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## [Fear Avoidance After Concussion: When Overcaution Slows Recovery](https://oculogica.com/fear-avoidance-after-concussion-when-overcaution-slows-recovery/)

When someone sustains a concussion, clinicians often focus on the brain’s physical healing: managing symptoms, ensuring rest, prescribing gradual return to activity. But recovery isn’t purely biological. Psychological and behavioral factors play a huge role and a new study suggests fear-avoidance, may meaningfully affect how well someone recovers. A recent study, “Fear-Avoidant Adults Have Worse Clinical \[…\]

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## [How to Sleep After a Concussion](https://oculogica.com/how-to-sleep-after-a-concussion/)

Sleep is one of the most powerful tools for brain recovery after a concussion, yet it’s often overlooked. Many people experience sleep problems in the days or weeks following a head injury, including trouble falling asleep, waking frequently during the night, or feeling unusually tired during the day. While these symptoms can be frustrating, science

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## [Predicting Acute Events in Long-term Care Facilities with Machine Learning](https://oculogica.com/predicting-acute-events-in-long-term-care-facilities-with-machine-learning/)

In long-term care (LTC) facilities, residents are often at high risk for health events like falls, infections, or rapid medical decline. These events can lead to hospitalizations, higher healthcare costs, and added stress for families and caregivers. Researchers are turning to machine learning (ML) technology to help them predict these turns in health. ML is an

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## [The First Quantitative Report of Head Impacts is Published](https://oculogica.com/the-first-quantitative-report-of-head-impacts-is-published/)

Water polo is fast, physical, and unforgiving. Between diving for position, rapid direction changes, and high-velocity passes, players experience a lot of contact, some of it hard-hitting. A study published in PLOS ONE, entitled, “Head impacts sustained by male collegiate water polo athletes,” provides the first quantitative data on head impact exposure among male collegiate water

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## [Concussion Prevention for Female Athletes](https://oculogica.com/concussion-prevention-for-female-athletes/)

A new paper in the British Journal of Sports Medicine entitled “Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for concussion: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the Female, woman and girl Athlete Injury prevention (FAIR) consensus” takes a broad look at how sport-related concussions (SRC) in female athletes, a population that has often been overlooked in concussion research, can

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## [New Research Examines the Link Between Neck Strength and Concussion Risk](https://oculogica.com/new-research-examines-the-link-between-neck-strength-and-concussion-risk/)

An August 2025 study in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, “Does strengthening the cervical spine musculature enhance neck strength and reduce sports-related concussions in rugby and football players?” by Cardenas et al. (2025) explored whether targeted cervical spine strengthening can reduce the incidence of sports-related concussions. Neck strength and the implications for concussion

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## [NFL’s Next Step in Concussion Care: Beyond Equipment and Rules](https://oculogica.com/nfls-next-step-in-concussion-care-beyond-equipment-and-rules/)

On September 3rd, 2025, an NFL webinar, “From Sunday Primetime to Friday Night Lights: Player Health and Safety at Every Level, “ brought together healthcare leaders and a football coach to talk about how the game is changing. Dr. Allen Sills, Chief Medical Officer of the NFL, was joined by Dr. Jay Clugston of the University

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## [Beyond the Sidelines: Co-Producing Sport-Related Concussion Research](https://oculogica.com/beyond-the-sidelines-co-producing-sport-related-concussion-research/)

When it comes to sport-related concussions, the best progress is made when multiple stakeholders have a voice: athletes, families, coaches, and clinicians. A new study, “Engaging children, young adults, and other partners to identify priorities for sport related concussion research,”  highlights how “co-production,” i.e., working side by side with those directly affected, grounds concussion research

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## [When Fit Matters: The Hidden Problem with Mouthguard Concussion Sensors](https://oculogica.com/when-fit-matters-the-hidden-problem-with-mouthguard-concussion-sensors/)

In recent years, instrumented mouthguards – mouthguards fitted with tiny accelerometers – have been introduced as a new way to measure head impacts in sports. The idea sounds simple: every time an athlete takes a hit, the mouthguard tracks how the head moves giving trainers and doctors more information about concussion risk. However, a new study

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## [Concussions and Sick Leave: New Insights from a Nationwide Study in Sweden](https://oculogica.com/concussions-and-sick-leave-new-insights-from-a-nationwide-study-in-sweden/)

When an athlete gets a head injury, especially in a contact sport, the main concern is often a concussion. But how long does it really take to recover and get back to work? A new nationwide study from Sweden sheds light on this question, using official registered data to track thousands of individuals who experienced

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