Immediate Cervical Muscle Response to Optimal Occlusal Positioning: A Crucial Part of Concussion Risk Management
Denise Gobert, Gregg Ueckert, Mark Strickland, Leeda Rasoulian · 2025
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Description
Neck strength guards athletes against concussion, and jaw position may switch neck muscles on. Denise Gobert, Gregg Ueckert, Mark Strickland, and Leeda Rasoulian test a custom mouth orthotic in 42 healthy adults. Strength and endurance were measured in six directions, with and without the device. A pressure gauge recorded the isometric efforts. Repeated-measures models compared the two conditions.
Strength rose in every direction with the orthotic in place. Rotation gains reached about 19 to 20 percent. Flexor endurance jumped nearly 45 percent. The authors read the instant effect as clinically meaningful. A fitted jaw device, they suggest, could join concussion risk programs in contact sports.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Denise Gobert, Gregg Ueckert, Mark Strickland, Leeda Rasoulian |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |