Abreu, Marcos A; Edwards, Wirt; Spradley, Brandon D
The War Against Concussions Journal Article
In: Sport Journal, pp. 1–12, 2016, ISBN: 15439518.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *BRAIN -- Concussion, *COLLEGE athletes, *DIAGNOSIS, *DISEASE complications, *FOOTBALL injuries, *HIGH school athletes, *PREVENTION, *PROFESSIONAL sports, *SAFETY hats, *SPORTS medicine, *SPORTS participation, *SYMPTOMS, Concussion, concussion evaluation, Concussion management, concussion prevention technology, DISCLOSURE, football helmet concussion reducing design, football helmet concussion reducing design., Return-to-play
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Westermann, Robert W; Kerr, Zachary Y; Wehr, Peter; Amendola, Annuziato
Increasing Lower Extremity Injury Rates Across the 2009-2010 to 2014-2015 Seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Journal Article
In: American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 44, no. 12, pp. 3230–3236, 2016, ISBN: 03635465.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *ANKLE wounds, *BRAIN -- Concussion, *COLLEGE athletes, *COLLEGE sports, *EPIDEMIOLOGY, *FOOTBALL injuries, *KNEE -- Wounds & injuries, *LEG -- Wounds & injuries, *PREVENTION, *SPORTS -- Societies, ankle injury, Concussion, CONFIDENCE intervals, DATA analysis -- Software, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, etc., football, IOWA, knee, LONGITUDINAL method, ODDS ratio, RESEARCH, RESEARCH -- Finance, RESEARCH -- Methodology, rule change, UNITED States
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title = {Increasing Lower Extremity Injury Rates Across the 2009-2010 to 2014-2015 Seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association Football},
author = {Westermann, Robert W and Kerr, Zachary Y and Wehr, Peter and Amendola, Annuziato},
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Herbert, David L
Recent Study Concludes That Add-Ons to Helmets Do Not Stop Concussions Journal Article
In: Exercise, Sports & Sports Medicine Standards & Malpractice Reporter, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 40, 2015, ISBN: 21646864.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *BRAIN -- Concussion, *FOOTBALL injuries, *PREVENTION, *SAFETY hats, PRODUCT design
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Kaplan, Daniel
League shelves program that used helmet and head sensors to track concussive hits Journal Article
In: Street & Smith's Sportsbusiness Journal, vol. 17, no. 43, pp. 4, 2015, ISBN: 10985972.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *BRAIN -- Concussion, *FOOTBALL helmets, *PREVENTION, NATIONAL Football League
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Kaplan, Daniel
Engineers to assist NFL with injury prevention Journal Article
In: Street & Smith's Sportsbusiness Journal, vol. 17, no. 43, pp. 4, 2015, ISBN: 10985972.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *BRAIN -- Concussion, *PREVENTION, *SPORTS injury prevention, NATIONAL Football League
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Attwood, Emily
CONTACT Information Journal Article
In: Athletic Business, vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 28–31, 2012, ISBN: 0747315X.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *BRAIN -- Concussion, *COACHES (Athletics), *Football, *POP Warner football, *PREVENTION, UNITED States
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King, Doug; Hume, Patria; Clark, Trevor
First-aid concussion knowledge of rugby league team management, administrators and officials in New Zealand Journal Article
In: New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 56–68, 2010, ISBN: 01106384.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *COACHES (Athletics), *FIRST aid in illness & injury, *PREVENTION, *RUGBY League football, *SPORTS injuries, *WOUNDS & injuries
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Lerma, Chad
CONCUSSION Learn How to Prevent and Treat One of the Most Common Martial Arts Injuries Journal Article
In: Black Belt, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 84–90;92, 2004, ISBN: 02773066.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *BRAIN -- Concussion, *MARTIAL arts, *PREVENTION, *WOUNDS & injuries
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Abreu, Marcos A; Edwards, Wirt; Spradley, Brandon D
The War Against Concussions Journal Article
In: Sport Journal, pp. 1–12, 2016, ISBN: 15439518.
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Westermann, Robert W; Kerr, Zachary Y; Wehr, Peter; Amendola, Annuziato
Increasing Lower Extremity Injury Rates Across the 2009-2010 to 2014-2015 Seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Journal Article
In: American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 44, no. 12, pp. 3230–3236, 2016, ISBN: 03635465.
@article{Westermann2016,
title = {Increasing Lower Extremity Injury Rates Across the 2009-2010 to 2014-2015 Seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association Football},
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journal = {American Journal of Sports Medicine},
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number = {12},
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Herbert, David L
Recent Study Concludes That Add-Ons to Helmets Do Not Stop Concussions Journal Article
In: Exercise, Sports & Sports Medicine Standards & Malpractice Reporter, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 40, 2015, ISBN: 21646864.
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Kaplan, Daniel
League shelves program that used helmet and head sensors to track concussive hits Journal Article
In: Street & Smith's Sportsbusiness Journal, vol. 17, no. 43, pp. 4, 2015, ISBN: 10985972.
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Kaplan, Daniel
Engineers to assist NFL with injury prevention Journal Article
In: Street & Smith's Sportsbusiness Journal, vol. 17, no. 43, pp. 4, 2015, ISBN: 10985972.
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Attwood, Emily
CONTACT Information Journal Article
In: Athletic Business, vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 28–31, 2012, ISBN: 0747315X.
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King, Doug; Hume, Patria; Clark, Trevor
First-aid concussion knowledge of rugby league team management, administrators and officials in New Zealand Journal Article
In: New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 56–68, 2010, ISBN: 01106384.
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Lerma, Chad
CONCUSSION Learn How to Prevent and Treat One of the Most Common Martial Arts Injuries Journal Article
In: Black Belt, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 84–90;92, 2004, ISBN: 02773066.
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Abreu, Marcos A; Edwards, Wirt; Spradley, Brandon D
The War Against Concussions Journal Article
In: Sport Journal, pp. 1–12, 2016, ISBN: 15439518.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *BRAIN -- Concussion, *COLLEGE athletes, *DIAGNOSIS, *DISEASE complications, *FOOTBALL injuries, *HIGH school athletes, *PREVENTION, *PROFESSIONAL sports, *SAFETY hats, *SPORTS medicine, *SPORTS participation, *SYMPTOMS, Concussion, concussion evaluation, Concussion management, concussion prevention technology, DISCLOSURE, football helmet concussion reducing design, football helmet concussion reducing design., Return-to-play
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Westermann, Robert W; Kerr, Zachary Y; Wehr, Peter; Amendola, Annuziato
Increasing Lower Extremity Injury Rates Across the 2009-2010 to 2014-2015 Seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Journal Article
In: American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 44, no. 12, pp. 3230–3236, 2016, ISBN: 03635465.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *ANKLE wounds, *BRAIN -- Concussion, *COLLEGE athletes, *COLLEGE sports, *EPIDEMIOLOGY, *FOOTBALL injuries, *KNEE -- Wounds & injuries, *LEG -- Wounds & injuries, *PREVENTION, *SPORTS -- Societies, ankle injury, Concussion, CONFIDENCE intervals, DATA analysis -- Software, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, etc., football, IOWA, knee, LONGITUDINAL method, ODDS ratio, RESEARCH, RESEARCH -- Finance, RESEARCH -- Methodology, rule change, UNITED States
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number = {12},
pages = {3230--3236},
abstract = {Background: Sports-related concussions (SRCs) have gained increased societal interest in the past decade. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has implemented legislation and rule changes to decrease the incidence and risk of head injury impacts. The “targeting” rule forbids initiating contact with the crown of a helmet and targeting defenseless players in the head and neck area; however, there are concerns that this rule change has unintentionally led to an increased incidence of lower extremity injuries. Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the change in lower extremity injury rates in NCAA football during the 2009-2010 to 2014-2015 seasons. We hypothesized that the lower extremity injury rate has increased across the time period. