Publications
Explore the extensive body of work by Dr. Brian Hainline, a thought leader in the fields of sport, mental health, and chronic pain management. From groundbreaking books to insightful podcasts, Dr. Hainline's contributions have informed and inspired audiences worldwide.
Books
Back Pain Understood: A Cutting-edge Approach to Healing Your Back
This book provides insights and approaches to managing and healing back pain.
Concussion: What Do I Do Now?
This book addresses various aspects of concussion, including its acute management and long-term effects, making it a valuable resource for physicians, parents, athletes, and sports medicine clinicians.
Neurological Complications of Pregnancy (Advances in Neurology)
This book explores the neurological issues that can arise during pregnancy.
Sports Neurology
Co-edited by Dr. Hainline, this is the most comprehensive academic textbook that addresses all aspects of the interplay of sport and the nervous system, including insights into evolutionary medicine, concussion, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and sport participation for individuals with neurologic conditions.
Positioning Youth Tennis for Success
This book provides strategies and insights for utilizing tennis as a pathway to life-long athleticism and success.
Drugs and the Athlete
This is the definitive textbook that ultimately became one of the core foundations for the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Opinions
Hainline: Leveraging tennis to combat youth mental health challenges
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warns that today's youth mental health crisis is the "defining public health issue of our time."He's sadly right. American adolescents — especially girls — are experiencing unprecedented levels of depression and other mental health challenges.
National View: This super sport might be the healthiest game ever
From the column: "There (is) a clear standout: tennis, whether played on the courts at the U.S. Open or at Duluth’s Wheeler Athletic Complex."
Early sport specialization can sabotage your child’s athletic future
Former NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline writes of a growing body of evidence proving what athletes and sports medicine professionals have long suspected — specializing in one sport in early childhood can be detrimental to kids' future athletic careers.
Hainline: America needs a youth sports revival
Across the country, young people are dropping out of organized sports. The share of kids ages 6 to 17 who participated in a team sport dropped by nearly 5 percentage points between 2017 and 2022. The decline isn’t primarily because kids are losing interest, though. Rather, what they’re losing is access — especially as the cost of participation continues to rise.
Sports can empower young women to conquer challenges
Today, we’re lucky to have more female sports stars than ever. But in terms of athletic participation in general, American girls are still considerably less likely to play a sport than boys.
Articles and Research Papers
A national study on the effects of concussion in collegiate athletes and US military service academy members: The NCAA-DoD Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium structure and methods.
Broglio SP, McCrea M, Mcallister T, Harezlak J, Katz B, Hack D, Hainline B.
Sports Med 2017; 47:1437-1451 | PMID: 28281095 | PMCID: PMC5488134 | DOI: 10.1007/s40279-017-0707-1
This article describes the methodology for developing the largest and most comprehensive concussion study in history.
International Olympic Committee consensus statement on pain management in elite athletes.
Hainline B, Derman W, Vernec A, et al.
Sports Med 2017; 51:1245-1258 | PMID: 28827314 | DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097884
This is the definitive, original consensus statement on addressing pain in athletes.
Pain in elite athletes – neurophysiological, biomechanical and psychosocial considerations: a narrative review.
Hainline B, Turner JA, Caneiro JP, et al.
Sports Med 2017; 51:1259-1264 | PMID: 28827315 | DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097890
This unique article is the first of its kind to demonstrate the mind-body-societal connections of pain in athletes.
Debunking early single sport specialization and reshaping the youth sport experience: an NBA perspective.
DiFiori JP, Brenner JS, Comstock D, Cote J, Gullich A, Hainline B, Malina R.
Sports Med 2017;51:142-143 | PMID: 29475835 | DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097170
This article addresses the difference between the failures of early sport specialization and the success of developmentally appropriate sport activities in children and adolescents.
A cross-species approach to disorders affecting brain and behavior. Nature Reviews Neurology 2018
Devinsky O, Boesch JM, Cerda-Gonzalez S, Coffey B, Davis K, Friedman D, Hainline B, et al.
This is a fun article that compares veterinary medicine and human medicine.
Breaking a taboo: why the International Olympic Committee convened experts to develop a consensus statement on mental health in elite athletes.
Hainline B, Reardon CL.
Sports Med 2019;53:665-666 | PMID: 31097449 | DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100681
This editorial lays the foundation for the first-ever IOC summit on mental health in elite athletes.
Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019)
Reardon CL, Hainline B, Aron CM, et al.
Sports Med 2019;53:667-699
This is the definitive, first-ever consensus paper on mental health and elite athletes.
Mental health symptoms and disorders in Paralympic athletes: a narrative review.
Swartz L, Hunt X, Bantjes J, Hainline B, Reardon CL.
Sports Med 2019; 53:737-740 | PMID: 31097461 | DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100731
This is the first-ever (and compelling) review of mental health issues in wheelchair athletes.
Sexual violence in sport: American Medical Society for Sports Medicine position statement.
Koontz JS, Mountjoy M … Hainline B, et al.
Sports Med 2020 (co-published in Sports Health) | PMID: 32554408 | DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102226
This consensus paper addresses an issue that is widespread in sport – and the public domain.
Improving concussion education: consensus from the NCAA-Department of Defense Mind Matters Research & Education Grand Challenge.
Kroshus, E, Cameron KL, Coatsworth JD … Hainline B.
Sports Med 2020;54:1314-1320 | PMID: 32969010 | DOI: 10.55460/6UWZ-D7UU
This is the first-ever paper to address how to change perceived norms regarding concussion education.
Differences in career longevity before and after implementation of the Women’s Tennis Association Tour Age Eligibility Rule and Player Development Programmes: a 25-year study.
Otis CL, Hainline B, Harwood C, et al.
Sports Med 2022 | DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2021-104620
This is the first-ever longitudinal sport study that demonstrates the power of pro-active engagement with athletes.
Addressing mental health needs of NCAA student-athletes of colour: foundational concepts from the NCAA Summit on Diverse Student-Athlete Mental Health and Well-Being.
Kroshus E, Coakley S, Conway D, Chew K, Blair N, Mohler J, Wagner J, Hainline B.
Sports Med 2023;57:137-145 | DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2022-105891
This important paper addresses the unique mental health needs of athletes of color, LGBTQ+ athletes, and international athletes.
Improving inclusion and well-being of trans and gender nonconforming collegiate student-athletes: foundational concepts from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Summit on Gender Identity and Student-Athlete Participation.
Kroshus E, Ackerman KE, Brown M, Griffin P, Durden L, Merrill J, Wilson A, Hainline B.
Sports Med 2023;57:564-570 | DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2022-106392
This critically important paper addresses the language and operationalization of inclusion and mental well-being for trans and gender nonconforming athletes.
Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport – Amsterdam, October 2022.
Patricios JS, Schneider KJ, Dvorak J … Hainline B, et al.
Sports Med 2023 | PMID: 37316210 | DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2023-106898
This is the most recent world-wide concussion consensus paper.
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