Effects of Prophylactic Knee Orthoses Use among Ice Hockey Players in Switzerland

Concussion among Swedish elite ice hockey players.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency of concussion in Swedish ice hockey and to establish a uniform grading and treatment model for concussions of different severity. METHODS Frequency of concussion was investigated in two studies, one retrospective and one prospective. In the retrospective study, all Swedish elite ice hockey players (n = 265) were asked to answer a questionnaire on the number...

Evaluation of knee braces in Swedish ice hockey players.

In this retrospective investigation we have determined the rate and types of knee injuries among Swedish ice hockey players, and related these data to the use of knee braces. Thirty-seven of the originally selected 50 hockey teams (74%) of elite or first division calibre took part in the study, and 600 players answered a questionnaire. A total of 254 previous knee injuries sustained while playi...

Competitive selection among age-class ice-hockey players.

The "little-league" is an important feature of the North American scene, young boys vying vigorously with one another for places on age-categorized icehockey, "football", and baseball teams that compete in municipal, regional and even provincial leagues. The system has been criticized on a number of counts, including the possible psychological risks of premature exposure to intensive competitio...

Concussion Knowledge and Reporting Behavior Among Junior Ice Hockey Players

Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score of Korean national ice hockey players

[Purpose] To investigate sports injuries in Korean national ice hockey players by surveying parts, times, types, frequency, cure, and prevention types of sports injuries and provide basic data for injury prevention and performance improvement of ice hockey players. Another purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of ice hockey injuries according to age and the relationship between et...