Introduction and Overview The title of the journal article I chose to do research on studies the effects of concussions on adolescents, particularly adolescents involved in athletics such as competitive Bantam and Midget hockey. Hockey is a world renowned contact sport where being physical and fighting on the ice is welcomed by spectators. This sport is so physical that it requires its players to don a helmet to go into the game and as protective as the helmets are, they cannot 100% protect their players from getting concussed. Concussions in athletics are becoming a hotter topic these days, the American public primarily focusing on the NFL (National Football League) and the youth in sports. As we know it, the human brain does not fully develop
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In relation to the study, I will find their results to be personally accurate because I feel like I have not suffered neurocognitive deficits, but I do have more intense symptoms now than what I used to. “Subjective, but not Objective, Lingering Effects of Multiple Past Concussions in Adolescents”, a very interesting study done on the subjective view of its participants, meaning based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. This is the academic study done by Brooks, McKay, Mrazik, Barlow, Meeuwisse and Emery on the lingering effects of past concussions in adolescent athletes, specifically competitive Bantam and Midget hockey players between the ages of 13 and 17 years of …show more content…
To have something to go off of, they took baseline data from the players using a computer program called ImPACT. ImPACT stands for Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing and is a computerized test that has five composites/domains of testing which include how fast you respond, what your symptoms are pre-concussion, and for accuracy leaning into your neurocognitive development. Criteria for the baseline test included male or female players, written informed consent to participate, agreement of the head coach to participate in the study, and agreement of the team therapist to gather information about each player and their injuries throughout the season (Brooks, 2013). Players that had a chronic illness, who had already sustained an injury, who had English as a second language, attention or learning problems, or a recent concussion were excluded from the study (Brooks, 2013). The reason for the exclusion of these kinds of participants was to ensure that minimal influence on other variables of the study. 643 players ended up being included in the final sample size of the study, and scores were thrown out for the players who’s profiles got flagged by the ImPACT system, which throws out the outliers (Brooks, 2013). Approval was received from The Conjoint Research
In relation to the study, I will find their results to be personally accurate because I feel like I have not suffered neurocognitive deficits, but I do have more intense symptoms now than what I used to. “Subjective, but not Objective, Lingering Effects of Multiple Past Concussions in Adolescents”, a very interesting study done on the subjective view of its participants, meaning based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. This is the academic study done by Brooks, McKay, Mrazik, Barlow, Meeuwisse and Emery on the lingering effects of past concussions in adolescent athletes, specifically competitive Bantam and Midget hockey players between the ages of 13 and 17 years of …show more content…
To have something to go off of, they took baseline data from the players using a computer program called ImPACT. ImPACT stands for Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing and is a computerized test that has five composites/domains of testing which include how fast you respond, what your symptoms are pre-concussion, and for accuracy leaning into your neurocognitive development. Criteria for the baseline test included male or female players, written informed consent to participate, agreement of the head coach to participate in the study, and agreement of the team therapist to gather information about each player and their injuries throughout the season (Brooks, 2013). Players that had a chronic illness, who had already sustained an injury, who had English as a second language, attention or learning problems, or a recent concussion were excluded from the study (Brooks, 2013). The reason for the exclusion of these kinds of participants was to ensure that minimal influence on other variables of the study. 643 players ended up being included in the final sample size of the study, and scores were thrown out for the players who’s profiles got flagged by the ImPACT system, which throws out the outliers (Brooks, 2013). Approval was received from The Conjoint Research