Prevention of injury is one of the primary goals when it comes to youth participation in sports. Unfortunately, prevention of youth concussions is not particularly easy. Whether there has been an actual increase in the number of youth concussions, or just more recognition of concussion injuries, ...
Q. A lot of attention has focused on concussions. Can you talk about the process before and after a concussion? A.This has become a hot topic because we’re seeing an increase in ER visits of youth athletes. All sports programs (including professional and collegiate) are getting more ag...
A. National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study: 2015-2016 School Year (Aurora, CO, 2017). O’Connor, K. L. et al. Epidemiology of sport-related concussions in high school athletes: National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network (NATION), 2011–2012 through 2013–...
Severe concussions were defined by greater than 10 days of time-loss from ice hockey.ResultsThere were 47 game-related concussions (Incidence Proportion per 100 players [IP] =7.2; 95% CI; 5.33-9.46) and 27 severe concussions (IP=4.1; 95% CI; 2.74-5.96) in body checking leagues. In non...
Recently, several jurisdictions have introduced initiatives aimed at preventing concussions among youth playing sports in North America. Legislation has been used to prevent injury in other, similar settings; helmet laws for cyclists reduced risk of cycling-related head and brain injury by up to 88%...
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