Download or read book Perceived Susceptibility of Injuries Among High School Athletes Participating in Football written by Christopher Clay Dake and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to use the health belief model (Rosenstock, 1974) as a framework for examining perceptions of injury susceptibility among high school athletes who participate in football. A second purpose was to determine if high school football players' perceived susceptibility to sport-related injuries were influenced by position played, age, goal orientation, and having a history of injuries. The achievement goal theory was used to determine the goal orientation of the athletes. The research design for this study was quantitative and nonexperimental using a cross-sectional approach to answer the research questions. Questionnaires were distributed to 1,100 football players in a two county area in Northwest Florida, and 288 questionnaires were returned for analysis. The questionnaires were distributed and collected over a one month period during the 2016 spring semester. Participants' ages ranged from 14-17. All football positions were represented and were categorized into three groups. The groups were offensive/defensive line (N = 86, 29.7%), offense not line (N = 83, 28.6%), and defense not line (N = 95, 32.8%). Athletes' overall perceived susceptibility to sport-related injuries was neutral with an average 2.73 on a five point Likert-like scale. Data analysis revealed perceived susceptibility to sport-related injury differed most between the offensive/defensive lineman and offensive not line group. Additionally, athletes who had a history of injuries also influenced perceived susceptibility to sport-related injury. The other variables did not significantly affect high school football players' perceived susceptibility to sport-related injury.
Download or read book Perceptions of Coaching Behaviors and Selected Variables on Injury Occurrence in Female High School Soccer Players written by Anthony Paul Kontos and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sports related Injuries Among High School Athletes in the United States and Their Use of Protective Equipment written by Christine Lee Collins and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High school sports play an important role in the adoption and maintenance of a physically active lifestyle among millions of adolescents in the United States (US). Despite the numerous health benefits of participating in sports, high school athletes are at risk of sports-related injury as a certain endemic level of injury can be expected among participants of any physical activity. Injury prevention in this population is often overlooked as sports-related injuries are thought to be unavoidable; however, up to one- half of all sports-related injuries among children may be preventable. The morbidity, mortality, and disability caused by high school sports-related injuries can be reduced through the development of effective prevention strategies including the addition and/or improvement of protective equipment. The objective of this dissertation was to investigate the use of protective equipment among high school athletes, a primary prevention approach to preventing sports-related injuries, by utilizing data from a national high school injury surveillance system. The three specific aims were to: 1) investigate whether high school football concussion characteristics vary by helmet age/recondition status, manufacturer, and model; 2) estimate the rate of dental injuries among US high school athletes and describe the use of mouthguards in various high school sports; and 3) demonstrate how sports injury surveillance data can be used to inform evidence-based protective equipment policy discussions. This study found that for new and reconditioned football helmets, the most common helmet manufacturers and models on the market appear to provide US high school football players similar protection against concussion. This research also found that wearing a mouthguard in sports where there is potential for contact with another player or contact with playing apparatus may help to prevent or mitigate consequences of dental injuries. This result was found for sports that include contact such as football, field hockey, ice hockey, and lacrosse as well as for non-contact sports such as soccer, basketball, baseball, and softball. Finally, this study found that similar to successful efforts in other public health areas, national sports injury surveillance systems can be used to provide the data needed to inform policy change resulting in improved athlete health and safety. Although the risk of injury while participating in sports may never be completely eliminated, the use of protective equipment, a primary prevention approach, is one way to reduce the risk of injury and keep athletes healthy and active. Injury rates among high school athletes need to be reduced to the lowest possible level without discouraging adolescents from participating in this important form of physical activity. This goal can best be accomplished by developing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based preventive interventions including the use of protective equipment.
