Association Between Collision Sport Career Duration and Gait Performance in Male Collegiate Student-Athletes.
Jessie R OldhamCorey J LanoisJaclyn B CacceseJeremy R CrenshawChristopher A KnightBrant BerkstresserFrancis WangDavid R HowellWilliam P MeehanThomas A BuckleyPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2022)
Career duration among collegiate collision sport athletes was not associated with single- or dual-task gait performance, suggesting that a greater exposure to repetitive head impacts is not detrimental to dynamic postural control at the college level. However, the effects of diminished gait performance over the lifetime remain to be elucidated.