Most sport concussion protocles are based on data from men, says Michael gray. Studies have shown that female athletes are one point nine times more likely develop a sports related to concussion than their male contemporaries in comparable sports. Research by willie stuart at the university of glasgow, u k,. co authored a study published earlier this year of more than 80 thousand secondary school socco players in the united states with similar results.
As women’s soccer, rugby and other sports gain in popularity a growing body of evidence suggests that female athletes are at a greater risk of traumatic brain injury than men - what's more they tend to fare worse after a concussion and take longer to recover. Now researchers are racing to get to the bottom of why and ask how treatment might need to change.
This is an audio version of our feature: Why sports concussions are worse for women
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