Risk factors to sport-related concussion for junior athletes

Amanda Clacy; Rachael Sharman; Geoff Lovell

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Risk factors to sport-related concussion for junior athletes

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Risk factors to sport-related concussion for junior athletes

Amanda Clacy, Rachael Sharman and Geoff Lovell

OA Sports Medicine, Vol.1(1), 4

2013

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Abstract

Human Movement and Sports Science

concussion

contact sport

brain injury

paediatric

As more than just an enjoyable activity, team sport offers a range of invaluable benefits to players and has the potential to provide personal, physical, and social growth. Despite the many benefits of team sport participation, these benefits do not come without some cost. While there are strict rules and guidelines in all contact sports, the risk of injuries such as concussion are impossible to prevent completely. Sport-related concussion is a growing concern in contact sport, however the underlying risk factors and epidemiology of sport-related concussion in junior athletes is not well understood. The notable cognitive, hormonal, and neurophysiological changes occurring during development throughout late childhood and adolescence potentially places paediatric athletes at greater risk of sustaining and experiencing enduring effects of brain injury. While research is inconsistent, there have been some suggestions of specific individual variables functioning as possible antecedents that increase risk of sustaining a concussion, such as prenatal testosterone exposure, executive function, and sensation seeking behaviour. The growing body of inconclusive and speculative studies on this issue highlights the need for more research into both the prolonged effect of cognitive disruption following concussion as well as what specific factors may place an individual athlete at higher risk of sustaining a concussion in the first place. There are no conflicts or competing interests to declare.

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Title: Risk factors to sport-related concussion for junior athletes
Authors: Amanda Clacy (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Rachael Sharman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Geoff Lovell (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: OA Sports Medicine, Vol.1(1), 4
Publisher: OA Publishing London
Date published: 2013
ISSN: 2053-2040
Copyright note: Copyright © 2013 by the authors; licensee OA Publishing London. This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY).
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute; Forest Research Institute; School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448784602621
Output Type: Journal article

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