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: Sixty-eight NCAA football programs provided 153 team-seasons of data to the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program. Lower extremity injuries (ie, hip/groin, upper leg/thigh, knee, lower leg/Achilles, foot/toes) and SRCs sustained during NCAA football games were examined. We calculated injury rates per 1000 athlete-exposures (AEs) for lower extremity injuries and SRCs. Rate ratios (RRs) compared injury rates between the 2009-2010 to 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 to 2014-2015 seasons. Results: Overall, 2400 lower extremity injuries were reported during the 2009-2010 to 2014-2015 seasons; most were to the knee (33.6%) and ankle (28.5%) and caused by player contact (59.2%). The lower extremity injury rate increased in 2012-2013 to 2014-2015 compared with 2009-2010 to 2011-2012 (23.55 vs 20.45/1000 AEs, respectively; RR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.06-1.25). This finding was retained when restricted to injuries due to player contact (RR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.07-1.32) but not for injuries due to noncontact/overuse (RR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.80-1.14). When examining player contact injury rates by anatomic site, only ankle injuries had an increase (RR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.13-1.64). The SRC rate also increased in 2012-2013 to 2014-2015 compared with 2009-2010 to 2011-2012 (3.52 vs 2.63/1000 AEs, respectively; RR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.08-1.66). Conclusion: The lower extremity injury rate has increased in NCAA football athletes. Similarly, SRC rates have increased, although this may be caused by concurrent policies related to better education, identification, and management. Targeting rule changes may be contributing to increased rates of player contact\textendashrelated ankle injuries. Alongside continued surveillance research to examine longitudinal time trends, more in-depth individual-level examinations of how targeting rule changes influence coaching and player behaviors are warranted. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR},
keywords = {*ANKLE wounds, *BRAIN -- Concussion, *COLLEGE athletes, *COLLEGE sports, *EPIDEMIOLOGY, *FOOTBALL injuries, *KNEE -- Wounds \& injuries, *LEG -- Wounds \& injuries, *PREVENTION, *SPORTS -- Societies, ankle injury, Concussion, CONFIDENCE intervals, DATA analysis -- Software, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, etc., football, IOWA, knee, LONGITUDINAL method, ODDS ratio, RESEARCH, RESEARCH -- Finance, RESEARCH -- Methodology, rule change, UNITED States},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Herbert, David L
Recent Study Concludes That Add-Ons to Helmets Do Not Stop Concussions Journal Article
In: Exercise, Sports & Sports Medicine Standards & Malpractice Reporter, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 40, 2015, ISBN: 21646864.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *BRAIN -- Concussion, *FOOTBALL injuries, *PREVENTION, *SAFETY hats, PRODUCT design
@article{Herbert2015,
title = {Recent Study Concludes That Add-Ons to Helmets Do Not Stop Concussions},
author = {Herbert, David L},
isbn = {21646864},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Exercise, Sports \& Sports Medicine Standards \& Malpractice Reporter},
volume = {4},
number = {3},
pages = {40},
abstract = {The article focuses on a study related to effect of add-ons to helmets in an effort to prevent concussions and mentions that addition of external pads and friction-reducing treatments to football helmets can reduce the risks of concussion in wearers.},
keywords = {*BRAIN -- Concussion, *FOOTBALL injuries, *PREVENTION, *SAFETY hats, PRODUCT design},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Kaplan, Daniel
League shelves program that used helmet and head sensors to track concussive hits Journal Article
In: Street & Smith's Sportsbusiness Journal, vol. 17, no. 43, pp. 4, 2015, ISBN: 10985972.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *BRAIN -- Concussion, *FOOTBALL helmets, *PREVENTION, NATIONAL Football League
@article{Kaplan2015,
title = {League shelves program that used helmet and head sensors to track concussive hits},
author = {Kaplan, Daniel},
isbn = {10985972},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Street \& Smith's Sportsbusiness Journal},
volume = {17},
number = {43},
pages = {4},
abstract = {The article offers information on the action of National Football League (NFL) to postpone its efforts of tracking concussive hits using helmet and head sensors in 2015.},