Download or read book Childhood Injuries in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Communicating College Athletic Injuries written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although varying disciplines have examined the complex impacts of athletic injuries, this phenomenon is relatively understudied in the realm of social sciences. Studies exploring rehabilitation techniques, physical limitations of diverse injuries, and preventative measures for avoiding injuries (including physical measures such as stretching) dominate current scholarly knowledge; however, far less is known about the elements that explain and predict adherence to injury treatment/ avoidance regimens. The health belief model (HBM) was used as the theoretical framework for this investigation. Through the introduction of new elements and components, this study expanded upon the HBM itself. This pilot study aimed to explore how personal belief factors (specifically perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, perceived barriers, perceived benefits, self-esteem, and cues to action) encourage injury treatment and/or avoidance. One hundred and fifty-two athletes participated in this study. Participants completed one of two versions of the questionnaire that was tailored to reflect their current injury status. Results revealed a significant correlation between perceived susceptibility and engagement in injury prevention measures among non-injured athletes as well as a significant correlation between preventive and treatment behaviors among injured athletes. Additionally, among those athletes who had been injured, results indicated two significant correlations: a moderate relationship between their own anxiety about their injury and their adherence to treatment and a strong correlation between pride and adherence to treatment were found. Finally, both injured and non-injured athletes identified communication efficacy and target efficacy as significant predictors of treatment and prevention actions. Together, these findings provide implications for theory related to both personal (i.e., HBM factors of severity and susceptibility) and relational (i.e., the efficacy factors of the theory of motivated information management: TMIM) predictors of prevention and/or treatment behaviors. Trainers, coaches, and athletes alike are now provided with new insight into the relational aspects of injury management.
Download or read book How Do Parents of Preadolescent Football Players Really Feel about Concussion Education and the Risk of Concussion Injuries written by Kimberly D. Mory and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effects of repetitive injuries to the brain in collegiate and professional athletes have received much attention in the media and sports world in the past few years due to the tragic deaths of retired athletes. Autopsies have revealed extensive damage to the brains of these athletes that has been directly linked to their participation in high-impact sports. Increased awareness and recognition of this disease process has occurred in recent years, and this condition has become known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Concussions are the most common type of traumatic brain injury, with an estimated 1.6 to 3.8 million concussion injuries annually that are related to participation in sports and recreational activities. The majority of concussion injuries do not result in a loss of consciousness. However, these injuries can lead to cognitive and physical deficits that intensify with repeated injuries While much attention has been given to increasing education and awareness of concussion injuries in high-school and college athletes, there has been very little information targeting concussion education in young athletes. This study focused on parents’ perception of risk of concussion injuries in 8-13-year-old boys playing select football in the DFW area. The purpose of this study was: (a) to examine the relationship between parents’ educational attainment, previous experience playing sports, knowledge of concussion injuries, and perceived risk of their sons sustaining a concussion injury while participating in select football, and (b) to explore parents’ perceptions about concussion injury risk and concussion injury education and prevention. A previously published survey was adapted to a paper/pencil survey focused on parents’ perceptions of risk of their sons incurring a concussion injury while playing select football. A convenience sample was utilized by the researcher at select football games and practices to recruit parents/caregivers for self-administration of the survey which could be completed in 10-15 minutes. Twenty-three Likert-scale questions were divided into the six constructs of the Health Belief Model (HBM): perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, self-efficacy, and cues to action. Fourteen questions were used to gather demographic information and five additional open-ended question were used to enrich the data results. Ninety-nine surveys were collected and analyzed using ANOVAs and correlation analysis to examine relationships between the parents’ educational attainment, previous experience playing sports, and knowledge of concussion injuries with the parents’ perceived risk of concussion injury in their 8-13-year-old sons playing select football. Results indicated that knowledge of concussion injuries was the only independent variable that had a significant effect on one of the HBM constructs which was self-efficacy (p
