Publications by authors named "Emily Heming"
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.
Background: Return to school supports are recommended to facilitate adolescents' re-entry to school following a concussion. However, little is known as to what school stakeholders prefer for a return-to-school process. This study sought to describe the preferences of high school students, parents, and educators for a Return-to-School Framework for adolescents following a concussion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Canada's national winter sport of ice hockey has high youth participation; however, research surrounding female ice hockey is limited and the injury burden remains high. This study compared rates of head contact (HC), body checking (BC; high-intensity player-to-player contact), and suspected concussion between female and male youth ice hockey.
Design: Cross-sectional.
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.
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