adjustments to enhance player safety.
Authors
- M. Makdissi
- Lauren P. Giesler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0209-6427)
- Catherine Willmott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8517-9035)
- Becca Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8030-5934)
- Patrick W. Carney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7518-564X)
- Sandy R. Shultz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2525-8775)
- Jonathan Reyes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6087-3159)
- Biswadev Mitra
- James W. Hickey
- Kate Gillespie-Jones
- Stuart J. McDonald
- William T. O’Brien
- Lauren J. Evans
Institutions
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Australian Football League (AU)
- The Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Vancouver Island University (CA)
- Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sports Medicine - Open
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-026-00982-6
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Football League
- Monash University