The Impact of Statewide Limitations of Practice on High School Injury Incidence During the COVID-19 Season: An Ecological Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abrupt training stoppage can increase injury incidence and risk following return to sport. The rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections in the general population has resulted in the abrupt stoppage of high school education and sport. The objective of this study was to (1) compare injury incidence proportion (IP) and excess injury in high school athletes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) stratify by identified gender.

Hypothesis

The COVID-19 academic year will demonstrate increased injury incidence, and injury incidence will be similar between genders.

Study design

Ecological.

Level of evidence

Level 2.

Methods

High schools (6 states; 176 high schools) were matched between prepandemic and pandemic years. Injury IP w

SUBMITTER: Bullock G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9460083 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature