CRN Spotlight – Dr. John Leddy

In 2017, John Leddy, MD, FAMSSM, led a team of researchers that received the first AMSSM CRN $300,000 Multi-Site Research Grant, which supports quality, multi-site research to address key priority areas within the field of sports medicine.

Christina Master, MD, and William Meehan III, MD, served as co-principal investigators for the research project titled “Sub-symptom aerobic exercise therapy to improve recovery from acute sport-related concussion: A randomized controlled trial.”

On the inaugural CRN Spotlight podcast, Dr. Leddy discusses his research with Dr. Jake Wessels, and answers the following questions:

• What did your research entail, and why did you choose to apply for CRN funding?
• How did you initially come to the idea for these research efforts?
• What are some of the findings regarding this study?
• How did you go about collecting the data for this research?
• Can this research provide guidance for clinicians when it comes to return-to-play considerations?
• Are there aspects to this grant funding that are unique to the CRN, compared to other funding opportunities?

Learn more about Dr. Leddy’s research, which is unpublished as of this episode’s release: https://www.amssm.org/amssm-awards-$300000-rese-p-219.html?StartPos=&Type

Resources:

Bezherano I, Haider MN, Willer BS, Leddy JJ. Practical Management: Prescribing Subsymptom Threshold Aerobic Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion in the Outpatient Setting. Clin J Sport Med. 2020 Feb 13. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000809. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32058454.

Leddy JJ, Haider MN, Ellis MJ, Mannix R, Darling SR, Freitas MS, Suffoletto HN, Leiter J, Cordingley DM, Willer B. Early Subthreshold Aerobic Exercise for Sport-Related Concussion: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 Apr 1;173(4):319-325. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4397. PMID: 30715132

Leddy JJ, Haider MN, Ellis M, Willer BS. Exercise is Medicine for Concussion. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2018 Aug;17(8):262-270. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000505. PMID: 30095546; PMCID: PMC6089233.