keywords = {*BRAIN -- Concussion, *FOOTBALL helmets, *PREVENTION, NATIONAL Football League},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Kaplan, Daniel
Engineers to assist NFL with injury prevention Journal Article
In: Street & Smith's Sportsbusiness Journal, vol. 17, no. 43, pp. 4, 2015, ISBN: 10985972.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *BRAIN -- Concussion, *PREVENTION, *SPORTS injury prevention, NATIONAL Football League
@article{Kaplan2015b,
title = {Engineers to assist NFL with injury prevention},
author = {Kaplan, Daniel},
isbn = {10985972},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Street \& Smith's Sportsbusiness Journal},
volume = {17},
number = {43},
pages = {4},
abstract = {The article reports that the National Football League (NFL) formed its first committee of engineers to find medical approaches and equipment for the prevention of concussions and other injuries among players.},
keywords = {*BRAIN -- Concussion, *PREVENTION, *SPORTS injury prevention, NATIONAL Football League},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Attwood, Emily
CONTACT Information Journal Article
In: Athletic Business, vol. 36, no. 9, pp. 28–31, 2012, ISBN: 0747315X.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *BRAIN -- Concussion, *COACHES (Athletics), *Football, *POP Warner football, *PREVENTION, UNITED States
@article{Attwood2012,
title = {CONTACT Information},
author = {Attwood, Emily},
isbn = {0747315X},
year = {2012},
date = {2012-01-01},
journal = {Athletic Business},
volume = {36},
number = {9},
pages = {28--31},
abstract = {The article discusses changes made by youth football organizations in the U.S. aimed at minimizing the risk of concussion during practice. In 2012, Pop Warner announced new rules limiting the type and amount of contact drills allowed during practice, while USA Football rolled out a new set of age-specific contact drill practice plans for coaches. Washington was the first state to pass concussion legislation in 2009, and has since been followed by other states.},
keywords = {*BRAIN -- Concussion, *COACHES (Athletics), *Football, *POP Warner football, *PREVENTION, UNITED States},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
King, Doug; Hume, Patria; Clark, Trevor
First-aid concussion knowledge of rugby league team management, administrators and officials in New Zealand Journal Article
In: New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 56–68, 2010, ISBN: 01106384.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *COACHES (Athletics), *FIRST aid in illness & injury, *PREVENTION, *RUGBY League football, *SPORTS injuries, *WOUNDS & injuries
@article{King2010,
title = {First-aid concussion knowledge of rugby league team management, administrators and officials in New Zealand},
author = {King, Doug and Hume, Patria and Clark, Trevor},
isbn = {01106384},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-01-01},
journal = {New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine},
volume = {37},
number = {2},
pages = {56--68},
abstract = {The article presents a study that assesses the knowledge of rugby league club coaches, team management and officials regarding first-aid concussion recognition and management and injury prevention. The methods of the study are described, which includes a first-aid and concussion knowledge questionnaire consisting of two parts, plus information on first-aid qualification. The results and conclusion of the study are presented which showed low knowledge levels on sports-related first-aid and highlighted the common misconceptions about concussion.},
keywords = {*COACHES (Athletics), *FIRST aid in illness \& injury, *PREVENTION, *RUGBY League football, *SPORTS injuries, *WOUNDS \& injuries},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Lerma, Chad
CONCUSSION Learn How to Prevent and Treat One of the Most Common Martial Arts Injuries Journal Article
In: Black Belt, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 84–90;92, 2004, ISBN: 02773066.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *BRAIN -- Concussion, *MARTIAL arts, *PREVENTION, *WOUNDS & injuries
@article{Lerma2004,
title = {CONCUSSION Learn How to Prevent and Treat One of the Most Common Martial Arts Injuries},
author = {Lerma, Chad},
isbn = {02773066},
year = {2004},
date = {2004-01-01},
journal = {Black Belt},
volume = {42},
number = {5},
pages = {84--90;92},
address = {;},
abstract = {The causes and symptoms of brain concussions that can occur during martial arts training are described along with steps to take if a concussion is suspected. Methods of preventing concussions are highlighted.},
keywords = {*BRAIN -- Concussion, *MARTIAL arts, *PREVENTION, *WOUNDS \& injuries},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}