Soft-shell headgear, concussion and injury prevention in youth team collision sports: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the association between soft-shell headgear (HG) use and sports-related concussion (SRC). Secondary objectives were to assess the association between HG and superficial head injury and investigate potential increase in injury risk among HG users.

Design

A systematic search in Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Scopus, PsycINFO and SPORTDiscus was conducted in April 2020. Inclusion criteria were youth <18, English language, in vivo studies published after 1980 that evaluated SRC and other injury incidence in HG users compared with non-users.

Outcome measures

Incidence rates of SRC, superficial head injury or other injuries.

Results

Eight studies were eligible. The majority (n=5) reported no difference in the rate of SRC among HG users versus no

SUBMITTER: Makovec Knight J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8183293 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature