Does acute soccer heading cause an increase in plasma S100B? A randomized controlled trial.

The purpose of this study was to test the effect of subconcussive head impacts on acute changes in plasma S100B. In this randomized controlled trial, 79 healthy adult soccer players were randomly assigned to either the heading (n = 41) or kicking-control groups (n = 38). The heading group executed 1...

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Main Authors: Megan E Huibregtse, Madeleine K Nowak, Joseph E Kim, Rachel M Kalbfell, Alekhya Koppineni, Keisuke Ejima, Keisuke Kawata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239507