Female Soccer Injuries: Concussions
With soccer becoming a more popular sport among girls, here are some important facts...
-for all women’s NCAA
sports, soccer has the highest rate of concussions
-among all NCAA sports,
women’s soccer is only second to men’s football in terms of concussion rates
-female soccer players have a
higher concussion rate than men
-women tend to sustain concussions from head-to-ground and player-to-ball contact, while men sustain a greater proportion of
concussions due to player-to-player contact
-females are predisposed to
concussions compared to men due to smaller head-to-ball ratio, less neck girth, and
less neck stiffness
-after concussion, women have different symptoms and more
symptoms than men; females have more headache, fatigue, drowsiness, and noise sensitivity than
males
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine and Injury Prevention
