Article
Ergonomics
Sungwon Kim, Daniel P. Connaughton
Summary: Parents express concerns about a potential decline in youth soccer participation due to concussions, emphasizing the key role of coaches in concussion management. While some support banning heading for participants 10 years old or younger, opinions on limiting heading for participants 13 or older vary.
JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Sungwon Kim, Daniel P. Connaughton
Summary: The majority of parents of youth soccer athletes believe that concussions are serious injuries, but only a small percentage think their child could suffer one in the next season. Their primary concern is the possibility of permanent brain damage after a concussion. More targeted education is needed to better manage and prevent concussions in youth soccer.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gonzalo Torres, Estrella Armada-Cortes, Javier Rueda, Alejandro F. San Juan, Enrique Navarro
Summary: Surface electromyography is a valid tool for assessing quadriceps and hamstring muscle activation in professional male and female soccer teams. The study found differences in muscle activation patterns between male and female players, particularly in the vastus medialis:vastus lateralis ratio. These differences could be useful in injury prevention and rehabilitation programs.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
X. Monasterio, S. M. Gil, I. Bidaurrazaga-Letona, J. A. Lekue, J. Santisteban, G. Diaz-Beitia, I. Martin-Garetxana, E. Bikandi, J. Larruskain
Summary: This study tracked growth-related injuries among 63 elite male soccer players and found that injuries mainly occurred around 91.2% of adult height. Different types of injuries showed different tendencies at various maturity status bands, highlighting the importance of individualized injury prevention strategies for athletes.
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lukasz Oleksy, Aleksandra Krolikowska, Anna Mika, Maciej Kuchciak, Daniel Szymczyk, Marian Rzepko, Grzegorz Bril, Robert Prill, Artur Stolarczyk, Pawel Reichert
Summary: This study aims to propose an effective method for simplifying single-leg hop test data to a single score. By collecting data from a male soccer team and calculating limb symmetry indexes and standardizing them, the "Compound Hop Index" (CHI) was derived, which significantly reduces, clarifies, and organizes hop performance measures data.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Donna Lu, Alan McCall, Mark Jones, Jeff Steinweg, Les Gelis, Job Fransen, Rob Duffield
Summary: The study found that player-salary costs remained stable in the professional Australian soccer league, along with stable injury rates and missed matches. Despite injuries being associated with goal differences, points, and match losses, the magnitude of these relationships is small, suggesting that team performance is influenced by multiple factors beyond just injury occurrence.
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Hadi Nobari, Sara Mahmoudzadeh Khalili, Angel Denche Zamorano, Thomas G. Bowman, Urs Granacher
Summary: High training load in professional soccer is significantly associated with the occurrence of non-contact injuries, and the frequency of injuries is higher during high load weeks. ACWR and Delta-AW serve as good indicators for estimating injury risk and time interval between injuries.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Colin M. Huber, Declan A. Patton, Divya Jain, Christina L. Master, Susan S. Margulies, Catherine C. Mcdonald, Kristy B. Arbogast
Summary: This study investigated gender differences in head impact rates in high school varsity soccer players over two seasons. Results showed that regardless of the calculation method used, males had higher head impact rates than females, with substantial variations in individual head impact exposure within a team.
MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Wesam Saleh A. Al Attar, Oliver Faude, Mario Bizzini, Saud Alarifi, Hosam Alzahrani, Raed S. Almalki, Riyadh G. Banjar, Ross H. Sanders
Summary: The FIFA 11+S program was found to significantly reduce the incidence of upper extremity injuries among soccer goalkeepers, including contact and noncontact injuries. The experimental group showed a significant decrease in minor and moderate severity injuries compared to the control group, with no difference in compliance noted between the two groups.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Orthopedics
Wesam Saleh A. Al Attar, Ehdaa H. Khaledi, Jumana M. Bakhsh, Oliver Faude, Hussain Ghulam, Ross H. Sanders
Summary: This systematic review with meta-analysis demonstrates that injury prevention programs that include balance training exercises can reduce ankle injury rates among soccer players.
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Matthew W. Martinez, Jonathan H. Kim, Ankit B. Shah, Dermot Phelan, Michael S. Emery, Meagan M. Wasfy, Antonio B. Fernandez, T. Jared Bunch, Peter Dean, Alfred Danielian, Sheela Krishnan, Aaron L. Baggish, Thijs M. H. Eijsvogels, Eugene H. Chung, Benjamin D. Levine
Summary: The role of sports cardiologists is essential in the medical care of athletes, focusing on distinguishing between physiological adaptations and pathological changes, and providing risk assessment for sports participation.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Jamie Salter, Mark B. A. De Ste Croix, Jonathan D. Hughes
Summary: This study aimed to explore the effect of maturation on neuromuscular and psycho-physiological responses to activity, with findings showing a significant interaction between maturation and neuromuscular performance, particularly in terms of perceived technical response. It is suggested to consider maturation in training programs and further empirical studies are needed to determine maturity-specific dose-responses.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hadi Akbari, Yohei Shimokochi, Bahram Sheikhi
Summary: This study found a significant correlation between ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (DF-ROM) and landing errors, indicating that ankle DF-ROM can be used as a valuable measure to assess landing posture. This could help identify the cause of faulty motion in real-world sport-specific tasks.
