A 2024 study published in the American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Risk Reduction of Concussion in Athletes: Do Neck Size or Neck Strength Make a Difference?, they concluded, “Additionally, there may be greater opportunity to increase neck strength in amateur athletes compared to professional. In conclusion, cervical strengthening programs have been shown to be feasible and beneficial for athletes to decrease their risk of sustaining a sport-related concussion, though the optimal duration, intensity, and frequency has yet to be determined.”
Physical Therapy and Sport, in March of this year published the following research, A pilot study on the effects of multimodal cervical exercise training on clinical concussion risk factors in female athletes., “The findings suggest that the intervention was effective in improving clinical measures related to concussion risk. Prior research suggests that improved size, strength, endurance, symmetry, and postural control, improve an athlete’s ability to stabilize the head.”
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Training the head and neck region is extremely important in protecting the athlete by reducing the risk of head trauma. More and more studies are being published that reiterate what should be done and why it is so important in strength and conditioning programs.
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