Publications by authors named "G Blenkinsop"
Introduction: Early Exercise Intolerance (EEI) is associated with delayed recovery and longer time to Return To Play (RTP), but this has not been established.Participants; ( = 52, male = 30) UK university-aged rugby-union student-athletes.
Methods: Student-athletes completed baseline screening (July-October 2021 and 2022).
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to determine if a personalized Sub-Symptom Heart Rate Threshold (SSHeRT) rehabilitation program is more effective than a traditional 14 days of physical rest in aiding recovery from a sport-related concussion (SRC) in university-aged student-athletes.
- It involved comparing two groups: one following physical rest guidelines (PRG) and the other participating in the SSHeRT program (CEG), with various cognitive and physical assessments conducted at multiple time points post-SRC.
- Results indicated that the CEG showed significant improvements in cognitive function and was more likely to return to play and resume activities sooner than the PRG, suggesting that SSHeRT could be a safer and more effective approach for recovery.
Background: Sub-concussive and concussive impacts sustained during contact sports such as rugby may affect neurocognitive performance, vestibular-ocular-motor function, symptom burden and academic ability.
Method: Student-athletes (n = 146) participating in rugby union British Universities or domestic competitions were assessed on the Immediate Post-Concussion and Cognitive Test, Post-Concussion Symptom Scale, vestibular-oculo-motor screening tool and revised perceived academic impact tool. Individual change from pre-season (July-September 2021) to 2-weeks following last exposure to contact (April-July 2022) was analysed.
Background And Objectives: The effectiveness of exergames on fall risk and related physical and cognitive function in older adults is still unclear, with conflicting findings. The discrepancy in these results could be due to the different components and task-specific demands of individual exergame interventions. This open-label quasi-randomized study aimed to compare the efficacy of 2 different home-based dual-task exergame treatments on cognition, mobility, and balance in older people.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Physiological differences between a maturing and matured brain alters how Sports-Related Concussion (SRC) affects different age groups; therefore, a review specific to university-aged student-athletes is needed.
Objectives: Determine time to recovery for symptom burden, neurocognitive and Vestibular-Ocular-Motor (VOM) function and academic impact in university-aged student-athletes.
Methods: Searches were conducted in PubMed, SpringerLink, PsycINFO, Science Direct, Scopus, Cochrane, Web of Science and EMBASE.