Analysis of head impact exposure and brain microstructure response in a season-long application of a jugular vein compression collar: a prospective, neuroimaging investigation in American football
OPEN British journal of sports medicine | 17 Jun 2016
GD Myer, W Yuan, KD Barber Foss, S Thomas, D Smith, J Leach, AW Kiefer, C Dicesare, J Adams, PJ Gubanich, K Kitchen, DK Schneider, D Braswell, D Krueger and M Altaye
Abstract
Historical approaches to protect the brain from outside the skull (eg, helmets and mouthpieces) have been ineffective in reducing internal injury to the brain that arises from energy absorption during sports-related collisions. We aimed to evaluate the effects of a neck collar, which applies gentle bilateral jugular vein compression, resulting in cerebral venous engorgement to reduce head impact energy absorption during collision. Specifically, we investigated the effect of collar wearing during head impact exposure on brain microstructure integrity following a competitive high school American football season.
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- Internal jugular vein, Collision, Skull, High school football, Brain
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