Performance on auditory, vestibular, and visual tests is stable across two seasons of youth tackle football.
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: Few studies have tracked neurologic function in youth football players longitudinally. This study aimed to determine whether changes in tests of auditory, vestibular, and/or visual functions are evident after participation in one or two seasons of youth tackle football.: Prospective cohort study.: Before their 2017 and/or 2018 seasons, male tackle football players (ages 7-14 yrs) completed three tests that tend to exhibit acute disruptions following a concussion: (1) the FFR (frequency-following response), aphysiologic test of auditory function, (2) the BESS (Balance Error Scoring System), a test of vestibular function, and (3) the King-Devick, a test of oculomotor function. We planned to repeat these on all subjects at the end of each season.: Performance on neurosensory tests was stable, with no changes observed in FFR or King-Devick and a slight improvement observed in BESS performance across each season. Performance was also stable over two years for the subjects who participated both years. Across-season test-retest reliability correlations were high.: In the absence of concussion, young athletes' performance on the FFR, King-Devick, and BESS is stable across one or two seasons of youth tackle football.
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Authors | White-Schwoch, Travis;Krizman, Jennifer;McCracken, Kristi;Burgess, Jamie K;Thompson, Elaine C;Nicol, Trent;LaBella, Cynthia R;Kraus, Nina; |
Journal | brain injury |
Year | 2019 |
DOI | 10.1080/02699052.2019.1683899 |
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