@article{ref1,
title="The role of pre-season health characteristics as injury risk factors in female adolescent soccer players",
journal="Journal of physical therapy science",
year="2021",
author="Harper, Brent and Aron, Adrian and John, Emmanuel",
volume="33",
number="5",
pages="439-443",
abstract="[Purpose] Determine if female adolescent soccer players with a history of concussion, impaired K-D scores, and pre-season subjective complaints of neck pain, dizziness, and headache were predisposed to additional risk of musculoskeletal or concussive injury during 10-weeks of competitive play. [Participants and Methods] Twenty-three female high school soccer athletes provided concussion history and reported pre-season subjective complaints. K-D testing was performed pre and postseason. During the 10-week season, all injuries, preventing participation in practice or game, were recorded. [Results] Six reported a history of concussion. Of those six, three injuries were reported, including two concussions and a hamstring strain. Baseline K-D scores were worse in athletes that had two or more pre-season subjective factors compared to those that did not have any. Moderate positive correlations were found between a history of concussion and the number of injuries and a history of concussion and K-D post-test scores. [Conclusion] Findings indicate that pre-season subjective factors of neck pain, dizziness and headache, history of concussion, and K-D potentially increased injury risk. Combining pre-season metrics both at baseline and during the course of the season may assist in better injury risk screening in-season or indicate suboptimal function due to cumulative effects.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0915-5287",
doi="10.1589/jpts.33.439",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.33.439"
}