Griffith University researchers have found weaker neck strength is a risk factor for concussion and higher head impacts in rugby league, rugby union, and soccer athletes. Researchers published a ...

During Australia’s winter sports seasons, hundreds of thousands of children will take to the field in contact sports like rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules and soccer. With this comes the ...

For years, biomechanics researchers have suspected that girls had higher concussion rates than boys in sports like soccer and lacrosse because of gender differences in neck strength. The weaker your ...

Objective To track Neck Disability Index (NDI) scores in adolescents completing a course of cervical physical therapy (CPT) after a sport-related concussion (SRC). Design Retrospective case series.

Background The proposed presentation includes research findings from a dynamic neck strength training protocol implemented with a Division I NCAA volleyball team over the course of two years.

In the past two decades, concussions have become major public health concerns. They account for 5%-9% of all sports-related injuries, particularly in contact sports, activities involving thrown ...

Since forming its game-day concussion protocol in 2011, the NFL has taken several steps to try and reduce the number of concussions suffered by players. The league modified rules to make hits to the ...