Neck Muscle Size-Strength Correlation Is Gender Dependent

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• Personal Author:
  Reddy C ; Wan B ; Zhang X ; Zhou Y
• Description:
  Head injury risk secondary to unsafe head accelerations is a growing concern for athletic populations as new discoveries of adverse effects from even sub-concussive impacts have been made. In order to investigate the potential effects of neck strength on head-acceleration injury risk, previous efforts have used static strength tests and dynamic impact simulations to identify factors that may have injury-prevention implications. While neck strength and muscle size have been shown to have a protective effect in laboratories, their relationships have shown mixed results when used to predict on-field injury rates, stressing the need for a clearer understanding of the muscle size-strength relationship and how it might vary across different conditions and population groups. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to elucidate the neck muscle size-strength relationships and explore the effects of gender and neck posture on the relationships. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics; Musculoskeletal system; Muscle tissue; Head injuries; Gender factors; Injury prevention; Posture; Motion studies
• Publisher:
  American Society of Biomechanics
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064815
• Citation:
  vASB2020: Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics 44th Annual Meeting, August 4-7, 2020, virtual event. Newark, DE: American Society of Biomechanics, 2020 Aug; :706
• Email:
  xudongzhang@tamu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Texas Engineering Experiment Station
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150901
• Source Full Name:
  vASB2020: Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics 44th Annual Meeting, August 4-7, 2020, virtual event
• End Date:
  20190831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:49eb388859d3f1c6bdbe3848b38cecb925724936610af74966f4fa3d388b2f20cca7161002f76fa309d7563217ea1d85306994b4749a67f3456333fea95ec43c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248919/cdc_248919_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.87 MB ]