A treadmill running research protocol to assess dynamic visual acuity and balance for athletes with and without recent concussion history.

Athletes interpret dynamic visual scenes quickly and accurately during physical exertion. It is important to understand how increased exertion may impact vision and cognition following sport-related concussion (SRC).Purpose To examine the effect of a treadmill running research protocol on the assessment of dynamic visual acuity (DVA) and balance for athletes with and without recent history of SRC.

Balance control in youth hockey players with and without a history of concussions during a lower limb reaching task.

Background: Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a functional injury that affects several clinical domains, including balance and cognition. The purpose of this study was, 1) to determine whether a lower limb visuomotor task could identify balance control differences between youth athletes with and without previous SRC; and 2) if balance is affected by training over time.

Methods: Youth hockey players (n = 34) who reported previous SRC (CONCUSSED; n = 12; mean age = 14.