Research
Ongoing Research
⦁ Effectiveness of TopSpin360 on Measures of Neck Strength in Junior A Ice Hockey Players.
The Mayo Clinic
⦁ Sport Concussion Performance-Based Prevention Program
Benson Concussion Clinic
⦁ Evaluating the Effects of a Novel Neuromuscular Neck Training Device on Multiplanar Static and Dynamic Neck Strength: A Pilot Study
The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
⦁ Dynamic Neck Strength as a Potential Screening Tool for Future Concussion risk: A Pilot Study
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
⦁ Lower dynamic neck strength is associated with history of concussion in varsity female soccer players
British Journal of Sports Medicine
⦁ Evaluating the Effects of a Novel Neuromuscular Neck Training Device on Isometric and Dynamic Neck Strength: A Pilot Study
Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine
⦁ Sport Concussion Performance-Based Prevention Program Clinicaltrials.gov
⦁ TopSpin360 in Female Varsity Athletes Clinicaltrials.gov
⦁ Cervicogenic Concussion Rehabilitation With TopSpin360 Clinicaltrials.gov
⦁ A Study of TopSpin360 Training Device: Mayo Clinic Clinicaltrials.gov
Supporting Research
Neck Strength: A Protective Factor Reducing Risk for Concussion in High School Sports
For every one pound increase in neck strength, odds of concussion decrease by 5%. We conclude that identifying differences in overall neck strength may be useful in developing a screening tool to determine risk of concussion.
Collins, C. L., Fletcher, E. N., Fields, S. K., Kluchurosky, L., Rohrkemper, M. K., Comstock, R. D., & Cantu, R. C. (2014). Neck Strength: A Protective Factor Reducing Risk for Concussion in High School Sports. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 35(5), 309–319. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-014-0355-2
The Influence of Cervical Muscle Characteristics on Head Impact Biomechanics in Football
Neuromuscular training designed to enhance cervical muscle dynamic resptonses may be a more suitable and effective approach than strength training to reduce the odds of sustaining high-magnitude head impacts among football athletes.
Schmidt, J. D., Guskiewicz, K. M., Blackburn, J. T., Mihalik, J. P., Siegmund, G. P., & Marshall, S. W. (2014). The Influence of Cervical Muscle Characteristics on Head Impact Biomechanics in Football. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 42(9), 2056–2066. http://doi.org/10.1177/0363546514536685
Effect of Neck Muscle Strength and Anticipatory Cervical Muscle Activation on the Kinematic Response of the Head to Impulsive Loads
In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that greater neck strength accentuates the head’s dynamic response to external forces. These relationships hold true in all planes of head motion and across the age spectrum in athletes of both sexes.
Eckner, J. T., Oh, Y. K., Joshi, M. S., Richardson, J. K., & Ashton-Miller, J. A. (2014). Effect of Neck Muscle Strength and Anticipatory Cervical Muscle Activation on the Kinematic Response of the Head to Impulsive Loads. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. http://doi.org/10.1177/0363546513517869
Upcoming Conferences
2022 American Volleyball Coaches Association Convention
6th Edition International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport
Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Services Forum 2022
Military Health System Research Symposium
Past Conference Presentations
World Federation of Athletic Training & Therapy
SPIN Summit 2021
IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport
SPIN Summit 2019
NSCA National Conference 2018
