A pilot case crossover study of the use of padded headgear in junior Australian football.
Concussion
; 7(4): CNC99, 2022 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-36694693
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To explore soft-shell padded headgear (HG) use, player behavior and injuries associated with HG in junior Australian football.Methods:
Prospective case-crossover with head impact measurement, injury surveillance and video review.Results:
40 players (mean age 12.43 years, standard deviation 1.36) across 15 matches were observed. Frequency of head/neck (p = 0.916) or body (p = 0.883) contact events, and match incidents were similar between HG and no HG conditions. Without HG, females had higher frequency of body contacts compared with males (p = 0.015). Males sustained more body contacts with HG than without HG (p = 0.013).Conclusion:
Use of HG in junior football was not associated with injury or head contact rate. Associations between HG use and body contact may differ across sexes. (ID ACTRN12619001165178).
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Concussion
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia