Mihalik, J.P., Guskiewicz, K.M., Marshal, S. W., Greenwald, R.M., Blackburn, J.T., Cantu, R. C. (2011). Does Cervical Muscle Strength in Youth Ice Hockey Players Affect Head Impact Biomechanics? Clin J Sports Med. 21 (5) 416-421.

Guskiewicz, K. M., Mihalik, J. P. (2011). Biomechanics of Sport Concussion: Quest for the Elusive Injury Threshold. Exercise and Sports Sciences Review. 39 (1) 4-11.

Schmidt, J. D., Zinder, S. M., Petschauer, M. A., Guskiewicz, K. M. (2011), Traditional Helmet Hardware is More Likely to Fail Following Use Compared with Quick-Release Designs. Athletic Training and Sports Health Care. In Press.

Ross, L. M., Register-Mihalik, J. K., Mihalik, J. P., McCulloch, K., Prentice, W. E., Shields, E. W., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2011). Procedural Reaction Time and Balance Performance during Dual and Single Tasks in Healthy Collegiate Student. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 20 (3) 296-310.

Register-Mihalik, J. K., Kontos, D. L., Guskiewicz, K. M., Mihalik, J.P., Conder, B., & Shields, E.W. (2011) Age-related differences and reliability on a computerized and a paper-pencil neurocognitive assessment battery. Journal of Athletic Training. In Press.

Cantu, R. C., & Register-Mihalik, J. K. (2011) Considerations for return-to-play and retirement decisions following concussion. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In Press.

Guskiewicz, K. M., & Register-Mihalik, J.K. (2011) Postconcussive impairment differences across a multifaceted concussion assessment protocol. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In Press.

Mueller, F. O., & Cantu, R. C. (2011). Football Fatalities and Catastrophic Injuries, 1931-2008. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 263 pages.

Thomas, M., Haas, T. S., Doerer, J. J., Hodges, J. S., Aicher, B. O., Gerberich, R. F., Mueller, F. O., Cantu, R. C., Maron, B. J. (2011). Epidemiology of sudden death in young competitive athletes due to blunt trauma. Pediatrics, 128(1), 1-8.

Guskiewicz, K. M., & Valovich-McLeod, T. C. (2010). Pediatric Sport-Related Concussion. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, (in press).

Cantu, R. C., Guskiewicz, K. M., & Register-Mihalik, J. K. (2010). Clinical analysis of 215 moderate-severe athletic concussions. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, (in press).

Mihalik, J. P., Greenwald, R. M., Blackburn, J. T., Cantu, R. C., Marshall, S. W., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2010). The effect of infraction type on head impact severity in youth ice hockey. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 42(8), 1431-1438.

Broglio, S. P., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2010). Concussion in sport: The sideline assessment. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach (in press).

Valovich-McLeod, T., & Register-Mihalik, J. K. (2010). Clinical assessment of health-related quality of life following sport-related concussion. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, (in press).

Toler, J. D., Petschauer, M. A., Mihalik, J. P., Oyama, S., Halverson, S. D., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2010). Comparison of 3 airway access techniques during suspected spine injury management in American football. Clin J Sport Med, 20(2), 92-97.

Kukaswadia, A., Warsh, J., Mihalik, J. P., & Pickett, W. (2010). Effects of changing body-checking rules on rates of injury in minor hockey. Pediatrics, 125(4), 735-741.

Register-Mihalik, J. K., Guskiewicz, K. M., Valovich-McLeod, T., & Mann, J. D. (2009). Association between migraine-related disability and concussion history in collegiate athletes. Athletic Training and Sports Healthcare, 1(15), 227-233.

Register-Mihalik, J. K., Mihalik, J. P., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2009). Association between previous concussion history and baseline symptom presence in high school and collegiate athletes. Sports Health, 1(1), 61-65.

Parsons, T. D., Notebaert, A. J., Shields, E. W., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2009). Application of reliable change indices to computerized neuropsychological measures of concussion. Int J Neurosci, 119(4), 492-507.

