Incidence and Risk of Concussions in Youth Athletes

The Epidemiology of Sports-Related Concussions in Youth Athletics.

The results indicate that sports-related concussions are a significant issue in youth athletics, with certain sports such as football and soccer carrying a ...

The Incidence of Pediatric and Adolescent Concussion in Action ...

Motocross, sailing and snowboarding presented the highest incidence rates per 1000 athlete exposure at 39.22, 3.73 and 2.77 respectively, ...

The Psychological Effects of Concussions on Youth Athletes

According to the CDC, around 1.6 to 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur annually in the U.S. Although all sports carry some risk, contact sports like ...

Youth: How Soccer Concussion Rates Compare to Other Sports

In girls' sports, though, soccer had the most concussions which in turn was the second-highest incidence rate across all sports (second to boys' ...

Study Raises Questions about Long-Term Consequences to Brain ...

A recent study published in JAMA Neurology found that young contact sports athletes may be at risk for long-term neuropathologic disorders.

Incidence of Concussion During Practice and Games in Youth, High ...

information were documented by athletic trainers during practices and games. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Injury rates, injury rate ratios, risks, ...

Football Players Aren't the Only School Athletes at Risk for ...

The researchers found that of those students (62% of which were male), 27.7% of the reported concussions were related to football. That's ...

Extensive Study on Concussions in Youth Sports Finds Culture of ...

In several studies, the number and severity of concussion symptoms is greater in athletes with a history of two or more concussions.

Youth Sports Concussions | Florida Department of Health

Concussions can occur in any sport, but more often are the result of ice hockey and football injuries. Equestrian sports also have a high rate ...

Six things parents and athletes need to know about concussions

Cheerleading is one of the sports with the highest risk of concussion injury, especially during practice. “There's quite a lot of risk in ...

Should Potential Risk of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Be ...

A common topic of concern is concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury, in young athletes and whether concussions sustained at a young age could lead to ...

Concussion Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - UPMC

Between 1.7 and 3 million sports- and recreation-related concussions happen each year. Around 300,000 of those are from football. Five in 10 concussions go ...

concussion - Sport Injury Research Laboratory - MSU

Sport-related concussion is a growing health concern, particularly in younger, at-risk athletic populations. Between 1.6 and 3.8 million sport- and ...

Concussion in Youth Hockey: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and ...

Contact between players was the most common mechanism across observation strategies and more than half (51 %) of concussions reported by volunteers were caused ...

Extensive Study on Concussions in Youth Sports Finds 'Culture of ...

Concussion rates also appear higher for youths with a history of prior concussions and among female athletes. Although the committee that wrote ...

When is it safe for a young athlete to be in contact sports?

YOUTH CONCUSSION RISK. ▫ Virginia Tech Biomechanical Lab 10/2019. ▫ Looked at Forces that caused concussion in Youth athletes (Age 9-14). ▫ >100 Youth ...

Concussion and traumatic brain injury in sport

In a meta-analysis carried out 10 years ago, it was found that the. CC incidence rate related to 12 high-risk sports among children and teenagers (≤ 18 years ...

Summary | Sports-Related Concussions in Youth

tion data for 15 sports showed that the overall reported concussion rate doubled from 1.7 to 3.4 concussions per 1,000 athletic exposures between the 1988-1989 ...

Incidence reporting via online high school concussion surveillance ...

Approximately 300,000 head injuries, 90% of which are concussions, occur among high school (HS) athletes every year (Patel and Reddy 2010).

Football & Concussion: Worth the Risk? - CHOC Children's

concussion rates for children under age 19 who play tackle football have doubled over the last decade, most occurring during practices.