How many headers are too many? Evolving our understanding of heading in English professional football

Joseph Evans^{1

2}, Adam Crossley², Richard Collinge², Daniel Broman², Osman Hassan Ahmed^{3

4

5}, Richard Weiler^{6

7

8

9}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sport and Event Management, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK.
² Department of Medicine and Sports Science, West Ham United Football Club, Romford, Essex, UK.
³ Department of Physiotherapy, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, UK.
⁴ School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
⁵ The FA Centre for Para Football Research, The Football Association, Burton-upon-Trent, UK.
⁶ Department of Medicine and Sports Science, West Ham United Football Club, Romford, Essex, UK rweiler@doctors.org.uk.
⁷ Fortius Clinic, London, UK.
⁸ Department of Medicine and Science, Para Football Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁹ Amsterdam Collaboration on Health & Safety in Sports, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University Medical Centres - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Editorial

Joseph Evans et al. Br J Sports Med. 2022 Nov.

. 2022 Nov;56(21):1207-1208.

doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-105770. Epub 2022 Aug 2.

Joseph Evans^{1

2}, Adam Crossley², Richard Collinge², Daniel Broman², Osman Hassan Ahmed^{3

4

5}, Richard Weiler^{6

7

8

9}

¹ Department of Sport and Event Management, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK.
² Department of Medicine and Sports Science, West Ham United Football Club, Romford, Essex, UK.
³ Department of Physiotherapy, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, UK.
⁴ School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
⁵ The FA Centre for Para Football Research, The Football Association, Burton-upon-Trent, UK.
⁶ Department of Medicine and Sports Science, West Ham United Football Club, Romford, Essex, UK rweiler@doctors.org.uk.
⁷ Fortius Clinic, London, UK.
⁸ Department of Medicine and Science, Para Football Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁹ Amsterdam Collaboration on Health & Safety in Sports, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, University Medical Centres - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

No abstract available

Keywords: Brain Concussion; Football; Head; Neurology; Sporting injuries.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.