Headstart Whitepaper Sources

Consensus Guidelines and Clinical Management of Sports Concussion

  1. Patricios, J.S., et al. (2023). Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport. Br J Sports Med. Search Link

  2. McCrory, P., et al. (2017). Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5th international conference on concussion in sport. Br J Sports Med. Search Link

  3. Echemendia, R.J., et al. (2023). SCAT6: Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6. Br J Sports Med. Search Link

  4. Echemendia, R.J., et al. (2017). SCAT5: Sport Concussion Assessment Tool. Br J Sports Med. Search Link

  5. Broglio, S.P., et al. (2014). National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: management of sport concussion. J Athl Train. Search Link

  6. Herring, S.A., et al. (2021). Selected issues in sport-related concussion for the team physician: a consensus statement. Med Sci Sports Exerc. Search Link

  7. Makdissi, M., et al. (2013). Revisiting the guidelines for return to play following sport-related concussion. Br J Sports Med. Search Link

  8. Giza, C.C., et al. (2013). Summary of evidence-based guideline update: evaluation and management of concussion in sports. Neurology. Search Link

  9. Kontos, A.P., et al. (2016). Active rehabilitation for sports-related concussion. Sports Med. Search Link

  10. Collins, M.W., et al. (2016). Early targeted therapy for concussion. Sports Med. Search Link

  11. Leddy, J.J., et al. (2013). The Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test. Clin J Sport Med. Search Link

  12. Iverson, G.L. (2005). Predicting slow recovery from sport-related concussion: the new simple-complex distinction. Clin J Sport Med. Search Link

  13. Meehan, W.P., et al. (2011). Return to play following sports-related concussion. Clin Pediatr. Search Link

  14. Zemek, R., et al. (2016). Clinical risk score for persistent postconcussion symptoms. JAMA. Search Link

  15. Echemendia, R.J., et al. (2001). Neuropsychological recovery following sports-related concussion. Clin J Sport Med. Search Link

Mental Health Outcomes, Burnout, and Psychiatric Distress in Athletes

16. Rice, S.M., et al. (2018). Sport-related concussion and mental health outcomes in elite athletes: a systematic review. Sports Med. Search Link

17. Guskiewicz, K.M., et al. (2007). Recurrent concussion and risk of depression in retired professional football players. Med Sci Sports Exerc. Search Link

18. Kerr, Z.Y., et al. (2014). Association between concussion and mental health in former collegiate athletes. Inj Epidemiol. Search Link

19. Reardon, C.L., et al. (2019). IOC consensus statement: mental health in elite athletes. Br J Sports Med. Search Link

20. Hutchison, M.G., et al. (2009). Psychological distress following sport-related concussion. Can J Neurol Sci. Search Link

21. Rice, S.M., et al. (2016). Depression and anxiety in elite athletes: a systematic review. Sports Med. Search Link

22. Mainwaring, L.M., et al. (2004). Emotional reaction to sport-related concussion. Clin J Sport Med. Search Link

23. Castaldelli-Maia, J.M., et al. (2019). Mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med. Search Link

24. Wiese-Bjornstal, D.M., et al. (2015). The psychological response to sport-related concussion: a systematic review. Sports Med. Search Link

25. Schwenk, T.L., et al. (2007). Depression in retired professional football players. Med Sci Sports Exerc. Search Link

26. Iverson, G.L., et al. (2020). Risk of suicide and mental health conditions in retired athletes. Front Sports Act Living. Search Link

27. Didehbani, N., et al. (2013). Concussion and risk of depression in athletes. J Alzheimers Dis. Search Link

28. Gulliver, A., et al. (2015). Mental health in Australian elite athletes. Sports Med. Search Link

29. Reardon, C.L., Factor, R.M. (2010). Mental health issues and psychological factors in athletes. Sports Med. Search Link

30. Brewer, B.W., et al. (2001). Understanding the psychological impact of sports injury. Sports Med. Search Link

31. Gouttebarge, V., et al. (2015). Mental health and well-being in retired athletes. Sports Med. Search Link

32. Gouttebarge, V., et al. (2015). Prevalence of mental health symptoms in current and retired professional athletes. Eur J Sport Sci. Search Link

