Back Pain in the Young Athlete
Fig. 10.1 It is clear to see why gymnasts may have a higher rate of spondylolysis Furthermore, age is a risk factor for LBP. During adolescence, the spine is at…
Risk Factors for Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports
Fig. 14.1 Four-step sequence of injury prevention research. Reproduced with permission from [4] Two comprehensive reviews examined risk factors for pediatric sports injuries [5, 6]. The present chapter serves to…
Emergency Department Studies
Fig. 2.1 Estimated annual number of injuries in sport and recreational activities Some studies calculated injury rates for various sports and recreational activities [13–18, 23–27, 46]. Injury rates describe injury…
Acute Catastrophic Injuries in High School Sports
Season Sport Male Female Fall American Football 41,583,382 24,768 Cross Country 5,761,920 4,517,918 Field Hockey 4,040 1,744,444 Rowing (crew)a 30,081 36,908 Soccer 9,172,094 6,989,588 Water Polo 325,598 273,162 Winter Basketball…
Injury Research in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports
1957–1989 1990–2004 2005–2014 Totals Overall (total) 349 603 961 1,913 Mean/year 10.5 40 96 Median 11 34 92 Range 1–29 20–66 59–127 Articles (total) 327 395 714 1,436 Mean/year…
Psychological Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports
Fig. 13.1 Modified Hellstedt’s athletic triangle The existing research on psychological harm within the relationships an athlete has with the parent, coach, and teammates will be addressed in turn. Psychological…
Concussion in Young Athletes
Sport/activity Females Males Age Group, # (%) Age Group, # (%) 5–9 years 10–14 years 15–19 years 5–9 years 10–14 years 15–19 years Ringette 6 (20.7) 36 (17.5) 12 (4.8)…
Epidemiology of Pediatric and Adolescent Injury in Adventure and Extreme Sports
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Dennis Caine and Laura Purcell (eds.)Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent SportsContemporary Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-18141-7_5 5. Epidemiology of Pediatric and Adolescent Injury in Adventure and Extreme Sports Dennis Caine1 and…
Epidemiology of Injury in Elite Youth Sports
Summer sports Aquatics Archery Artistic gymnastics Athletics Badminton Basketball Beach volleyball Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rhythmic gymnastics Rowing Rugby Sailing Shooting…
The Exceptionality of the Young Athlete
Fig. 1.1 The head, limbs and body grow at different rates, resulting in adults with completely different proportions to those of a fetus and newborn baby. At birth, the relative…