Mihalik, J. P., Ondrak, K. S., Guskiewicz, K. M., & McMurray, R. G. (2009). The effects of menstrual cycle phase on clinical measures of concussion in healthy college-aged females. J Sci Med Sport, 12(3), 383-387.

Davis, G. A., Iverson, G. L., Guskiewicz, K. M., Ptito, A., & Johnston, K. M. (2009). Contributions of neuroimaging, balance testing, electrophysiology and blood markers to the assessment of sport-related concussion. Br J Sports Med, 43 (Suppl 1), i36-45.

Randolph, C., Millis, S., Barr, W. B., McCrea, M., Guskiewicz, K. M., Hammeke, T. A., & Kelly, J. P. (2009). Concussion symptom inventory: an empirically derived scale for monitoring resolution of symptoms following sport-related concussion. Arch Clin Neuropsychol, 24(3), 219-229.

Register-Mihalik, J. K., Guskiewicz, K. M., Valovich McLeod, T. C., & Mann, J. D. (2009). Association between headache disability and lifetime self-report concussion history in collegiate athletes In Review, 1(5), 227-233.

Mihalik, J. P., Jeffries, J. A., Ciocca, M. F., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2009). Biomechanical factors and clinical outcome of a youth ice hockey player following sports-related concussion: A case report. Athletic Training & Sports Health Care, 1(1), 32-36.

McCrea, M., Guskiewicz, K., Randolph, C., Barr, W. B., Hammeke, T. A., Marshall, S. W., & Kelly, J. P. (2009). Effects of a symptom-free waiting period on clinical outcome and risk of reinjury after sport-related concussion. Neurosurgery, 65(5), 876-882.

Ellemberg, D., Henry, L. C., Macciocchi, S. N., Guskiewicz, K. M., & Broglio, S. P. (2009). Advances in sport concussion assessment: from behavioral to brain imaging measures. J Neurotrauma, 26(12), 2365-2382.

Fox, Z. G., Mihalik, J. P., Blackburn, J. T., Battaglini, C. L., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2008). Return of postural control to baseline after anaerobic and aerobic exercise protocols. J Athl Train, 43(5), 456-463.

Mihalik, J. P., Beard, J. R., Petschauer, M. A., Prentice, W. E., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2008). Effect of ice hockey helmet fit on cervical spine motion during an emergency log roll procedure. Clin J Sport Med, 18(5), 394-398.

Register-Mihalik, J. K., Mihalik, J. P., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2008). Balance deficits after sports-related concussion in individuals reporting posttraumatic headache. Neurosurgery, 63(1), 76-80.

Majerske, C. W., Mihalik, J. P., Ren, D., Collins, M. W., Reddy, C. C., Lovell, M. R., & Wagner, A. K. (2008). Concussion in sports: postconcussive activity levels, symptoms, and neurocognitive performance. J Athl Train, 43(3), 265-274.

Mihalik, J. P., Kohli, L., & Whitton, M. C. (2008). Do the physical characteristics of a virtual reality device contraindicate its use for balance assessment? J Sport Rehabil, 17(1), 38-49.

Mihalik, J. P., Guskiewicz, K. M., Jeffries, J. A., Greenwald, R. M., & Marshall, S. W. (2008). Characteristics of head impacts sustained by youth ice hockey players. . Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 222(P1), 45-52.

Guskiewicz, K. M. (2008). Sports medicine & Athletic Training in the 21st century:  Bridging the gap between research and clinical practice. Quest, 60, 121-130.

Publications (prior to 2008)

Bailes, J. E., Petschauer, M., Guskiewicz, K. M., & Marano, G. (2007). Management of cervical spine injuries in athletes. J Athl Train, 42(1), 126-134.

Patel, A. V., Mihalik, J. P., Notebaert, A. J., Guskiewicz, K. M., & Prentice, W. E. (2007). Neuropsychological performance, postural stability, and symptoms after dehydration. J Athl Train, 42(1), 66-75.

Mihalik, J. P., McCaffrey, M. A., Rivera, E. M., Pardini, J. E., Guskiewicz, K. M., Collins, M. W., & Lovell, M. R. (2007). Effectiveness of mouthguards in reducing neurocognitive deficits following sports-related cerebral concussion. Dent Traumatol, 23(1), 14-20.

