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Relative Risk for Concussions in Young Female Soccer Players Sarah Strand
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, David Lechuga , Thomas Zachariah & Kathryn Beaulieu
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Health and Human Sciences , Loyola Marymount University , Los Angeles , California
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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions , Provo , Utah
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The Neurobehavioral Clinic and Counseling Center , Lake Forrest , California
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Mathematics , Loyola Marymount University , Los Angeles , California Published online: 02 Dec 2013.
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APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY: CHILD, 4: 58–64, 2015 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 2162-2965 print/2162-2973 online DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2013.802650
Relative Risk for Concussions in Young Female Soccer Players Sarah Strand Health and Human Sciences, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, and Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, Utah
David Lechuga
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The Neurobehavioral Clinic and Counseling Center, Lake Forrest, California
Thomas Zachariah Mathematics, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Kathryn Beaulieu Health and Human Sciences, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
The objective of this study was to determine the relative risk and reported symptoms of concussions in 11- to 13-year-old, female soccer players. For this, a survey to compare the reported incidence of concussion in age-matched female soccer players to nonsoccer players was performed. The survey included 342 girls between the ages of 11 and 13: 195 were involved in an organized soccer team and 147 were not involved in organized soccer but were allowed to participate in any other sport or activity. A total of 94 of the 195 soccer players, or 48%, reported at least one symptom consistent with a concussion. The most prevalent symptom for these girls was headache (84%). A total of 34 of the 147 nonsoccer players, or 23%, reported at least one symptom consistent with a concussion in the previous six months. These results determined that the relative risk of probable concussions among 11- to 13-year-old, female soccer players is 2.09 (p
Applied Neuropsychology: Child Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/hapc20
Relative Risk for Concussions in Young Female Soccer Players Sarah Strand
a b
c
d
, David Lechuga , Thomas Zachariah & Kathryn Beaulieu
a
a
Health and Human Sciences , Loyola Marymount University , Los Angeles , California
b
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions , Provo , Utah
c
The Neurobehavioral Clinic and Counseling Center , Lake Forrest , California
d
Mathematics , Loyola Marymount University , Los Angeles , California Published online: 02 Dec 2013.
Click for updates To cite this article: Sarah Strand , David Lechuga , Thomas Zachariah & Kathryn Beaulieu (2015) Relative Risk for Concussions in Young Female Soccer Players, Applied Neuropsychology: Child, 4:1, 58-64, DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2013.802650 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21622965.2013.802650
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APPLIED NEUROPSYCHOLOGY: CHILD, 4: 58–64, 2015 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 2162-2965 print/2162-2973 online DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2013.802650
Relative Risk for Concussions in Young Female Soccer Players Sarah Strand Health and Human Sciences, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, and Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, Provo, Utah
David Lechuga
Downloaded by [University of Exeter] at 03:35 01 May 2015
The Neurobehavioral Clinic and Counseling Center, Lake Forrest, California
Thomas Zachariah Mathematics, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Kathryn Beaulieu Health and Human Sciences, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
The objective of this study was to determine the relative risk and reported symptoms of concussions in 11- to 13-year-old, female soccer players. For this, a survey to compare the reported incidence of concussion in age-matched female soccer players to nonsoccer players was performed. The survey included 342 girls between the ages of 11 and 13: 195 were involved in an organized soccer team and 147 were not involved in organized soccer but were allowed to participate in any other sport or activity. A total of 94 of the 195 soccer players, or 48%, reported at least one symptom consistent with a concussion. The most prevalent symptom for these girls was headache (84%). A total of 34 of the 147 nonsoccer players, or 23%, reported at least one symptom consistent with a concussion in the previous six months. These results determined that the relative risk of probable concussions among 11- to 13-year-old, female soccer players is 2.09 (p
