Emory SPARC

Emory Sports Performance And Research Center // Advancing whole-body health and performance through innovation, research, and discovery.

[Emory SPARC @Emory_SPARC]

Ever wonder what SPARC is all about? Check out our YouTube channel and prepare to be SPARC'd! https://t.co/1eWJTVLFTr

[Emory SPARC @Emory_SPARC]

Thank you @KBarberFoss for the incredible impact you have made on our team. While we will miss you greatly, we are excited to see the impact you will continue to make in this next role at Rocky Mountain University 💙💛

[Kim Barber Foss PhD LAT ATC @KBarberFoss]

Thank you @gregmyer11 and @Emory_SPARC for such a thoughtful gift today ❤️. The last 21 years together have meant the world to me

[Kim Barber Foss PhD LAT ATC @KBarberFoss]

Thank you @gregmyer11 and @Emory_SPARC for such a thoughtful gift today ❤️. The last 21 years together have meant the world to me

[Emory SPARC @Emory_SPARC]

@KBarberFoss @gregmyer11 Thank you for everything you have poured into these teams over the years. We are so excited for your next chapter and can’t wait to see all the lives you continue to impact!

[Emory SPARC @Emory_SPARC]

SPARCnotes //

RTS testing after ACLR may be missing a critical piece: the brain. Athletes can pass strength and hop tests while relying more on cognitive control—masking deficits and increasing reinjury risk. Neurocognitive testing may better capture true readiness.

[Emory SPARC @Emory_SPARC]

We are looking to hire a post doc with experience in machine learning and data science to help build tools and develop strategies to reduce sports injury. If you are interested in applying or know someone who is, please check out the detailed job description

[Emory SPARC @Emory_SPARC]

What an incredible 2nd Annual @Emory_SPARC x @georgiaTSA Virtual Reality Competition!

Congrats to our Winners!!!
🥇Creekview High School @CreekviewTsa
🥈Putnam County Middle School

[Neeru Jayanthi @NeeruJayanthi]

MORE BREAKING NEWS: @EmorySportsMed 19th Annual Symposium Research and Case Abstract open! Early deadline April 10th. We do fill up!

https://t.co/MnAnnUIM5y

[Neeru Jayanthi @NeeruJayanthi]

BREAKING NEWS! @EmorySportsMed And Emory SPARC 2026 19th Annual Sports Med Symposium (hybrid) limited space in person
June 13,2026 registration is live! First come first serve! https://t.co/elfhUpPOBs

[ATOAC @atoac]

🗞️Today's Headline🗞️
Reliability of Brain Activity During a Supine Bilateral Leg Press and Association With Concurrent 3D Knee Joint Biomechanics🦿🧠

@EJNeuroscience @HoWonKim_OU @Jed_Diekfuss @jrush34 @gregmyer11 @Emory_SPARC

https://t.co/yL0cqAPHcN

[GATA, Inc @GATAinfo]

🌟Happy National Athletic Training Month!
Across Georgia, ATs provide “Care You Can Count On”—from the sidelines of high school games to hospital clinics, industrial worksites, military units, and beyond.
#gATa #NationalAthleticTrainingMonth #NATM2026 #CareYouCanCountOn @NATA1950

[GATA, Inc @GATAinfo]

Black History Month Spotlight:
Rheisa Burke-Wright MPH, LAT, ATC
⏲️AT for 12 yrs
📍Emory
🌟 participate w/ Emory SPARC concussion
Why did you become an athletic trainer?
Help athletes manage injuries and mentor athletes during their high school careers and on to future plans

[Melanie Valencia @melatcornell]

Proud to have contributed to this game-changing publication! https://t.co/Jx8W1MgDlr
Looking forward to seeing how streamlining segmentation will impact the future of sports medicine 🏈@Emory_SPARC

[Emory SPARC @Emory_SPARC]

@jtwheat27 @gregmyer11 @NeeruJayanthi @aossmjournals Appreciate you engaging, John. This review was published in 2015 - so the findings aren’t new - but the system-level challenges you’re pointing out is why we keep resurfacing this work.

Research awareness is step one, adoption in youth sports is the harder lift.

[Emory SPARC @Emory_SPARC]

Early #SportSpecialization is linked to ↑ overuse injury risk, burnout, and reduced long-term development in #YouthAthletes.

@gregmyer11 @NeeruJayanthi
Special thanks: Dr. Lyle Micheli
Published in Sports Health @aossmjournals
DOI: 10.1177/1941738115598747

[Emory SPARC @Emory_SPARC]

Authors:
Smith DR, Anderson KD, Champagne AA, Warren SM, Zuleger TM, Slutsky-Ganesh AB, Hsiao H-I, Lamplot JD, Slone HS, Xerogeanes JW, Myer GD, Diekfuss JA

[Emory SPARC @Emory_SPARC]

QT ACL grafts show elevated MRI signal (immature tissue) at 3–6 months post-op, but resemble native ACL by 12 months — supporting a ~12-month biological maturation timeline and reinforcing caution with early return-to-sport decisions.

[Emory SPARC @Emory_SPARC]

Study: Twelve-Month Maturation Timeline of Quadriceps Tendon Autograft Signal Intensity Ratio After ACL Reconstruction Using MRI
Published in Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
doi:10.1177/23259671251397650

[JNP @JNeurophysiol]

Today's #ArticleinPress is an amazing collab between @Emory_SPARC and @ColoradoStateU! Locomotor Adaptation on a Split-Belt Treadmill: Mechanisms, Modulation, and Clinical Utility (Andrew C. Hagen and Brett W. Fling):

https://t.co/XjtTubgLlz

[Kyle D Anderson, MD PhD @Kyle_D_Anderson]

From harvest to healing: follow the evolution of the quadriceps tendon autograft for 1 year post ACL reconstruction.

https://t.co/7cvL4NFTR9

@Jed_Diekfuss @gregmyer11 @Emory_SPARC @EmoryUniversity @EmoryMSKRC @aossmjournals @SageJournals