Guskiewicz, K. M., Marshall, S. W., Bailes, J., McCrea, M., Harding, H. P., Jr., Matthews, A., Register-Mihalik, J. K., & Cantu, R. C. (2007). Recurrent concussion and risk of depression in retired professional football players. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 39(6), 903-909.

Register-Mihalik, J., Guskiewicz, K. M., Mann, J. D., & Shields, E. W. (2007). The effects of headache on clinical measures of neurocognitive function. Clin J Sport Med, 17(4), 282-288.

Brown, C. N., Guskiewicz, K. M., & Bleiberg, J. (2007). Athlete characteristics and outcome scores for computerized neuropsychological assessment: a preliminary analysis. J Athl Train, 42(4), 515-523.

Guskiewicz, K. M., Mihalik, J. P., Shankar, V., Marshall, S. W., Crowell, D. H., Oliaro, S. M., Ciocca, M. F., & Hooker, D. N. (2007). Measurement of head impacts in collegiate football players: relationship between head impact biomechanics and acute clinical outcome after concussion. Neurosurgery, 61(6), 1244-1252.

McCaffrey, M. A., Mihalik, J. P., Crowell, D. H., Shields, E. W., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2007). Measurement of head impacts in collegiate football players: clinical measures of concussion after high- and low-magnitude impacts. Neurosurgery, 61(6), 1236-1243.

Mihalik, J. P., Bell, D. R., Marshall, S. W., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2007). Measurement of head impacts in collegiate football players: an investigation of positional and event-type differences. Neurosurgery, 61(6), 1229-1235.

Guskiewicz, K. M., Bruce, S. L., Cantu, R. C., Ferrara, M. S., Kelly, J. P., McCrea, M., Putukian, M., & McLeod, T. C. (2006). Research based recommendations on management of sport related concussion: summary of the National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement. Br J Sports Med, 40(1), 6-10.

Piland, S. G., Motl, R. W., Guskiewicz, K. M., McCrea, M., & Ferrara, M. S. (2006). Structural validity of a self-report concussion-related symptom scale. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 38(1), 27-32.

Knowles, S. B., Marshall, S. W., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2006). Issues in estimating risks and rates in sports injury research. J Athl Train, 41(2), 207-215.

Cavanaugh, J. T., Guskiewicz, K. M., Giuliani, C., Marshall, S., Mercer, V. S., & Stergiou, N. (2006). Recovery of postural control after cerebral concussion: new insights using approximate entropy. J Athl Train, 41(3), 305-313.

Valovich-McLeod, T. C., Barr, W. B., McCrea, M., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2006). Psychometric and measurement properties of concussion assessment tools in youth sports. J Athl Train, 41(4), 399-408.

Cavanaugh, J. T., Guskiewicz, K. M., & Stergiou, N. (2005). A nonlinear dynamic approach for evaluating postural control: new directions for the management of sport-related cerebral concussion. Sports Med, 35(11), 935-950.

Cavanaugh, J. T., Guskiewicz, K. M., Giuliani, C., Marshall, S., Mercer, V., & Stergiou, N. (2005). Detecting altered postural control after cerebral concussion in athletes with normal postural stability. Br J Sports Med, 39(11), 805-811.

Notebaert, A. J., & Guskiewicz, K. M. (2005). Current trends in athletic training practice for concussion assessment and management. J Athl Train, 40(4), 320-325.

Guskiewicz, K. M., Marshall, S. W., Bailes, J., McCrea, M., Cantu, R. C., Randolph, C., & Jordan, B. D. (2005). Association between recurrent concussion and late-life cognitive impairment in retired professional football players. Neurosurgery, 57(4), 719-726.

Mihalik, J. P., Myers, J. B., Sell, T. C., & Anish, E. J. (2005). Maxillofacial fractures and dental trauma in a high school soccer goalkeeper: A case report. J Athl Train, 40(2), 116-119.

Mihalik, J. P., Stump, J. E., Collins, M. W., Lovell, M. R., Field, M., & Maroon, J. C. (2005). Posttraumatic migraine characteristics in athletes following sports-related concussion. J Neurosurg, 102(5), 850-855.

