Concussion in soccer: a comprehensive review of the literature

Sports-related concussion has been examined extensively in collision sports such as football and hockey. However, historically, lower-risk contact sports such as soccer have only more recently garnered increased attention. Here, we review articles examining the epidemiology, injury mechanisms, sex d...

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Published in:Concussion 2020-09, Vol.5 (3), p.CNC76-CNC76
Main Authors: Mooney, James, Self, Mitchell, ReFaey, Karim, Elsayed, Galal, Chagoya, Gustavo, Bernstock, Joshua D, Johnston, James M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Epidemiology
football
Head injuries
repetitive subconcussive head impact
Review
soccer
sport injuries
sport-related concussion
Sports injuries
Traumatic brain injury
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Summary:Sports-related concussion has been examined extensively in collision sports such as football and hockey. However, historically, lower-risk contact sports such as soccer have only more recently garnered increased attention. Here, we review articles examining the epidemiology, injury mechanisms, sex differences, as well as the neurochemical, neurostructural and neurocognitive changes associated with soccer-related concussion. From 436 titles and abstracts, 121 full texts were reviewed with a total of 64 articles identified for inclusion. Concussion rates are higher during competitions and in female athletes with purposeful heading rarely resulting in concussion. Given a lack of high-level studies examining sports-related concussion in soccer, clinicians and scientists must focus research efforts on large-scale data gathering and development of improved technologies to better detect and understand concussion.
ISSN:2056-3299
2056-3299
DOI:10.2217/cnc-2020-0004