The Effect of Repeated Soccer Ball Heading on Cortico-spinal Excitability and Inhibition

Thomas Di Virgilio; Angus Hunter; Stuart Goodall; Glyn Howatson; Lindsay Wilson; Magdalena Ietswaart

doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000486219.87648.55

The Effect of Repeated Soccer Ball Heading on Cortico-spinal Excitability and Inhibition

Thomas Di Virgilio, Angus Hunter, Stuart Goodall, Glyn Howatson, Lindsay Wilson, Magdalena Ietswaart

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Postural control has been shown to decline following a bout of soccer ball heading, although mechanisms underling this impairment remain unclear. Repetitive sub-concussive head impacts (RSHI) may disrupt cortico-spinal pathways to trigger these changes, however, no data exists.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	404
Journal	Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Volume	48
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000486219.87648.55
Publication status	Published - Jun 2016

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