Download or read book Barriers to Musculoskeletal Injury Reporting in High School Athletes written by Mikayla Talak and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's abstract: INTRODUCTION: There are a substantial amount of sport related injuries recorded at the high school age and it has been recorded as a public health concern in a vast amount of health literature. Although participating in sports has a risk of injury associated with it, it is common for high school athletes to underreport injuries. But there is no known literature on injury reporting behaviors of musculoskeletal injuries in the high school athletic population. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explore the barriers and facilitators to musculoskeletal injury reporting and towards playing injured in athletes that attend a rural, Title I high school. METHODS: A qualitative study was conducted utilizing a purposeful, convenience sample to form four focus groups with athletes from American football, girls’ basketball, boys’ basketball, and girls’ soccer. A semi-structured interview guide was used to interview participants and was audio recorded via Zoom. Focus group responses were transcribed verbatim as part of a thematic analysis and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) lens was used to guide the discussion. RESULTS: Five themes emerged from the focus group responses including healthcare trust and mistrust, social pressures, internal pressures, injury attitudes, and desire to play. Barriers including a poor coaching dynamic, professional sports, mistrust in healthcare, emphasis on winning, and poor injury attitudes were significant predictors of low intention to injury reporting. The primary facilitator of injury reporting found in this study resulting as a strong predictor for high intention to musculoskeletal injury reporting was a good relationship with the athletic trainer. CONCLUSION: The current findings suggest that there are more barriers to injury reporting than there are facilitators, resulting in the behavior to play through pain and injury. The TPB can be extended to musculoskeletal injury reporting behaviors to determine the intention to report an injury which will determine the likelihood to report a musculoskeletal injury. The predictors of the TPB should be used to educate stakeholders to help protect the health and safety of high school athletes.
Download or read book Sports Related Concussions in Youth written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past decade, few subjects at the intersection of medicine and sports have generated as much public interest as sports-related concussions - especially among youth. Despite growing awareness of sports-related concussions and campaigns to educate athletes, coaches, physicians, and parents of young athletes about concussion recognition and management, confusion and controversy persist in many areas. Currently, diagnosis is based primarily on the symptoms reported by the individual rather than on objective diagnostic markers, and there is little empirical evidence for the optimal degree and duration of physical rest needed to promote recovery or the best timing and approach for returning to full physical activity. Sports-Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture reviews the science of sports-related concussions in youth from elementary school through young adulthood, as well as in military personnel and their dependents. This report recommends actions that can be taken by a range of audiences - including research funding agencies, legislatures, state and school superintendents and athletic directors, military organizations, and equipment manufacturers, as well as youth who participate in sports and their parents - to improve what is known about concussions and to reduce their occurrence. Sports-Related Concussions in Youth finds that while some studies provide useful information, much remains unknown about the extent of concussions in youth; how to diagnose, manage, and prevent concussions; and the short- and long-term consequences of concussions as well as repetitive head impacts that do not result in concussion symptoms. The culture of sports negatively influences athletes' self-reporting of concussion symptoms and their adherence to return-to-play guidance. Athletes, their teammates, and, in some cases, coaches and parents may not fully appreciate the health threats posed by concussions. Similarly, military recruits are immersed in a culture that includes devotion to duty and service before self, and the critical nature of concussions may often go unheeded. According to Sports-Related Concussions in Youth, if the youth sports community can adopt the belief that concussions are serious injuries and emphasize care for players with concussions until they are fully recovered, then the culture in which these athletes perform and compete will become much safer. Improving understanding of the extent, causes, effects, and prevention of sports-related concussions is vitally important for the health and well-being of youth athletes. The findings and recommendations in this report set a direction for research to reach this goal.
Download or read book Head and Neck Injuries in Young Athletes written by Michael O'Brien and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing the most current information on injuries to the head and neck sustained by young athletes, this practical text presents a thorough review of the complex and emerging issues for youths and adolescents involved in contact/collision sports. While concussions are among the most common injuries, fractures of the skull and facial bones and structural brain injuries can be serious and are discussed in chapters of their own, as are stingers and other cervical spine and cord issues and disease. Injuries to the eyes, ears and jaw are likewise examined. Prevention is a major theme throughout the book, as seen in chapters on protective head- and neckwear, transportation of injured players, and sideline response and return-to-play. Head and Neck Injuries in Young Athletes will be an excellent resource not only for orthopedists and sports medicine specialists treating growing athletes, but also specialists and team physicians who are on the scene at sporting events where these injuries may occur.
