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A Laboratory Study on the Ability of Head Kinematics to Predict Brain Strains in Helmeted Head Impacts
DownloadFall 2018
Sports and recreation are a leading cause of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in North America, accounting for nearly 30% of TBI cases in youth in Canada. Contact sports, such as hockey and football, put athletes at greater risk of suffering mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI, such as concussion),...
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Concussion-Related Knowledge and Patterns of Practice in Ontario General and Family Practice and Sport and Exercise Medicine Physicians
DownloadFall 2022
Objectives: To characterize concussion knowledge levels, patterns of practice and learning preferences for physicians within the Sections of General & Family Practice (GFP) and Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) of the Ontario Medical Association (OMA).Methods: Cross-sectional online survey, first...
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Fall 2020
The purpose of this research was to elucidate the short and long-term mental health outcomes following sport-related concussion (SRC) in a population of elite athletes. Specifically, symptoms consistent with anxiety, depression, and psychological distress were investigated in a population of 196...
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Predicting Concussion Reporting using the Theory of Planned Behaviour and a Stress-Response Framework among Junior University Athletes
DownloadFall 2018
Concussion in sports has become one of the main concerns for the health of athletes (McCrory et al., 2017). In response, preventative initiatives have been put in place to educate the public about concussion management (Mrazik, Dennison, Brooks, Yeates, Babul, & Naidu, 2015). Despite attempts to...
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Predicting Concussion Symptoms: The Impact of Pre-Injury Risk Factors on Post-Concussion Symptom Severity in Football Players
DownloadFall 2024
This thesis explores how pre-existing mental health factors—anxiety, depression, concussion history, learning disorders, and ADHD—affect post-concussion outcomes in Canadian Football League (CFL) athletes. The study addresses a gap in the literature by investigating whether baseline mental health...
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Fall 2020
Background: Current evidence suggests that athletes may be susceptible to subsequent injury after returning to play following a sport-related concussion (SRC). It is hypothesized that this increased risk may be due in part to residual postural control deficits that are not detectable with common...