Publications by authors named "Stephanie Amalfe"
Article Synopsis
- The study examined sex and sport differences in baseline clinical assessments for concussions among college athletes, aiming to understand how personal health histories might influence these assessments.
- Female athletes reported more symptoms and severity compared to males, and those with concussion or migraine histories showed increased symptom severity and anxiety/depression levels.
- Findings emphasize the importance of customized concussion evaluations and highlight the need for clinicians to consider athletes' personal and medical histories for better assessment and management.
Purpose: Sport-related head impact biomechanics research has been male-centric and focused primarily on American football and ice hockey, which do not address popular sports in which both sexes participate. The purpose of this study was to quantify college female and male lacrosse and soccer head impact biomechanics.
Methods: Head impact biomechanics were collected from college lacrosse and soccer players across two Division 1 college athletic programs (96 female athletes, 141 male athletes; age, 19.
Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between preinjury risk factors (RFs) and subsequent occurrence of concussion and examine whether preinjury RFs or postinjury assessments predict clinical recovery in collegiate athletes.
Methods: Risk factors (sex, sport, and self-report history of concussion, migraine, attention-deficit disorder, learning disability, depression, and anxiety) and Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT), depression/anxiety screenings, and neuropsychological testing were obtained before the season. For athletes who sustained concussion, RFs, postinjury SCAT, neuropsychological assessment, and clinical recovery were assessed.