Article
Orthopedics
James O'Brien, Emanuel Santner, Josef Kroll
Summary: The study evaluated the development and implementation of tailored injury prevention exercise programs in male soccer academy teams, finding that key implementation factors involved scheduling, time management, and player workload.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Cynthia Ponir, Austin Seals, Trevor Caldarera, Edward H. Ip, Charles A. German, Yhenneko Taylor, Justin B. Moore, Hayden B. Bosworth, Michael D. Shapiro, Yashashwi Pokharel
Summary: Providers in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention practice prefer various specialties to manage common conditions, specialists to manage complex conditions, and preventive cardiologists to treat advanced lipid disorders. Cardiologists are the least favored for prescribing SGLT2 inhibitors in CVD prevention practice.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Lizelle Steenkamp, Robin Terence Saggers, Rossella Bandini, Saverio Stranges, Yun-Hee Choi, Jane S. Thornton, Simon Hendrie, Deepak Patel, Shannon Rabinowitz, Jon Patricios
Summary: Adults with high and moderate levels of physical activity had significantly better outcomes than those with low activity when contracting COVID-19. The protective effects of regular physical activity extended to those with concomitant chronic medical conditions.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Sport Sciences
Margo Mountjoy, B. McCloskey, R. Bahr, James H. Hull, Joanne Kemp, Jane S. Thornton, Jon Patricios
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Shirley Collie, Robin Terence Saggers, Rossella Bandini, Lizelle Steenkamp, Jared Champion, Glenda Gray, Linda-Gail Bekker, Ameena Goga, Nigel Garrett, Jon Patricios
Summary: Regular physical activity is associated with improved vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalization, with higher levels of physical activity associated with greater vaccine effectiveness.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Jon S. Patricios, Kathryn J. Schneider, Jiri Dvorak, Osman Hassan Ahmed, Cheri Blauwet, Robert C. Cantu, Gavin A. Davis, Ruben J. Echemendia, Michael Makdissi, Michael McNamee, Steven Broglio, Carolyn A. Emery, Nina Feddermann-Demont, Gordon Ward Fuller, Christopher C. Giza, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Brian Hainline, Grant L. Iverson, Jeffrey S. Kutcher, John J. Leddy, David Maddocks, Geoff Manley, Michael McCrea, Laura K. Purcell, Margot Putukian, Haruhiko Sato, Markku P. Tuominen, Michael Turner, Keith Owen Yeates, Stanley A. Herring, Willem Meeuwisse
Summary: The Concussion in Sport Group has been holding meetings and developing statements on concussion in sport for over 20 years. This 6th statement provides a summary of the outcomes of the 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Amsterdam in October 2022. It includes revised assessment tools and integrates new features such as a focus on para athletes and the athlete's perspective, as well as addressing ethical issues and long-term effects of sport-related concussion.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Sport Sciences
Gavin A. Davis, Jon Patricios, Kathryn J. Schneider, Grant L. Iverson, Noah D. Silverberg
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Sport Sciences
Jon Patricios, Jonathan A. Drezner
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Sport Sciences
Kathryn J. Schneider, Jon S. Patricios, Willem Meeuwisse, Geoff M. Schneider, K. Alix Hayden, Zahra Premji, Osman Hassan Ahmed, Cheri Blauwet, Steven Broglio, Robert C. Cantu, Gavin A. Davis, Jiri Dvorak, Ruben J. Echemendia, Carolyn A. Emery, Grant L. Iverson, John J. Leddy, Michael Makdissi, Michael McCrea, Michael McNamee, Margot Putukian, Keith Owen Yeates, Amanda M. Black, Joel S. Burma, Meghan Critchley, Paul H. Eliason, Anu M. Raisanen, Jason B. Tabor, Clodagh Toomey, Paul E. Ronksley, J. David Cassidy
Summary: The paper summarises the consensus methodology used for the International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport (Amsterdam 2022). The Scientific Committee identified key questions for encapsulating the current science in sport-related concussion and guiding clinical practice. Systematic reviews were conducted over 3 1/2 years by author groups, delayed by 2 years due to the pandemic. The 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport included systematic review presentations, panel discussions, question and answer engagement, and a closed consensus deliberation day with expert panels.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Sport Sciences
Jason B. Tabor, Benjamin L. Brett, Lindsay Nelson, Timothy Meier, Linden C. Penner, Andrew R. Mayer, Ruben J. Echemendia, Thomas McAllister, William P. Meehan, Jon Patricios, Michael Makdissi, Silvia Bressan, Gavin A. Davis, Zahra Premji, Kathryn J. Schneider, Henrik Zetterberg, Michael McCrea
