Reaction time deficits incurred by Cumulative Mild Head Injury (CMHI) and Post-Concussion Symptoms (PCS) between contact and non-contact sport players: A prospective study

Maite, Patricia; Ne, Kathryn; Govender, Saraswathie

doi:10.1080/14330237.2016.1250415

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“…Recently in South Africa (as well as internationally) there has been much interest in research into the neuropsychological sequelae following concussive injuries [1,50,51,61,[63][64][65][66][67]. This type of research is vital in contributing to the field of sports psychology and sports medicine in terms of understanding the clinical features and assessment techniques, clinical management, rehabilitation, education of athletes and their health care providers, return-to play guidelines and long-term outcomes of concussive injuries.…”

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Cumulative Mild Head Injury (CMHI) in Contact Sports

Nel¹,

Govender²

2019

Traumatic Brain Injury - Neurobiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

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The effect of cumulative mild head injury (CMHI) in contact sports such as rugby union and football (soccer) is seen at all levels as more concussive injuries are reported each year globally and in South Africa. This is problematic as repeated concussions may lead to cognitive deficits in attention and poorer overall cognitive profiles both in the short and long term. The aim of this chapter is to present a brief review of research on CMHI in football and rugby and other sports (briefly) both international and South African underpinned by an overview of the anatomy and neuroanatomy of the brain to illustrate the mechanisms involved in head injuries. Risk factors for all types of MHI are also given.

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“…This may suggest that athletes involved in football do sustain some CMHI and/or concussive injury which is not reflected in their reaction time scores. This was a small sample of 15 footballers and 15 volleyball controls thus results are provisional [64].…”

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Cumulative Mild Head Injury (CMHI) in Contact Sports

Nel¹,

Govender²

2019

Traumatic Brain Injury - Neurobiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

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“…al. claim that there is a little and significant difference after season between football and volleyball groups in their experimental studies (Maite, 2016) In the light of this information, it is claimed that the reason why volleyball players have better reaction time is because this sport requires responding to stimulant quicker. However, according to the finding of the study that we conducted, it is thought that reaction speeds of those who are in individual sport branches are better because their sports require good concentration and timing (Erzurumluoğlu et al 1999).…”

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Investigation of Reaction Speed of the Students Who Do Sport and Do Not in the Age Group of 12-18

Aydin¹,

Özkan²

2022

Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results

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Objective: Our research aimed to examine the reaction speed of 12-18 year old students who do sports and those who do not. Material and Methods: A total of 427 students participated in the study, with the participation of 263 boys and 164 girls, aged 12-18, who continue their education in primary and secondary schools in Van. In order to measure the visual and auditory reaction rates, the "Newtest 1000" reaction device was adjusted in 00.01 milliseconds. SPSS package program was used in the data. In analysis, Mann Whitney U for paired comparisons, Kruskall-Wallis H test for multiple comparisons and descriptive statistics were used. The level of significance was determined as P˂0.05.Results: Exercising regularly (p=0.000), using technology intensively (Right-left hand visual p=0.000, Right hand auditory p=0.002, Left hand auditory p=0.001, Right hand mixed p=0.007, Left hand mixed p=0.000), gender (p=0.000), leisure-time situations (Right hand visual p=0.013, left hand visual p= 0.000, Right hand auditory p=0.006, left hand auditory p=0.102, Right hand mixed p=0.049 There was a significant difference between the left hand mixed (p=0.002) and reaction rates. There was a significant difference in left hand auditory reaction rates of individuals who do individual and team sports in favor of those who do individual sports (p=0.023). There was no difference between students' ages, parental education levels, dominant hand, body mass index, daily television watching time, wearing glasses, academic achievement and visual and auditory reaction rates (P>0.05). Conclusion: It has been observed that regular exercise has a positive effect on increasing reaction speed.

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“…Contact sports like rugby and football often lead to injuries (Maite, Nel & Govender 2016 ). Athletes usually continue participating in a game for some time after sustaining a bloody injury (Hoogenboom & Smith 2012 ).…”

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The knowledge, perceptions and relationship behaviour of rugby and football players towards HIV infection at the University of Limpopo

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BackgroundSport has the capability to unite a country. To achieve winning teams, athletes have to rely on each other and often have close physical contact. Disclosure of a positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status may be problematic for athletes in contact sports as they may suffer discrimination and stigmatisation which may impact their relationship behaviours. This may impact frontline nursing and medical staff dealing with on-field ‘blood’ injuries.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to determine if individuals who participate in football and rugby are aware of the risk of HIV infection in contact sports and their perceptions and reported behaviour towards HIV-positive athletes.MethodA cross-sectional survey design with a qualitative element. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, while thematic content analysis was used to analyse qualitative data.Non-proportional quota sampling was used for male rugby (n = 23) and football (30) players registered at the University of Limpopo (Turfloop campus).ResultsThe results supported previous research in that there are gaps in HIV knowledge. For instance, not knowing that anal sex may cause HIV infection and believing that saliva can transmit HIV and that blood transfusions are unsafe.ConclusionProblematic findings were that a portion of the sample believed that having sex with a virgin could cure HIV and the majority of the sample believed that being ‘bewitched’ could cause HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

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Reaction time deficits incurred by Cumulative Mild Head Injury (CMHI) and Post-Concussion Symptoms (PCS) between contact and non-contact sport players: A prospective study

Cited by 5 publications

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Cumulative Mild Head Injury (CMHI) in Contact Sports

Cumulative Mild Head Injury (CMHI) in Contact Sports

Investigation of Reaction Speed of the Students Who Do Sport and Do Not in the Age Group of 12-18

The knowledge, perceptions and relationship behaviour of rugby and football players towards HIV infection at the University of Limpopo

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