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Tim McGuine, PhD, ATC

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Our goal is to advance a better understanding of the incidence, risk factors, prevention techniques, and long term health outcomes for sports related injuries sustained by U.S. high school and adolescent athletes.

 

Dr. McGuine has taken an active role in developing and facilitating novel research methods to allow for effective prospective data collection and analysis in field (sport) settings. At the University of Wisconsin, he established The Wisconsin Sports Injury Research Network, through which a team of licensed ATCs and coaches collect prospective research data in diverse high school and club sport settings. The cross sectional, cohort and randomized study trials he initiated have utilized 300+ US high schools and sport clubs as data collection sites and enrolled 40,000 adolescent athletes as research participants.

Awards

  • 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research: Independent Investigator
  • 2022 Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association. President’s Excellence Award.
  • 2021 Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (PRISM) Annual Meeting Hank Chambers Award for Best Scientific Paper – Athletic Training / Motion. Title: The impact of COVID-19 Related school closures and sport cancellations on the health of adolescent athletes. January 2021. Role: Senior Author.
  • 2022 Journal of Athletic Training, Kenneth Knight Award for the outstanding published research manuscript. Title: A prospective study of the impact of concussions on health outcomes in high school football players. Role: Primary author.
  • 2019 Journal of Athletic Training, Clint Thompson Award for Clinical Practice Advancement. Title: The public health consequences of sport specialization. Role; Senior Author
  • 2018 Wisconsin Athletic Trainers Association, Athletic Trainer Hall of Fame.
  • 2018 Journal of Athletic Training, Kenneth Knight Award for the outstanding published research manuscript. Title: The influence of athletic trainers on the incidence and management of concussions in high school athletes. Role: Primary author.
  • 2018 Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, T. David Sisk Award for the Best Original Research paper. Title: Association of Competition Volume, Club Sports, and Sports Specialization With Sex and Lower Extremity Injury History in High School Athletes. Role: Senior Author
  • American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine STOP Sports Injuries Award—Presented at the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, July 2017.
  • Dr. Oded bar-Or Award for Best Sports Medicine Research—Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., October 2015.

