The effect of concussion history on cognitive motor integration in elite hockey players
Aim: To observe the effects of concussion history on cognitive motor integration in elite level athletes. Methods: The study included 102 National Hockey League draft prospects (n 51 concussion history [CH] n 51 no history [NC] Participants completed two computer based visuomotor tasks, one involved 'standard' visuomotor mapping and one involved 'nonstandard' mapping in which vision and action were decoupled. Results: We observed a significant effect of group on reaction time (CH slower) and accuracy (CH worse) but a group by condition interaction only for reaction time (p 0.05) There were no other deficits found. We discussed these findings in comparison to our previous work with non elite athletes. Conclusion: Previously concussed elite level athletes may have lingering neurological deficits that are not detected using standard clinical assessments.
Concussion