Download or read book DeLee Drez s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine E Book written by Mark D. Miller and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-12-20 with total page 1851 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indispensable for both surgeons and sports medicine physicians, DeLee, Drez, & Miller’s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine: Principles and Practice, 5th Edition, remains your go-to reference for all surgical, medical, rehabilitation and injury prevention aspects related to athletic injuries and chronic conditions. Authored by Mark D. Miller, MD and Stephen R. Thompson, MD, this 2-volume core resource provides detailed, up-to-date coverage of medical disorders that routinely interfere with athletic performance and return to play, providing the clinically focused information you need when managing athletes at any level. Provides a unique balance of every relevant surgical technique along with extensive guidance on nonsurgical issues—making it an ideal reference for surgeons, sports medicine physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and others who provide care to athletes. Offers expanded coverage of revision surgery, including revision ACL and revision rotator cuff surgery. Features additional coverage of cartilage restoration procedures and meniscal transplantation. Provides significant content on rehabilitation after injury, along with injury prevention protocols. Retains key features such as coverage of both pediatric and aging athletes; a streamlined organization for quick reference; in-depth coverage of arthroscopic techniques; extensive references; levels of evidence at the end of each chapter; and "Author’s Preferred Technique" sections.
Download or read book Perceived Risks from Concussions on High School Football Players written by George Percak-Dennett and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study investigated whether high school students at risk to receive concussions while playing contact sports understand the risks they are putting on their bodies. High school student-athletes are in greater danger then collegiate athletes of significant brain damage from concussions due to the ongoing brain development. 59 students from United Township High School located in East Moline, Illinois, Blackhawk High school, Blackhawk, Wisconsin, and Crosby-Ironton High School, in Crosby, Minnesota completed a questionnaire to see if they understood the risk and significance of brain-trauma resulting from playing prep sports. It was found that most modern high school athletes understand the risks they are taking and danger they place their bodies under, however, knowledge of risks isn’t necessarily enough to warrant behavioral changes. The results from the study suggest that although their brains are still developing they are aware of the signs, symptoms and risks of concussions they face playing football. "--Abstract.
Download or read book Back in the Game written by Jeffrey S. Kutcher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word concussion was unheard of in youth sports a decade ago. The injury was indeed occurring, but youth athletes were often told to "shake it off" after "getting their bell rung". Science and increased awareness about concussion and brain health have transformed the way youth parents, coaches, and players pursue athletics. Fear of incurring concussions, as well as incomplete or incorrect information, is leading some parents to keep their children out of contact sports, such as football and soccer, where concussion is more prevalent. Back in the Game: Why Concussion Doesn't Have to End Your Athletic Career does not dwell on perpetuating fears but, rather, provides the most up-to-date understanding of the condition. This is a real-world discussion of what science and medicine know, what parents and coaches need to understand about concussion, evaluation and treatment, and what possible post-concussive issues exist. The expertise and experiences of noted sports neurologist Jeffrey S. Kutcher, MD, along with reporting and interviews by award-winning sports journalist Joanne C. Gerstner, make this book a timely, relevant, and real discussion about concussions in youth sports. Athletes and professional coaches who have participated in the formation of this book include two-time Olympic gold medalist soccer player Kate Markgraf, former NHL/Team Canada head coach Andy Murray, champion X-Games snowboarder Ellery Hollingsworth, along with an array of youth parents, coaches, and athletes from across the country.