McCrea, M., Barr, W. B., Guskiewicz, K., Randolph, C., Marshall, S. W., Cantu, R., Onate, J. A., & Kelly, J. P. (2005). Standard regression-based methods for measuring recovery after sport-related concussion. J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 11(1), 58-69.

Symposium presentations

Mihalik JP. Putting our heads together: A call for action. Blow by Blow: Sport Concussion Management, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Scheduled for August 31, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. Preventing Sudden Death in Sport: Head Injury Considerations; Johnson & Johnson Featured Symposium.  National Athletic Trainers’ Association. Philadelphia, PA. (June 24, 2010)

Mihalik JP. Concussion rehabilitation: A new spin on return-to-play management. 2010 National Athletic Trainers' Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. (June 22-25, 2010)

Mihalik JP. Now that’s using your head: The latest breakthroughs in concussion research. WakeMed SportFit CME2010, Raleigh, NC. (June 19, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. Concussion and Post-Concussion Syndrome: When to Rest, Exercise, or Return to Sport.  American Physical Therapy Association. Boston, MA (June 17, 2010)

Register-Mihalik JK. Complications and Long-term Consequences of Sports-Related Concussion. Steadman Hawkins Annual Sports Medicine Symposium. Greenville, SC. (June 12, 2010)

Mihalik JP. Head injury biomechanics. 2010 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. (June 1-5, 2010)

Register-Mihalik JK. Concussion Assessment: A Comprehensive View. Select Physical Therapy Annual Sports Medicine Meeting. Charlotte, NC. (June 5, 2010)

Register-Mihalik JK, Mihalik JP, and Guskiewicz KM. Management of Youth Concussions: Evidence for Biomechanical and Educational Interventions. American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. (June 2, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. Emotional and Cognitive Problems in Football Players.  Traumatic Brain Injury in Professional Football: An Evidence-Based Perspective. Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medical Center and The National Football League, Washington, DC. (June 2, 1010)

Guskiewicz KM. Sports-Induced Concussion Biomechanics. National Concussion Summit.  Los Angeles, CA. (May 14, 2010)

Mihalik JP. Concussion in youth ice hockey: A coach’s perspective. 2010 USA Hockey Level IV Coaching Certification Course, Durham, NC. (May 13, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. and Bytomski, J.R. Concussion Management Update and Challenges with Return to Play. College Athletic Trainers’ Society Annual Meeting.  Las Vegas, NV. (May 13, 2010)

Mihalik JP. Current state of concussion research. Seventh Annual Sports Related Conference on Concussion and Spine Injury, Boston, MA. (May 12, 2010)

Toler JD. Updates in Athletic Brain Injury Research. Unifour Concussion Symposium, Concord, NC. (May 8, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. Removing the Guesswork in the Management of PCS: Strategies for Assessment and Rehabilitation. American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico. (April 21, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. Concussion Prevention: Facts, Fallacies and Frontiers. American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Cancun, Mexico. (April 19, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. Clinical Sequelae of Multiple Traumatic Brain Injuries. 62nd Annual American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario. (April 2, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. Epidemiology of Traumatic Brain Injury in Football. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA. (March 12, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. Sports Concussion Across the Lifespan: A Cause for Concern? University of Washington, Seattle, WA. (March 6, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. New Research in Athletic Brain Injury. Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey Annual Conference, Plainsboro, NJ. (March 1, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. Sideline Evaluation of Sport Concussion. Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey Annual Conference, Plainsboro, NJ. (February 28, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. Sports Concussion Across the Lifespan: A Cause for Concern? UNC-Chapel Hill Athletic Training Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC. (February 27, 2010)

Mihalik JP. Head injury biomechanics. 2010 University of North Carolina Athletic Training Symposium. Chapel Hill, NC. (February 27, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM., Whitney, S., Cantu, R., and Nowinksi, C. Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Update 2010. American Physical Therapy Association, Sports Physical Therapy Association, San Diego, CA (February 18, 2010)

Guskiewicz KM. The Long Term Effects of mTBI in Football.  The Inaugural Meeting of the Mackey-White Committee.  Sponsored by the NFLPA, West Palm Beach, FL. (January, 26 2010)

Published Research Abstracts (2009-10)

Register-Mihalik JK, Guskiewicz KM, Linnan L, Marshall SW, Valovich McLeod TK, Mueller FO. Influence of concussion knowledge on reporting of concussion in games and practices among a sample of high school athletes. 2011 National Athletic Trainers‚ Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, Journal of Athletic Training. Accepted.