Publications

  • McGuine T, Biese K, Hetzel S, Schwarz A, Reardon C, Bell D, Brooks A, Dickman J, Watson A. A Multi-year Assessment of Sport Participation During the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Health of Adolescent Athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. Online First 2022. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0679.21
  • McGuine TA, Biese K, Hetzel SJ, Schwarz A, Kliethermes S, Reardon CL, Bell DR, Brooks MA, Watson AM. High School Sports During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Effect of Sport Participation on the Health of Adolescents. Journal of Athletic Training. 2022 Jan; 57(1):51-58.
  • McGuine TA, Biese KM, Petrovska L, Hetzel SJ, Reardon C, Kliethermes S, Bell DR, Brooks A, Watson AM. Changes in the Health of Adolescent Athletes: A Comparison of Health Measures Collected Before and During the CoVID-19 Pandemic Journal of Athletic Training. 2021; 56 (8): 836–844.
  • Bell DR, Snedden TR, Biese KM, Nelson EO, Watson AM, Brooks MA, McGuine TA, Brown RL, Kliethermes S. Consensus Definition of Sport Specialization in Youth Athletes Using a Delphi Approach. Journal of Athletic Training. Accepted February 2021.
  • Watson A, Biese K, Kliethermes SA, Post E, Brooks MA, Lang PJ, Bell DR, Haraldsdottir K & McGuine TA. Impact of in-season injury on quality of life and sleep duration in female youth volleyball athletes: a prospective study of 2073 players. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021;55:912-916
  • McGuine TA, Biese KM, Petrovska L, Hetzel SJ, Reardon C, Kliethermes S, Bell DR, Brooks A, Watson AM. The health of US adolescent athletes during Covid-19 related school closures and sport cancellations A study of 13,000 athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. 2021;56(1):11–19
  • Hammer E, Hetzel S, Pfaller A & McGuine TA. Longitudinal assessment of depressive symptoms after sport-related concussion in a cohort of high school athletes. Sports health. 2021 Jan;13(1):31-6.
  • McGuine TA, Post E, Biese K, Kliethermes S, Bell D, Watson A, Brooks A, Lang P. The incidence and risk factors for injuries in girls volleyball: a prospective study of 2072 players. Journal of Athletic Training 2020 Nov 5.
  • McGuine TA, Pfaller A, Hetzel S, Broglio SP & Hammer E. A prospective study of the impact of concussions on health outcomes in high school football players. Journal of Athletic Training, 2020 Oct;55(10):1013-9.
  • McGuine TA, Post E, Pfaller AY, Hetzel S, Schwarz A, Brooks MA, Kliethermes SA. Does soccer headgear reduce the incidence of sport-related concussion? A cluster, randomised controlled trial of adolescent athletes. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020 Apr 1;54(7):408-13.
  • Bell D, DiStefano L, Pandya N, & McGuine TA. The Public Health Consequences of Sport Specialization. Journal of Athletic Training 2019; 54(10):1013-1020.
  • McGuine TA, Pfaller AY, Kliethermes SA, Schwarz A, Hetzel S, Hammer E & Broglio SP. The impact of sport related concussion injuries on concussion symptoms and health related quality of life in male and female adolescent athletes: A prospective study. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019;47(14):3514–3520.
  • Pfaller AY, Brooks MA, Hetzel S, & McGuine TA. Effect of a New Rule Limiting Full Contact Practice on the Incidence of Sport-Related Concussion in High School Football Players. The American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2019;47(10): 2294-2299
  • Kijowski R, Thurlow P, Blankenbaker D, Liu F, McGuine TA, Li G, Tuite M. Preoperative MRI Shoulder Findings Associated with Clinical Outcome 1 Year after Rotator Cuff Repair. Radiology. 2019 Apr 23;291(3):722-9.
  • Post E, Winterstein AP, Hetzel SJ, Lutes B & McGuine TA. School and community socioeconomic status and access to athletic trainer services in Wisconsin secondary schools. Journal of Athletic Training. 2019 Feb;54(2):177-81.
  • McGuine TA, Pfaller AY, Post EG, Hetzel SJ, Brooks A, Broglio SP. The influence of athletic trainers on the incidence and management of concussions in high school athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. 2018;53(11):1017-24
  • McGuine TA, Post EG, Hetzel, S, Pfallar A, Brooks MA, Bell D. A Prospective Study on the Impact of Sport Specialization on Lower Extremity Injury Rates in High School Athletes. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017;45(12):2706-12. doi.org/10.1177/0363546517710213 2017
  • Post EG, Bell DR, Trigsted SM, Brooks AM & McGuine TA. The Association of Volume, Club Sports, and Specialization with Injury History in Youth Athletes. Sports Health. 2017;9 (6): 518-523
  • Post EG, Thein-Nissenbaum JM, Sanfilippo JL, Stiffler MR, Trigsted SM, Heiderscheit BC, McGuine TA, Brooks MA, Bell DR. High School Sport Specialization Patterns of Current Division I Athletes. Sports Health. 2017. 9(2): 148-153. PMID: 27807260
  • Brooks MA, Snedden TR, Mixis B, Hetzel S & McGuine TA. Establishing Baseline Normative Values for the Child Sport Concussion Assessment Tool. JAMA Pediatrics. 2017;171(7):670–677.
  • Snedden TR, Brooks MA, Hetzel S, & McGuine TA. Normative Values of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (SCAT3) in High School Athletes. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 2017;5:462-46
  • McGuine TA. What Effect Does Prophylactic Bracing and/or Taping Have on Reducing Lateral Ankle Sprain Risk? Athletic Training and Sports Health Care 2016); 8(2) 52-54.
  • McGuine TA, Hetzel S, McCrea M, Brooks MA. Protective equipment and player characteristics associated with the incidence of sport related concussion in high school football players: A multi-factorial prospective study. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2014; 42(10):2470-2478
  • McGuine TA, Hetzel S, Carr K, Winterstein A. Changes in Health-Related Quality of
    Life and Knee Function After Knee Injury in Young Female Athletes.” Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 2.4 2014: DOI: 2325967114530988.
  • McGuine TA, Hetzel S, Pennuto T, Brooks MA. Basketball Coaches’ Utilization of Ankle Injury Prevention Strategies Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach 2013;5(5):410-416.
  • McGuine TA, Winterstein A, Carr K, Hetzel S, Scott J. Changes in Self-Reported Knee Function and Health-Related Quality of Life After Knee Injury in Female Athletes. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine 2012; 22(4):334-340.
  • Thein-Nissenbaum, J. M., Rauh, M. J., Carr, K. E., Loud, K. J., & McGuine, TA (2012). Menstrual Irregularity and Musculoskeletal Injury in Female High School Athletes. Journal of Athletic Training, 47(1), 74-82.
  • McGuine TA, Hetzel S, Wilson J, Brooks MA. The effect of lace-up ankle braces on injury rates in high school football players. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2012; 40: 49-57.
  • Brooks, A, McGuine TA. “Translating Cost-effective Injury Prevention Research In To Sustainable Change on the Playing Field: The Youth Injury Epidemic.” Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine. 2011;165(11):1049-1050.
  • McGuine TA, Brooks MA, Hetzel SJ. The effect of lace-up ankle braces on injury rates in high school basketball players. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2011; 39: 1840-1848.
  • Thein-Nissenbaum JM, Rauh M, Carr K, Loud K & McGuine TA. Associations Between Disordered Eating, Menstrual Dysfunction, and Musculoskeletal Injury Among High School Athletes J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2011;41(2):60-69.
  • McGuine TA. Sports Injuries in High School Athletes: A Review of Injury Risk and Injury Prevention Research. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. 2006; 16: 488-499.
  • McGuine TA, Keene, JS. The Effect of a Balance Training Program on Risk of Ankle Injury in High School Athletes. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2006: 34; 1103-1111.
  • McGuine TA, Keene JS. Do Proprioceptive Training Programs Reduce the Risk Of Ankle Sprains in Athletes? International Sport Medicine Journal, 2003:4; 311-319.
  • McGuine TA, Sullivan JC, Bernhardt DT. “The prevalence of creatine supplementation in Wisconsin high school athlete.” Wisconsin Medical Journal, 2002:101; 25-31.
  • McGuine TA, Sullivan JC, Bernhardt DT. Creatine supplementation in high school football players. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 2001:11; 247-253.
  • McGuine TA, Greene J, Best T, Leverson G. Balance as a predictor of ankle injuries in high school basketball players. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 2000:10; 239-244.

Timothy A. McGuine, PhD, ATC


Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
1685 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2281


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