Divya Jain, Tara Porfido, Nicola L de Souza, Allison M Brown, Jaclyn B Caccese, Anna Czykier, Emily L Dennis, Jenna Tosto-Mancuso, Elisabeth A Wilde, Carrie Esopenko
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Sport-specific training may improve postural control, while repetitive head acceleration events (RHAEs) may compromise it. Understanding the neural mechanisms underlying postural control may contextualize changes due to training and RHAE. The goal of this study was to determine whether postural sway during the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) is related to white matter organization (WMO) in collegiate athletes. METHODS: Collegiate soccer (N = 33) and non-soccer athletes (N = 44) completed BESS and diffusion tensor imaging...
May 6, 2024: Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy: JNPT