{"id":1783,"date":"2019-01-07T23:03:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T23:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kg-testsite.com\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2019-01-25T10:42:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T10:42:39","slug":"concussion-rates-what-sport-has-the-most-concussions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kg-testsite.com\/rosecity\/concussion-rates-what-sport-has-the-most-concussions\/","title":{"rendered":"Concussion Rates: What Sport Has The Most Concussions?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article Featured on Complete Concussion Management<\/a><\/p>\n

Concussion is a serious concern for all athletes, particularly for those involved in contact, high-speed or collision sports. These injuries have become a significant issue for certain sports. In fact, some contact sports, such as American or tackle football, are seeing a decline in registration and participation year over year.<\/p>\n

But, what sport \u2013 or sports \u2013 has the most concussions? What sports have higher concussion rates? What sports pose the greatest risk to athletes?<\/p>\n

Looking at the research on concussion rates<\/b><\/h3>\n

There have been several large-scale epidemiological studies, which have examined the incidence rate of concussions in various sports for male and female athletes. Many of these studies look at the concussion rates in practices compared to games as well as youth sports compared to adult sports.<\/p>\n

We went through some of the research using recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses \u2013 which are basically a collection of ALL the research put together \u2013 to bring you a summary of the sports with the highest risk for concussion.<\/p>\n

The results may surprise you\u2026<\/p>\n

Athletic exposures: how we measure concussion rates<\/b><\/h3>\n

The rate of concussion is generally measured in \u2018Athlete Exposures\u2019 (AE). This is defined as one<\/b> athlete participating in one<\/b> game or practice.<\/p>\n

The numbers for concussion incidence rate are typically shown as \u201cX\u201d per 1,000 AE.<\/p>\n

This means that there are \u201cX\u201d number \u2013 or a certain number \u2013 of injuries for every 1,000 times one<\/b> athlete plays in one<\/b> practice or game.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at a sport like football. A football team has about 50 players on the roster. Therefore, a practice would equal 50 AE, and a game played between 2 teams would be 100 AE. In other words, 10 games is equal to 1,000 AE in American football.<\/p>\n

Adult athletes (18 years and older)<\/b><\/h3>\n

According to a recent systematic review<\/a>, examining the concussion rate in team sports, men\u2019s rugby was found to have the highest incidence of concussion in both match play (3.00\/1,000 AE) and practice (0.37\/1,000 AE).[1]<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s tackle football came in second for match play concussion rate at 2.5 per 1,000 AE, and third for concussions experienced during practice (0.30\/1,000 AE).[1]<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s ice hockey came in third for match-play concussions with 2.27 per 1,000 AE and second for practice concussions with 0.31 per 1,000 AE.[1]<\/p>\n

Check out the full list below:<\/p>\n

Game Play<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Men\u2019s rugby match play (3.00\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
  2. Men\u2019s American football (2.5\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
  3. Women\u2019s ice hockey (2.27\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
  4. Men\u2019s Ice hockey (1.63\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
  5. Women\u2019s soccer (1.48\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
  6. Men\u2019s football (or soccer) (1.07\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    During practice<\/b><\/p>\n

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    1. Men\u2019s rugby (0.37\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
    2. Women\u2019s ice hockey (0.31\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
    3. Men\u2019s American football (0.30\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
    4. Women\u2019s football (or soccer) (0.13\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
    5. Men\u2019s ice hockey (0.12\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
    6. Men\u2019s football (or soccer) (0.08\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      One important finding is that in sports played by both men and women, women sports typically had a higher rate of concussion. This is especially interesting in sports like hockey. Women\u2019s hockey is non-contact, but has a higher rate of concussion compared to men\u2019s hockey \u2013 which is full body contact.<\/p>\n

      Youth athletes (18 years and under)<\/b><\/h3>\n

      Concussions in youth sports are particularly concerning as recent evidence suggests that the earlier in life a concussion is experienced, the higher likelihood of having prolonged complications. This is potentially due to injuring a brain that is still developing.<\/p>\n

      Similar to adult sports, the youth sport with the highest rate of concussion is rugby at 4.18 concussions per 1,000 AE.[2] Unlike the above study, the youth study<\/a> did not separate injury rate by male or female, or by games or practice.<\/p>\n

      Ice hockey had the second highest concussion rate with 1.20 concussions per 1, 000 AE. American football came in third (0.53 concussions\/1000 AE).[2] See the full list below:<\/p>\n

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      1. Rugby (4.18\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
      2. Ice hockey (1.20\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
      3. American football (0.53\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
      4. Lacrosse (0.24\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
      5. Football (or soccer) (0.23\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
      6. Wrestling (0.17\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
      7. Basketball (0.13\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
      8. Softball & Field Hockey (Tie) (0.10\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
      9. Baseball (0.06\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
      10. Cheerleading (0.07\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n
      11. Volleyball (0.03\/1,000 AE)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Concussion vs. other injuries<\/b><\/h3>\n

        Concussions account for a significant number of injuries in high school sports. In a 2012 study<\/a>, researchers found that concussions account for over 15% of all injuries in some very popular sports.[3]<\/p>\n