33. Zemek, R., et al. (2016). Sport-related concussion and psychological distress in youth. JAMA. Search Link

34. Ponsford, J., et al. (2012). Mental health disorders following mTBI in youth. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. Search Link

35. Ellis, M.J., et al. (2015). Depressive symptoms after concussion in youth. J Neurosurg Pediatr. Search Link

36. Jorge, R.E., et al. (2004). Mood disorders after mild traumatic brain injury. Am J Psychiatry. Search Link

37. Bryant, R.A., et al. (2010). Anxiety disorders following mild traumatic brain injury. Am J Psychiatry. Search Link

38. Perry, D.C., et al. (2016). Psychiatric outcomes after traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma. Search Link

39. Gustafsson, H., et al. (2011). Athlete burnout: a systematic review. Int Rev Sport Exerc Psychol. Search Link

40. De Francisco, C., et al. (2016). Burnout and mental health in elite sports. J Sports Sci. Search Link

41. Thatcher, J., et al. (2012). Stress and coping following sports injury. Sports Med. Search Link

42. Ivarsson, A., et al. (2017). Psychological predictors of injury among elite athletes. Br J Sports Med. Search Link

43. Podlog, L., Eklund, R.C. (2007). Psychological factors influencing return to play. J Appl Sport Psychol. Search Link

44. Heaney, E.X., et al. (2015). Psychological interventions in sport injury rehabilitation. J Appl Sport Psychol. Search Link

45. Gulliver, A., et al. (2012). Barriers to mental health help-seeking in young athletes. Br J Sports Med. Search Link

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and Neurodegenerative Disease

46. McKee, A.C., et al. (2009). Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in athletes: progressive tauopathy after repetitive head injury. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. Search Link

47. Stern, R.A., et al. (2011). Long-term consequences of repetitive brain trauma: chronic traumatic encephalopathy. PM&R. Search Link

48. Mez, J., et al. (2017). Clinicopathological evaluation of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in players of American football. JAMA. Search Link

49. McKee, A.C., et al. (2013). The spectrum of disease in chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Brain. Search Link

50. Stern, R.A., et al. (2013). Clinical presentation of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Neurology. Search Link

51. Montenigro, P.T., et al. (2017). Cumulative head impact index associated with cognitive and neuropsychiatric functioning. J Neurotrauma. Search Link

52. Alosco, M.L., et al. (2017). Neuropsychiatric symptoms of CTE. J Neurotrauma. Search Link

53. Omalu, B.I., et al. (2005). Pathology of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in an NFL player. Neurosurgery. Search Link

54. Omalu, B.I., et al. (2011). Repetitive head trauma and CTE in athletes. J Forensic Nurs. Search Link

55. Bailes, J.E., et al. (2015). Early markers of CTE in athletes. Neurosurgery. Search Link

Biomechanics, Subconcussive Impacts, and 3-Axis Sensor Telemetry

56. Bailes, J.E., et al. (2013). Subconcussive impacts in sports: a review of the literature. Surg Neurol Int. Search Link

57. Giza, C.C., Hovda, D.A. (2001). Neurometabolic cascade of concussion. J Athl Train. Search Link

58. Giza, C.C., Hovda, D.A. (2014). The new neurometabolic cascade of concussion. Neurosurgery. Search Link

59. Broglio, S.P., et al. (2011). Head impact exposure in youth football. Pediatrics. Search Link

60. Broglio, S.P., et al. (2010). Biomechanical properties of concussions in high school football. Med Sci Sports Exerc. Search Link

61. Rowson, S., et al. (2013). Head impact biomechanics at the youth, high school, collegiate and professional levels. Ann Biomed Eng. Search Link

62. Rowson, S., Duma, S.M. (2011). Development of the STAR evaluation system for football helmets. Ann Biomed Eng. Search Link

63. Meaney, D.F., Smith, D.H. (2011). Brain-strain metrics in concussion. N Engl J Med. Search Link

64. McAllister, T.W., et al. (2012). The relationship between head impact exposure and white matter integrity. Neurology. Search Link

65. McAllister, T.W., et al. (2014). Effect of head impacts on neurocognition in collegiate football players. Neurology. Search Link

