Beighton scoring of joint laxity and injury incidence in Middle Eastern male youth athletes: a cohort study.

Abdallah RejebFrancois FourchetOlivier MaterneAmanda JohnsonCosmin HorobeanuAbdulaziz FarooqErik WitvrouwRodney Whiteley

Published in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2019)

Greater GJL, defined by gradient BS, plus involvement in contact sports together influence injury risk in youth athletes. Preseason documentation of GJL scoring should be considered specifically for contact sports as injury pre-emptive measure.

Keyphrases

mental health
physical activity
young adults
high school
risk factors
south africa
electronic health record
advance care planning