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Children and teens who play soccer are getting injured at a much higher rate than they were 25 years ago, reveals a new study published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics.Data from the study, conducted by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, show that from 1990 through 2014, the number of soccer-related injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the U.S. each year increased by 78 percent among children ages 7 to 17. Concussions, especially, are on the rise.Some of this is because more people are playing the game. Three million kids participate in youth soccer programs each year – a 90 percent increase since the 1990s.Combined with non-sports related injuries, the overall injury rate increased by 111 percent.Thirty-five percent the injuries were sprains or strains. Fractures accounted for 23 percent of injuries and soft tissue injuries were 22 percent. While concussions and other closed-head injuries accounted for only 7 percent of overall injuries, the rate of concussions increased by 1,596 percent over the last 25 years. In 1990, 1,589 head injuries were reported, but that number jumped to 22,750 by 2014 – or 62 a day. Older children and teens accounted for roughly two-thirds of injuries.
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Children and teens who play soccer are getting injured at a much higher rate than they were 25 years ago, reveals a new study published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics.Data from the study, conducted by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, show that from 1990 through 2014, the number of soccer-related injuries treated in hospital emergency departments in the U.S. each year increased by 78 percent among children ages 7 to 17. Concussions, especially, are on the rise.Some of this is because more people are playing the game. Three million kids participate in youth soccer programs each year – a 90 percent increase since the 1990s.Combined with non-sports related injuries, the overall injury rate increased by 111 percent.Thirty-five percent the injuries were sprains or strains. Fractures accounted for 23 percent of injuries and soft tissue injuries were 22 percent. While concussions and other closed-head injuries accounted for only 7 percent of overall injuries, the rate of concussions increased by 1,596 percent over the last 25 years. In 1990, 1,589 head injuries were reported, but that number jumped to 22,750 by 2014 – or 62 a day. Older children and teens accounted for roughly two-thirds of injuries.

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