Evaluation, management and prevention of lower extremity youth ice hockey injuries

Ice hockey is a fast-paced sport played by increasing numbers of children and adolescents in North America and around the world. Requiring a unique blend of skill, finesse, power and teamwork, ice hockey can become a lifelong recreational activity. Despite the rising popularity of the sport, there i...

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Main Authors:	Popkin, Charles A, Schulz, Brian M, Park, Caroline N, Bottiglieri, Thomas S, Lynch, T Sean
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Dove Medical Press 2016
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123732/

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spelling	pubmed-51237322016-12-05 Evaluation, management and prevention of lower extremity youth ice hockey injuries Popkin, Charles A Schulz, Brian M Park, Caroline N Bottiglieri, Thomas S Lynch, T Sean Review Ice hockey is a fast-paced sport played by increasing numbers of children and adolescents in North America and around the world. Requiring a unique blend of skill, finesse, power and teamwork, ice hockey can become a lifelong recreational activity. Despite the rising popularity of the sport, there is ongoing concern about the high frequency of musculoskeletal injury associated with participation in ice hockey. Injury rates in ice hockey are among the highest in all competitive sports. Numerous research studies have been implemented to better understand the risks of injury. As a result, rule changes were adopted by the USA Hockey and Hockey Canada to raise the minimum age at which body checking is permitted to 13–14 years (Bantam level) from 11–12 years (Pee Wee). Continuing the education of coaches, parents and players on rules of safe play, and emphasizing the standards for proper equipment use are other strategies being implemented to make the game safer to play. The objective of this article was to review the evaluation, management and prevention of common lower extremity youth hockey injuries. Dove Medical Press 2016-11-21 /pmc/articles/PMC5123732/ /pubmed/27920584 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S118595 Text en © 2016 Popkin et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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author	Popkin, Charles A Schulz, Brian M Park, Caroline N Bottiglieri, Thomas S Lynch, T Sean
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title	Evaluation, management and prevention of lower extremity youth ice hockey injuries
title_short	Evaluation, management and prevention of lower extremity youth ice hockey injuries
title_full	Evaluation, management and prevention of lower extremity youth ice hockey injuries
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title_full_unstemmed	Evaluation, management and prevention of lower extremity youth ice hockey injuries
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description	Ice hockey is a fast-paced sport played by increasing numbers of children and adolescents in North America and around the world. Requiring a unique blend of skill, finesse, power and teamwork, ice hockey can become a lifelong recreational activity. Despite the rising popularity of the sport, there is ongoing concern about the high frequency of musculoskeletal injury associated with participation in ice hockey. Injury rates in ice hockey are among the highest in all competitive sports. Numerous research studies have been implemented to better understand the risks of injury. As a result, rule changes were adopted by the USA Hockey and Hockey Canada to raise the minimum age at which body checking is permitted to 13–14 years (Bantam level) from 11–12 years (Pee Wee). Continuing the education of coaches, parents and players on rules of safe play, and emphasizing the standards for proper equipment use are other strategies being implemented to make the game safer to play. The objective of this article was to review the evaluation, management and prevention of common lower extremity youth hockey injuries.
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Evaluation, management and prevention of lower extremity youth ice hockey injuries

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