High school lacrosse players at risk for concussions, other injuries, study finds
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 15:02
in Health & Medicine
High school players experienced 1,406 injuries over the four academic years from 2008 through 2012, a new study reports. The overall injury rate was 20 per 10,000 lacrosse competitions and practices. More than 22 percent of those injuries were concussions, making that the second most common injury diagnosis behind sprains and strains (38 percent).