66. Bazarian, J.J., et al. (2012). Subconcussive head impact exposure and white matter tract changes. J Neurotrauma. Search Link

67. Greenwald, R.M., et al. (2008). Head impact telemetry system in sports. Med Sci Sports Exerc. Search Link

68. Crisco, J.J., et al. (2004). Validation of head impact sensors in football. J Biomech. Search Link

69. Crisco, J.J., et al. (2010). Measurement of head impacts in collegiate football. Med Sci Sports Exerc. Search Link

70. King, D., et al. (2015). Mouthguard kinematics in impact sports. J Neurosurg. Search Link

71. King, D., et al. (2017). Instrumented mouthguards for head impact monitoring. Sports Med. Search Link

72. King, D., et al. (2014). Biomechanics of head impacts in rugby. Br J Sports Med. Search Link

73. Killeen, T., et al. (2020). The role of AI and digital monitoring in sports concussion. Sports Med Open. Search Link

74. Rowson, S., Duma, S.M. (2013). Biomechanical thresholds for concussion. J Biomech Eng. Search Link

75. Viano, D.C., et al. (2007). Tolerance of the human head to impacts. J Biomech. Search Link

76. Pellman, E.J., et al. (2003). NFL concussion biomechanics. Neurosurgery. Search Link

77. Li, R.T., et al. (2016). Wearable technology in elite sports. Sports Med. Search Link

78. Donohue, B., et al. (2018). Technological interventions for athlete mental health. J Clin Sport Psychol. Search Link

79. Slater, M., et al. (2020). Data privacy and ethics in sports tech. J Sports Sci. Search Link

80. Blennow, K., et al. (2012). Biomarkers of concussion in sports. Neuroscience. Search Link

81. Zetterberg, H., et al. (2013). Blood biomarkers for mild traumatic brain injury. Nat Rev Neurol. Search Link

82. Shahim, P., et al. (2017). Neurofilament light in sports-related concussion. Neurology. Search Link

83. Ptito, A., et al. (2012). Advanced neuroimaging in sports concussion. J Neurotrauma. Search Link

84. Chen, J.K., et al. (2008). fMRI alterations in sports-related concussion. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. Search Link

Post-Concussion Syndrome, Symptoms, and Public Health Management

85. Mihalik, J.P., et al. (2013). Sleep disturbance following concussion. Clin J Sport Med. Search Link

86. Leddy, J.J., et al. (2007). Autonomic dysfunction after mild traumatic brain injury. Clin J Sport Med. Search Link

87. Mucha, A., et al. (2014). Vestibular and oculomotor findings after sports-related concussion. Am J Sports Med. Search Link

88. Master, C.L., et al. (2016). Visual dysfunction following concussion. Clin Pediatr. Search Link

89. Brown, N.J., et al. (2014). Cognitive rest and recovery after concussion. Pediatrics. Search Link

90. Thomas, D.G., et al. (2015). The effect of rest on concussion recovery. Pediatrics. Search Link

91. Vella, S.A., et al. (2015). Physical activity and mental health in youth athletes. Med Sci Sports Exerc. Search Link

92. Kerr, Z.Y., et al. (2017). Epidemiology of sports-related concussion in NCAA athletes. Am J Sports Med. Search Link

93. Covassin, T., et al. (2016). Sex differences in sports-related concussion. Am J Sports Med. Search Link

94. Register-Mihalik, J.K., et al. (2013). Under-reporting of concussions among high school athletes. J Athl Train. Search Link

95. Makdissi, M., et al. (2013). Concussion incidence and policy in Australian Rules Football. J Sci Med Sport. Search Link

96. Makdissi, M., et al. (2013). Natural history of concussion in Australian Rules Football. Med J Aust. Search Link

97. Gaudet, C.E., et al. (2018). Socioeconomic factors in concussion management. J Athl Train. Search Link

98. Provvidenza, C., et al. (2013). Knowledge translation and education in concussion. Br J Sports Med. Search Link

99. Anderson, J., et al. (2017). Duty of care in sports concussion management. J Law Med Ethics. Search Link

100. Smith, A.C.T., et al. (2018). ESG and social impact in community sports. Sport Manage Rev. Search Link