@article{ref1,
title="Not just contact sports: significant numbers of sports-related concussions in cycling",
journal="Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness",
year="2019",
author="Helmich, Ingo and von Götz, Daniel and Emsermann, Carina and Xuanjin, Fu and Griese, Anne and Lauterbach, Ilka and Lausberg, Hedda",
volume="59",
number="3",
pages="496-501",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Although sports-related concussions (SRCs) / mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) in contact sports have recently received much attention, investigation of SRCs in cycling - a sport yielding some of the highest percentages of SRC - remains strikingly limited. In particular, rates of incidence, cycling-specific causes, and potential long-term effects of SRC have not been examined in this sport. Here, a retrospective online survey was used to investigate the incidence and potential long-term effects of SRCs among cyclists. <br><br>METHODS: A cycling-specific questionnaire was developed and administered to 2792 cyclists via an online survey. First, participants were asked about their acute symptomatology, and secondly, cycling-specific items and concussion history were addressed. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the 999 cyclists whom completed the questionnaire, 23.8% had experienced a concussion. Incidence of concussion was significantly higher in cyclists who were club members, who cycled more than 200 kilometers per week, and who wore a helmet. Cyclists with a history of concussion complained significantly more often about headaches, pressure in the head, sensitivity to light, confusion, and irritability. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Concussions in cycling are a serious injury with a high incidence relative to other sports. Although wearing a helmet reduces the risk of severe brain injury, interesting, the present results show a relation between helmet use, participation in cycling clubs, and increased concussion incidence. These data are in line with the growing number of findings showing that athletes with a history of concussion report more symptoms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4707",
doi="10.23736/S0022-4707.18.08329-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.18.08329-9"
}