A PEEK BEHIND THE STUDY … WITH OWEN SWANN

Swann OJ, Turner M, Heslegrave A, et al. Fluid biomarkers and risk of neurodegenerative disease in retired athletes with multiple concussions: results from the International Concussion and Head Injury Research Foundation Brain health in Retired athletes Study of Ageing and Impact-Related Neurodegenerative Disease (ICHIRF-BRAIN study). BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2022;8:e001327. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001327 […]

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ROLLING OUT A NEW POLICY ON THE BIG STAGE – THE INTRODUCTION OF TEMPORARY CONCUSSION SUBSTITUTIONS AT THE TOKYO PARALYMPIC GAMES

2021 will be looked back on as the year that the COVID19-delayed sporting events from the previous year came back to life across the (northern hemisphere) summer. As part of the Tokyo Paralympic games, there was a first for football with the Blind Football (“Football 5-a-side”) tournament at the Paralympics, the first international football competition […]

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A PEEK BEHIND THE STUDY … WITH KEITA SUZUKI

Suzuki K, Nagai S, Iwai K, Furukawa T, Takemura M. How does the situation before a tackle influence a tackler’s head placement in rugby union?: application of the decision tree analysis. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2021;7:e000949. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000949 The full paper can be found here. […]

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