Why the study?
Studying head impact location may provide insight on potential preventative efforts, leading researchers to determine magnitudes and frequencies of head impact locations in soccer athletes.
Does impact location affect linear and rotational accelerations in collegiate soccer athletes?
Does impact location affect linear and rotational accelerations in collegiate soccer athletes?
This study evaluates the relationship between head impact location and acceleration magnitudes in collegiate soccer athletes.
Head impact location data in soccer may guide prevention research; leaves open whether location-specific strategies reduce injury risk.
Studying head impact location may provide insight on potential preventative efforts. Our objective was to determine magnitudes and frequencies of head impact locations in soccer athletes. 9 men’s (age=18.67±1.00 yr, height=183.57±5.39 cm, mass=80.32±13.50 kg) and 19 women’s (age=19.42±1.43 yr, height=166.17±5.24 cm, mass=64.15±7.23 kg) soccer athletes volunteered to participate. Impact location (back, front, side, top) was the independent variable. We compared linear (g) and rotational (deg/s2) accelerations from xPatch sensors across impact location for video verified head impacts in games and practices using Kruskal-Wallis tests.
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