Summary: This systematic review examined the role of fluid-based biomarkers, advanced neuroimaging, genetic testing, and emerging technologies in defining and assessing neurobiological recovery after sport-related concussion (SRC). A total of 205 studies were included, showing that neuroimaging and fluid-based biomarkers can detect the acute effects of concussion and track neurobiological recovery after injury. Emerging technologies have also shown potential in the assessment of SRC. However, there is insufficient evidence to recommend the use of these tools in clinical practice.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Sport Sciences
Kathryn J. Schneider, Meghan L. Critchley, Vicki Anderson, Gavin A. Davis, Chantel T. Debert, Nina Feddermann-Demont, Isabelle Gagnon, Kevin M. Guskiewicz, K. Alix Hayden, Stanley Herring, Corson Johnstone, Michael Makdissi, Christina L. Master, Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Jon S. Patricios, Johna K. Register-Mihalik, Paul E. Ronksley, Noah D. Silverberg, Keith Owen Yeates
Summary: This systematic review evaluated interventions for recovery in children, adolescents, and adults with a sport-related concussion (SRC). The results suggest that individualized cervicovestibular rehabilitation may decrease the time to return to sport for adolescents and adults with dizziness, neck pain, and/or headaches lasting more than 10 days. Vestibular rehabilitation may decrease the time to medical clearance for adolescents with vestibular symptoms/impairments. Active rehabilitation and collaborative care may decrease symptoms for adolescents with persisting symptoms lasting more than 30 days.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Sport Sciences
Jon S. Patricios, Geoff M. Schneider, Jacqueline van Ierssel, Laura K. Purcell, Gavin A. Davis, Ruben J. Echemendia, Pierre Fremont, Gordon Ward Fuller, Stanley A. Herring, Kimberly G. Harmon, Kirsten Holte, Mike Loosemore, Michael Makdissi, Michael McCrea, William P. Meehan III, Patrick O'Halloran, Zahra Premji, Margot Putukian, Isla Jordan Shill, Michael Turner, Kenzie Vaandering, Nick Webborn, Keith Owen Yeates, Kathryn J. Schneider
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the assessment of sport-related concussion (SRC) in the subacute phase (3-30 days) and provided recommendations for developing a Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool (SCOAT6). The data sources included various databases and the quality of the studies was assessed. The findings informed the development of SCOAT6, which includes the assessment of autonomic function, dual gait, vestibular ocular motor screening (VOMS), and mental health screening. Rating: 8/10
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Sport Sciences
Kathryn J. Schneider, Jon S. Patricios
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Sport Sciences
Gavin A. Davis, Jon S. Patricios, Laura K. Purcell, Vicki Anderson, Gerard A. Gioia, Christopher C. Giza, Keith Owen Yeates, Osman Hassan Ahmed, Cheri Blauwet, Daniel Corwin, Christina L. Master, Geoff M. Schneider, Jacqueline van Ierssel, Ruben J. Echemendia, Pierre Fremont, Gordon Ward Fuller, Stanley Herring, Kimberly G. Harmon, Kirsten Holte, Mike Loosemore, Michael Makdissi, Michael McCrea, William P. Meehan III, Patrick O'Halloran, Zahra Premji, Margot Putukian, Isla Jordan Shill, Michael Turner, Kenzie Vaandering, Nick Webborn, Kathryn J. Schneider
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Sport Sciences
Jon S. Patricios, Gavin A. Davis, Osman Hassan Ahmed, C. Blauwet, Geoff M. Schneider, Laura K. Purcell, Ruben J. Echemendia, Pierre Fremont, Gordon Ward Fuller, Stanley A. Herring, Kimberly G. Harmon, Mike Loosemore, Michael Makdissi, Patrick O'Halloran, Margot Putukian, Michael Turner, Nick Webborn, Keith Owen Yeates, Jacqueline van Ierssel, Kathryn J. Schneider
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Management
Jozef E. Breedt, Belinda Marais, Jon Patricios
Summary: This study aimed to assess the psychosocial work conditions and mental well-being of independent School Heads in South Africa. The findings indicated a significant correlation between psychosocial work conditions and mental well-being, with younger and female Heads being at higher risk for poorer well-being. This study serves to identify potential at-risk groups for psychosocial intervention and contributes to addressing the knowledge gap regarding the mental well-being of school Heads in South Africa.
SA JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Tiago Lazzaretti Fernandes, Michel Oliveira Souza, Cyro Albuquerque Neto, Paulo Henrique Araujo, Andre Pedrinelli, Arnaldo Jose Hernandez
Summary: This study compared the outcomes of two ACL reconstruction surgeries and found that the central reconstruction group had less internal rotation and no difference in anterior translation compared to the anteromedial group.
ACTA ORTOPEDICA BRASILEIRA
(2023)
