Mangine Robert E, Palmer Thomas G, Tersak James A, Mark Michael, Clark Joseph F, Eifert-Mangine Marsha, Hill-Lindsay Audrey, Grawe Brian M
NovaCare Rehabilitation, A Select Medical Company, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA.
University of Cincinnati Athletics, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2024 Nov 1;19(11):1348-1361. doi: 10.26603/001c.124935. eCollection 2024.
Athletic performance can be measured with a variety of clinical and functional assessment techniques. There is a need to better understand the relationship between the brain's electrical activity and the body's physiological performance capabilities in real-time while performing physical tasks related to sport. Orthopedic functional assessments used to monitor the neuroplastic properties of the central nervous system lack objectivity and/or pertinent functionality specific to sport. The ability to assess brain wave activity with physiological metrics during functional exercises associated with sport has proven to be difficult and impractical in real-time sport settings. Quantitative electroencephalography or qEEG brain mapping is a unique, real-time comprehensive assessment of brain electrical activity performed in combination with physiometrics which offers insight to neurophysiological brain-to-body function. Brain neuroplasticity has been associated with differences in musculoskeletal performance among athletes, however comparative real-time normal data to benchmark performance capabilities is limited.
PURPOSE/DESIGN: This prospective, descriptive case series evaluated performance of task-driven activities using an innovative neurophysiological assessment technique of qEEG monitored neurophysiological responses to establish a comparative benchmark of performance capabilities in healthy, uninjured Division-I athletes.
Twenty-eight healthy uninjured females (n=11) and males (n=17) NCAA Division-I athletes participated in real-time neurophysiological assessment using a Bluetooth, wireless 21-channel dry EEG headset while performing functional activities.
Uninjured athletes experienced standard and regulated fluctuations of brain wave activity in key performance indicators of attention, workload capacity and sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) asymmetries.
qEEG neurophysiological real-time assessment concurrent with functional activities in uninjured, Division-I athletes may provide a performance capability benchmark. Real-time neurophysiological data can be used to monitor athletes' preparedness to participate in sport, rehabilitation progressions, assist in development of injury prevention programs, and return to play decisions. While this paper focuses on healthy, uninjured participants, results underscore the need to discen pre-injury benchmarks.
运动表现可以通过多种临床和功能评估技术来衡量。在进行与运动相关的身体任务时，需要更好地实时了解大脑电活动与身体生理性能能力之间的关系。用于监测中枢神经系统神经可塑性特性的骨科功能评估缺乏客观性和/或特定于运动的相关功能。在实时运动环境中，在与运动相关的功能锻炼期间用生理指标评估脑电波活动的能力已被证明是困难且不切实际的。定量脑电图或qEEG脑图谱是一种独特的、实时的对脑电活动的综合评估，它与生理测量学相结合，能够洞察神经生理的脑对身体功能。大脑神经可塑性与运动员肌肉骨骼表现的差异有关，然而，用于比较实时正常数据以确定表现能力基准的研究有限。
目的/设计：本前瞻性描述性病例系列使用qEEG这种创新的神经生理学评估技术，评估任务驱动活动的表现，监测神经生理反应，以建立健康、未受伤的一级联盟运动员表现能力的比较基准。
28名健康未受伤的女性（n = 11）和男性（n = 17）美国大学体育协会一级联盟运动员在进行功能活动时，使用蓝牙无线21通道干式脑电图耳机参与实时神经生理学评估。
未受伤的运动员在注意力、工作量能力和感觉运动节律（SMR）不对称等关键表现指标上经历了脑电波活动的标准且规律的波动。
在未受伤的一级联盟运动员中，qEEG神经生理学实时评估与功能活动同时进行，可能提供一个表现能力基准。实时神经生理学数据可用于监测运动员参与运动的准备情况、康复进展、协助制定预防损伤计划以及决定是否可以重返赛场。虽然本文关注的是健康、未受伤的参与者，但结果强调了确定伤前基准的必要性。
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