A Sex- and Age-Specific Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19 on Adventure Sports Injuries: 10 Years of National Injury Data
Our study demonstrated that from 2013 to 2022, there were significant increases in skateboarding, surfing, and mountain biking injuries. There were significant increases in injury frequency from before to during and after the pandemic for mountain biking and motocross. Male athletes experienced the greatest percentage of injuries in all 9 sports, with adolescents comprising the most affected age group in the majority of these sports. These data may be useful in the development of injury awareness and prevention programs.
Authors
- Robert L. Parisien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7562-8375)
- Katrina S. Nietsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1605-8193)
- Avanish Yendluri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3383-8138)
- Rachel M. Frank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1120-0521)
- Andrea M. Spiker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1243-9726)
- Lisa K. Cannada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5969-8018)
- Auston R. Locke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1624-9176)
- Uma Balachandran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5002-9978)
- Niklas H. Koehne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8542-1363)
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital (US)
- Novant Health (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251366670
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44