Toler JD, Mihalik JP, Register-Mihalik JK, Guskiewicz KM. Identifying acute impairments following concussion: Is there a case for baseline testing? 2011 National Athletic Trainers‚ Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. Accepted.

Mihalik JP, Guskiewicz KM, Register-Mihalik JK, Toler JD. Subconcussive head impacts do not result in short-term clinical impairments in youth ice hockey players. 2011 National Athletic Trainers‚ Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. Accepted.

Friedline AV, Mihalik JP, Register-Mihalik JK, Mays S, Prentice WE, Guskiewicz KM. Effects of weight-cutting tactics on sideline clinical concussion measures in division I collegiate wrestlers. 2011 National Athletic Trainers‚ Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. Accepted.

Mihalik JP, Guskiewicz KM, Blackburn JT, Cantu RC, Greenwald RM, & Marshall SW. (2010). The effects of cervical muscle strength and player anthropometrics on biomechanical measures of head impact severity in youth ice hockey players. 2010 National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. Journal of Athletic Training, 45(3), S29. (June 22-25)

Register-Mihalik JK, Linnan L, Marshall SW, Valovich McLeod TK, Mueller FO, Guskiewicz KM. (2010). Influence of previous concussion history on knowledge, attitude, and reporting of concussion in high school athletes: A preliminary analysis. 2010 National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. Journal of Athletic Training. 45(3) S-19. (June 22-25)

Gysland SM, Mihalik JP, Register-Mihalik JK, Trulock SC, Shields EW, & Guskiewicz KM. (2010). The relationship between subconcussive impacts and concussion history on clinical measures of concussion in collegiate football players. 2010 National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. Journal of Athletic Training, 45(3), S52. (June 22-25)

Toler JD, Mihalik JP, Petschauer MA, Oyama S, Halverson SD, & Guskiewicz KM. (2010). Helmet and head movement during emergency airway access techniques in American football. 2010 National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. Journal of Athletic Training, 45(3), S89. (June 22-25)

Toler JD, Petschauer MA, Mihalik JP, Oyama S, Halverson SD, & Guskiewicz KM. (2010). Alternative airway access techniques in American football. 2010 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 42(5 Suppl), 813. (June 2-5)

Randall NJ, Gregory R, Mihalik JP, Stevenson K, Newhook C, & Ng S. (2010). Dural restrictions in the cranium, cervical spine, and pelvis in the first month following sports-related concussion: A preliminary study. 2010 Canadian Athletic Therapists Association Annual Conference, Kingston, ON, Canada. (May 26-29)

Mihalik JP & Guskiewicz KM. (2009). The cumulative effects of subconcussive head impacts on clinical measures of concussion in youth ice hockey players. 2009 National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, San Antonio, TX. Journal of Athletic Training, 44(3), S91. (June 17-20)

Register-Mihalik JK, Mihalik JP, & Guskiewicz KM. (2009). Sex differences in balance performance prior to and acutely following sports-related concussion. 2009 National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, San Antonio, TX. Journal of Athletic Training, 44(3), S91-S92. (June 17-20)

Ross LM, Register-Mihalik JK, Mihalik JP, Shields EW, Prentice WE, & Guskiewicz KM. (2009). Cognitive and balance performance during a single task and a dual task in physically active healthy young adults. 2009 National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium, San Antonio, TX. Journal of Athletic Training, 44(3), S93. (June 17-20)

Williams VJ, House AJ, Mihalik JP, Sell TC, Lephart SM. (2009). Movement at the hip, knee and ankle during static balance tasks is positively correlated with postural instability. 2009 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting. Las Vegas, NV. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, 32(4), 218. (February 9-12)