Open AccessVariations in Head Impact Rates in Male and Female High School Soccer
Author(s) -
Colin M. Huber,
Declan A. Patton,
Divya Jain,
Christina L. Master,
Susan S. Margulies,
Catherine C. McDonald,
Kristy B. Arbogast
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002567
Subject(s) - concussion , head (geology) , demography , psychology , medicine , audiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health , biology , paleontology , sociology
Repetitive head impacts in soccer have been linked to short-term neurophysiological deficits, and female soccer players have higher concussion rates than males. These findings have inspired investigation into gender differences in head impact exposure and how head impact rate contributes to the cumulative effect of head impact exposure on neurological outcomes. Various periods of exposure have been used to calculate head impact rates, including head impacts per season, game, and player-hour.