This is a review of the article titled Sex Differences in Concussion Symptoms of High School Athletes. The purpose of this study was to determine possible differences in concussion symptoms between genders of high school athletes. In the United States, more than 1.6 million sports-related concussions occur every year. Averages of 21% of these happen to high school athletes (Frommer et al., 2011). More males have participated in sports than females over the years. In 2008, 3.01 million (or 41%) of high school athletes were female. That was up 2.4 million from 10 years ago (Frommer et al., 2011). This increase in female participation has led to higher injury incidences and also sport-related concussions are rising with female athletes.
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One hundred high schools were randomly chosen from each. The boys’ sports studied were football, soccer, basketball, wrestling and baseball while the girls were soccer, basketball, volleyball and softball. Weekly athlete-exposure and injury data was reported. Three factors outlined injury: (1) occurrence during an organized high school practice or game; (2) team AT or physician attention required; and (3) a participation restriction for at least1 day resulted. Detailed information about each injury was collected through a sequential drop-down menu questionnaire from the online software. Additionally, the time period in which symptoms resolved as well as the time period after which the athlete returned to play. Other information collected were who assessed the injury, what methods of injury assessment used and whether the injury was new or …show more content…
There is a lot more details that go into doing research studies. I thought the results would have more definitive differences between the genders in all aspects of this study. I was surprised that they did not compare the onset times of symptoms. This is one factor I have experienced in my current profession as a major difference with high school athletes and gender. Concussions are a hot topic in sports medicine. Many changes have been made on how to recognize this injury over the past 10 years. More research and awareness is being done which will only give better perspective on how to manage this escalating
One hundred high schools were randomly chosen from each. The boys’ sports studied were football, soccer, basketball, wrestling and baseball while the girls were soccer, basketball, volleyball and softball. Weekly athlete-exposure and injury data was reported. Three factors outlined injury: (1) occurrence during an organized high school practice or game; (2) team AT or physician attention required; and (3) a participation restriction for at least1 day resulted. Detailed information about each injury was collected through a sequential drop-down menu questionnaire from the online software. Additionally, the time period in which symptoms resolved as well as the time period after which the athlete returned to play. Other information collected were who assessed the injury, what methods of injury assessment used and whether the injury was new or …show more content…
There is a lot more details that go into doing research studies. I thought the results would have more definitive differences between the genders in all aspects of this study. I was surprised that they did not compare the onset times of symptoms. This is one factor I have experienced in my current profession as a major difference with high school athletes and gender. Concussions are a hot topic in sports medicine. Many changes have been made on how to recognize this injury over the past 10 years. More research and awareness is being done which will only give better perspective on how to manage this escalating