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Do safety interventions such as break-away bases and helmets reduce injuries in baseball and softball players?
Do safety interventions such as break-away bases and helmets reduce injuries in baseball and softball players?
Implementation of safety equipment and fundamental training effectively reduces the high burden of injuries in organized baseball and softball.
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Supports safety interventions in baseball/softball; leaves open need for prospective trials before practice change.
Forty million individuals participate in organized softball leagues each year in the United States. Eighteen million additional student athletes and young adults also participate in organized baseball league play. In addition to being two of the most popular team sports in the United States, they also are responsible for a significant percentage of sports-related injuries that are sustained in the United States. Fortunately, numerous interventions independently have been shown to be effective at reducing the injury scenario, which has grown to be of epidemic proportion. Interventions such as break-away bases, batting helmets, face shields on helmets, lighter mass baseballs, and teaching and reiteration of the fundamentals of softball and baseball all have been effective in preventing millions of injuries and billions of dollars in healthcare costs each year in the United States.
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