The incidence and burden of concussion in men’s and women’s English professional football
Objectives To report the incidence and burden of concussion in elite English football; and to compare between sexes (men’s vs women’s football), activity (matches vs training) and level (international vs domestic).Methods Concussion injuries in men’s and women’s international football (2012–2022) an...
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2025-02-01
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| author | Charlotte Cowie John Morris Pippa Bennett Simon Cooper Steve Kemp Ian Varley Bradley Sprouse |
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| description | Objectives To report the incidence and burden of concussion in elite English football; and to compare between sexes (men’s vs women’s football), activity (matches vs training) and level (international vs domestic).Methods Concussion injuries in men’s and women’s international football (2012–2022) and men’s (2013–2022) and women’s (2018–2022) English domestic football were diagnosed and recorded by club/team-based medical practitioners, alongside training and match exposure. Severity was also reported based on days lost due to concussion; subsequently, incidence and burden were calculated. Comparisons were made between sexes (men’s vs women’s football), activity (matches vs training) and level (international vs domestic) using ORs (relative to non-concussion injuries).Results 327 concussions were reported. Concussion accounted for 7% of all injuries in women’s international football, 5% in women’s domestic, 3% in men’s international, and 2% in men’s domestic. Concussions were more likely to occur in matches than training (OR 1.03–2.55), with this difference only significant for men’s and women’s domestic football. The burden was higher for matches than training (OR 1.38–1.63), except for women’s international football, which was lower in matches (OR 0.46). Concussions were more likely to occur in women’s international training than domestic (OR 1.81), and the burden was higher in international football (OR 1.10–3.93). The incidence (OR 2.09–4.65) and burden (OR 1.55–5.34) of concussion were higher in women compared with men’s football.Conclusion These data provide benchmark statistics for concussions in elite English football, enabling comparisons and assessing the efficacy of future concussion prevention strategies. Contextual factors such as sex (women>men), activity (matches>training), and level (international>domestic) influence the incidence and burden of concussion injuries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26db23fed826476aa76ca889b23a47f52025-02-28T14:05:10ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine2055-76472025-02-0111110.1136/bmjsem-2024-002297The incidence and burden of concussion in men’s and women’s English professional footballCharlotte Cowie0John Morris1Pippa Bennett2Simon Cooper3Steve Kemp4Ian Varley5Bradley Sprouse6The Football Association, National Football Centre, St George’s Park, Needwood, United KingdomNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK3 UK Sports Institute, Manchester, UKFaculty of Health and Social Work, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, Devon, UKBritish Fencing, Oxford, UKNottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK1 School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University - Clifton Campus, Nottingham, UKObjectives To report the incidence and burden of concussion in elite English football; and to compare between sexes (men’s vs women’s football), activity (matches vs training) and level (international vs domestic).Methods Concussion injuries in men’s and women’s international football (2012–2022) and men’s (2013–2022) and women’s (2018–2022) English domestic football were diagnosed and recorded by club/team-based medical practitioners, alongside training and match exposure. Severity was also reported based on days lost due to concussion; subsequently, incidence and burden were calculated. Comparisons were made between sexes (men’s vs women’s football), activity (matches vs training) and level (international vs domestic) using ORs (relative to non-concussion injuries).Results 327 concussions were reported. Concussion accounted for 7% of all injuries in women’s international football, 5% in women’s domestic, 3% in men’s international, and 2% in men’s domestic. Concussions were more likely to occur in matches than training (OR 1.03–2.55), with this difference only significant for men’s and women’s domestic football. The burden was higher for matches than training (OR 1.38–1.63), except for women’s international football, which was lower in matches (OR 0.46). Concussions were more likely to occur in women’s international training than domestic (OR 1.81), and the burden was higher in international football (OR 1.10–3.93). The incidence (OR 2.09–4.65) and burden (OR 1.55–5.34) of concussion were higher in women compared with men’s football.Conclusion These data provide benchmark statistics for concussions in elite English football, enabling comparisons and assessing the efficacy of future concussion prevention strategies. Contextual factors such as sex (women>men), activity (matches>training), and level (international>domestic) influence the incidence and burden of concussion injuries.https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/11/1/e002297.full |
| spellingShingle | Charlotte Cowie John Morris Pippa Bennett Simon Cooper Steve Kemp Ian Varley Bradley Sprouse The incidence and burden of concussion in men’s and women’s English professional football BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine |
| title | The incidence and burden of concussion in men’s and women’s English professional football |
| title_full | The incidence and burden of concussion in men’s and women’s English professional football |
| title_fullStr | The incidence and burden of concussion in men’s and women’s English professional football |
| title_full_unstemmed | The incidence and burden of concussion in men’s and women’s English professional football |
| title_short | The incidence and burden of concussion in men’s and women’s English professional football |
| title_sort | incidence and burden of concussion in men s and women s english professional football |
| url | https://bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/11/1/e002297.full |
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