IMPORTANCE A report by the Institute of Medicine called for comprehensive nationwide concussion incidence data across the spectrum of athletes aged 5 to 23 years. OBJECTIVE To describe the incidence of concussion in athletes participating in youth, high school, and collegiate American football. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Data were collected by athletic trainers at youth, high school,...

Definition Team physicians must address the physical and psychological issues related to athletic activity. This athletic activity may result in illness and injury, and produce a variety of psychological responses, some of which may negatively affect sports participation. Additionally, psychological factors, especially stress, may be an important antecedent to injuries. These factors may play a...

BACKGROUND Athletic groin pain remains a common field-based team sports time-loss injury. There are few reports of non-surgically managed cohorts with athletic groin pain. AIM To describe clinical presentation/examination, MRI findings and patient-reported outcome (PRO) scores for an athletic groin pain cohort. METHODS All patients had a history including demographics, injury duration, spor...

BACKGROUND Ankle injuries account for the highest percentage of injuries among female collegiate volleyball players. Since 1998, all female volleyball players at the authors' institution have worn bilateral double-upright padded ankle braces at all times. PURPOSE To review the authors' experience with this brace in preventing ankle injuries that result in a loss of play. STUDY DESIGN Case s...

objectives: it is important to recognize any risk factors for the development of injuries in the athletic population. the aim of this study was to investigate the association between joint hyper mobility and low back pain in iranian hyper mobile and non-hyper mobile athletes. methods: 50 athletic patients with low back pain (age=23.20±12.79 years) and 51 healthy athletes (age=24.28±13.70) from ...

Elite athletic career termination is inevitable in high performance sport. Whether due to interest, injury, age or combination of factors, athletes will undergo a shift their professional and pe...

CONTEXT Rehabilitation adherence is accepted as a critical component for attaining optimal outcomes. Poor adherence is recognized as a problem in the athletic training setting. Measurement has been inconsistent, and no measure has been developed for athletic training settings. OBJECTIVE To identify indicators of sport-injury rehabilitation adherence relevant to athletic training and develop a...

Hamstring muscle injury is a complex problem for athletes, physicians, physical therapists, and athletic trainers. This injury tends to recur and to limit participation in athletic competition. The etiology of hamstring muscle injury continues to be confusing and incomplete for clinicians and researchers. The purposes of this paper are: 1) to review briefly hamstring muscle group anatomy and fu...

OBJECTIVE To provide athletic trainers, health care professionals, and all those responsible for the care of athletes with clinical recommendations for preventing and managing sport-related dental and oral injuries. BACKGROUND Participation in competitive sports continues to grow at both the interscholastic and intercollegiate levels. Therefore, exposure to, and the incidence of athletic-rela...