Concussions among female high school athletes were observed at similar or higher rates than concussions among male athletes in similar sports, according to a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Data was gathered from 25 high schools on the number of concussions observed over a ten-year period. Of the 10,926,892 athletes participating in high school sports, 2,651 concussions were reported.
Boys sports accounted for 53 percent of athlete-exposures and 75 percent of all concussions. Football accounted for more than half of those concussions. Among girl's sports, soccer reported the most concussions and the second-highest incidence rate over all. Concussion rate increased 15.5 percent annually over the 11 year study.
In sports similar between girls and boys, girls had roughly twice the concussion risk of boys.
Read the abstract for "Trends in Concussion Incidence in High School Sports: A Prospective 11-Year Study."
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Data was gathered from 25 high schools on the number of concussions observed over a ten-year period. Of the 10,926,892 athletes participating in high school sports, 2,651 concussions were reported.
Boys sports accounted for 53 percent of athlete-exposures and 75 percent of all concussions. Football accounted for more than half of those concussions. Among girl's sports, soccer reported the most concussions and the second-highest incidence rate over all. Concussion rate increased 15.5 percent annually over the 11 year study.
In sports similar between girls and boys, girls had roughly twice the concussion risk of boys.
Read the abstract for "Trends in Concussion Incidence in High School Sports: A Prospective 11-Year Study."
Read other coverage on sports medicine studies:
- 8 New Studies Impacting Sports Medicine
- The NFL Charities Gives $1.6M to Various Sports-Related Research Projects
- Study Finds Collagen-Producing Cells Heal Patients Faster Than Only Plasma for Tendinopathy