Publications by authors named "Alexandra J Sobry"
Article Synopsis
- The study compared the incidence of physical contacts, including head contacts and suspected injuries, between youth ringette and female ice hockey players during their 2021-2022 season in Alberta.
- Results showed that ringette players experienced significantly higher rates of body checking (2.6 times more) and head contacts (2 times more) than hockey players, along with a 3.4-fold increase in suspected injuries.
- Despite regulations prohibiting body checking and head contacts in both sports, very few instances were penalized, prompting a call for further research on different youth age groups.
Objective: Ringette and female ice hockey are high participation sports in Canada. Despite policies disallowing body checking, both sports have high injury and concussion rates. This study aimed to compare physical contact (PC), head contact (HC), and suspected injury and concussion incidence rates (IRs) in female varsity ringette and ice hockey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To examine injury (including concussion) rates, location, type, mechanisms, and risk factors in sledge hockey players.
Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Setting: Sledge hockey players, worldwide, across all levels of play.