Tag: Sports Medicine
No Link Found Between Teen Contact Sports, Later Mental Health Issues
Football players actually are less likely to be depressed in early adulthood
NATA: Single-Sport Focus Not Good for Children
Association says children should not play a single sport for more than eight months a year
Decrease Seen in Football Practice-Related Concussions
In sex-comparable sports, concussion rates higher for girls; girls also had more recurrent concussions
Sports Specialization Ups Injury Risk, Especially in Girls
Volume of vigorous activity is a strong predictor of injuries for both boys and girls
IL-6 Level May Predict Symptom Duration in Concussed Athletes
Interleukin 6 levels at six hours postconcussion are significantly associated with symptom duration
More Sports Experience May Reduce Impact of Concussions
Among youth with concussion history, more years of experience tied to quicker functional recovery
Sports Medicine Society Updates Concussion Guidelines
Guidance is for physicians who provide sports concussion care from acute injury to return-to-play
Temporary Impairment in HRQOL After Teen Sports Concussion
Worse cognitive HRQOL and clinically meaningful impairment in school and overall HRQOL observed
Sport Specialization Tied to Pediatric Overuse Injury
Athletes with high specialization at higher risk of injury than those with moderate, low specialization
AAP Offers Guidance for Infectious Disease in Sports
Risk factors include skin-to-skin contact with athletes with active skin infections, sharing equipment