Download or read book DeLee Drez s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine E Book written by Mark D. Miller and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-04-04 with total page 2123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revised, streamlined, and reorganized DeLee & Drez’s Orthopaedic Sports Medicine continues to be your must-have orthopaedics reference, covering the surgical, medical, and rehabilitation/injury prevention topics related to athletic injuries and chronic conditions. It provides the most clinically focused, comprehensive guidance available in any single source, with contributions from the most respected authorities in the field. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. Be prepared to handle the full range of clinical challenges with coverage of both pediatric and aging athletes; important non-orthopaedic conditions involved in the management of the athlete; rapidly evolving techniques; and sports-related fractures. Understand rehabilitation and other therapeutic modalities in the context of return to play. Take advantage of in-depth coverage of arthroscopic techniques, including ACL reconstruction, allograft cartilage transplantation, rotator cuff repair, and complications in athletes, as well as injury prevention, nutrition, pharmacology, and psychology in sports. Equip yourself with the most current information surrounding hot topics such as hip pain in the athlete, hip arthroscopy, concussions, and medical management of the athlete. Remain at the forefront of the field with content that addresses the latest changes in orthopaedics, including advances in sports medicine community knowledge, evidence-based medicine, ultrasound-guided injections, biologic therapies, and principles of injury prevention. Enhance your understanding with fully updated figures throughout. Take a global view of orthopaedic sports medicine with the addition of two new international section editors and supplemental international content. Access even more expert content in new "Author’s Preferred Technique" sections. Find the information you need more quickly with this completely reorganized text.
Download or read book Concepts of Athletic Training written by Ronald P. Pfeiffer and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2008 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concepts Of Athletic Training, Fifth Edition, Represents Over A Decade Of Evolution And Revision Of The Previous Editions In An Effort To Better Serve Students Considering A Career As Athletic Trainers, K-12 Physical Educators, Or Coaches. This Outstanding Introductory Text Presents Key Concepts Pertaining To The Field Of Athletic Training In A Comprehensive, Logically Sequential Manner That Will Assist Future Professionals In Making The Correct Decisions When Confronted With An Activity-Related Injury Or Illness In Their Scope Of Practice.
Download or read book The New Plantation written by B. Hawkins and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Plantation examines the controversial relationship between predominantly White NCAA Division I Institutions (PWI s) and black athletes, utilizing an internal colonial model. It provides a much-needed in-depth analysis to fully comprehend the magnitude of the forces at work that impact black athletes experiences at PWI s. Hawkins provides a conceptual framework for understanding the structural arrangements of PWI s and how they present challenges to Black athletes academic success; yet, challenges some have overcome and gone on to successful careers, while many have succumbed to these prevailing structural arrangements and have not benefited accordingly. The work is a call for academic reform, collective accountability from the communities that bear the burden of nurturing this athletic talent and the institutions that benefit from it, and collective consciousness to the Black male athletes that make of the largest percentage of athletes who generate the most revenue for the NCAA and its member institutions. Its hope is to promote a balanced exchange in the athletic services rendered and the educational services received.
Download or read book Sociological Perspectives on Sport written by David Karen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociological Perspectives on Sport: The Games Outside the Games seeks not only to inform students about the sports world but also to offer them analytical skills and the application of theoretical perspectives that deepen their awareness and understanding of social processes linking sports to the larger social world. With six original framing essays linking sport to a variety of topics, including race, class, gender, media, politics, deviance, and globalization, and 37 reprinted articles, this text/reader sets a new standard for excellence in teaching sports and society.
Download or read book Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports written by Dennis Caine and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a state-of-the-art account of the nature, distribution and determinants of sports injury in children and adolescents, this unique volume uses the public health model to describe the scope of the injury problem and the associated risk factors and evaluate the current research on injury prevention strategies as described in the literature. Thoughtfully divided in six sections, the nature of the young athlete and epidemiology of pediatric and adolescent sports injury are described first. Then an overview of the most common types of youth sports injuries as well as more serious injuries (e.g., concussions) and outcomes is presented, followed by a discussion of injury causation and prevention. Suggestions for future research rounds out the presentation. Each chapter is illustrated with tables which make it easy to examine injury factors between studies. Throughout, the editors and contributors have taken an evidence-based approach and adopted a uniform methodology to assess the data available. Ideal for physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers and sports scientists alike, Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports concisely and accurately presents the situation faced by clinicians treating young athletes and the challenges they face in keeping up with this growing and active population. Furthermore, the information in this book will be useful to allied health researchers and sport governing bodies as an informed basis for continued epidemiological study and implementation of injury prevention initiatives designed to reduce the incidence and severity of injuries encountered by young athletes.
