TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - The epidemiology of sports-related head injury and concussion in water polo JO - Frontiers in neurology A1 - Blumenfeld, Robert S. A1 - Winsell, Jessica C. A1 - Hicks, James W. A1 - Small, Steven L. SP - e98 EP - e98 VL - 7 IS - N2 - PURPOSE: Water polo is a sport with a high degree of physicality and aggressive play. Unlike most contact sports, epidemiological data on the incidence or prevalence of head trauma in water polo have not been gathered, reported, or made publicly available. The purpose of this study was to begin a systematic characterization of the risks of head impact and concussion in men and women who play water polo at various levels.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 1664-2295 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2016.00098 ID - ref1 ER -