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Autonomic Function Following Concussion in Youth Athletes: An Exploration of Heart Rate Variability Using 24-hour Recording Methodology

DOI: 10.3791/58203-v
What you'll learn
  • ✓ Conduct 24-hour heart rate variability monitoring in youth athletes
  • ✓ Assess autonomic function changes across concussion recovery trajectory
  • ✓ Process and interpret HRV data from ambulatory recordings
  • ✓ Compare recovery patterns between male and female concussed athletes
Protocol

We demonstrate a 24 h heart rate recording methodology to evaluate the influence of concussion across the recovery trajectory in youth athletes, within an ecologically valid context.

Difficulty
intermediate
Total time
~24 hours per participant (continuous recording) + ~1 hour data processing

Steps

1
Profile participant demographics and baseline physiology

Collect pre-injury demographic data, symptom assessment, and establish baseline physiological measurements in youth athletes prior to concussion injury.

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2
Record and process 24-hour heart rate variability data

Deploy continuous 24-hour heart rate monitoring following concussion, upload recorded data, and process HRV metrics across the recovery timeline.

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3
Analyze sex-specific post-concussion recovery trajectories

Examine representative HRV recovery patterns in male and female participants to identify sex-based differences in autonomic nervous system recovery following concussion.

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