Descriptive Analysis of Athletic Injuries and Treatments During a Single High School ...

Document Type

Poster

Abstract

Background: Providing a descriptive interpretation of athletic injury and treatment provided to a high school football team. Formulating intensive data collection and efficient treatment methods to help improve quality of life, limit time loss of sport participation, improve adherence to care, and decrease incidence of delayed reporting of injury. Objective: The purpose of this research is to describe the healthcare provided to injured high school football players over the course of a single season. Methods: Retrospective database review of previously collected data from an athletic training clinic in a 6A high school. Results: 143 injuries were observed during the 2018/2019 football season. Injuries were report on average 1.4 +/- 1.9 days from the date of injury. Over 75.9% occurred by the 1st day post-injury. The most frequent bodily regions injured were to the groin/hip (14%, n=20), ankle (13.3%, n=19), and shoulder (8.4%, n=12). The most frequent injury diagnosis was strain (29.4%, n=42), sprain, (28.7%, n=41), and contusion (24.5%, n=35). Most athletes were able to continue playing at full participation (84.6%, n=121), with a few athletes on limited (2.8%, n=4) or no playing (4.9% n=7) statuses. Conclusion: Patients who reported an injury or to treatment, on average, missed .9 +/- 3.6 days due to injury. The most common missing no more than 2 days (94.9%, n=129) and of those 78.7% (n=107) missed only 1 day. The duration of care averaged 7.6 +/- 11.4 days. Adherence to care and the reduction of delayed reporting creates a positive impact on health-related quality of life. Positive effects on health-related quality of life lead to decreased time lost on the field, less limited/non-participant statuses, and lower levels of pain experienced.

Publication Date

Spring 2021

Comments

Poster presented at ATSU-ASHS DAT Spring - 2021. This is a Kubify based presentation hosted at https://api.ltb.io/show/BIYHX It includes a video presentation, references, a PowerPoint presentation, and summary poster.

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