Ep 254: Managing sport-related concussion in youth athletes, with Lisbeth Lund Pedersen
Mon Feb 02 2026
Need a refresher on youth sport-related concussion? Today's episode is a rapid review of the epidemiology and best practice for managing youth concussion.
Lisbeth Lund Pedersen (University of Southern Denmark & Danish Society for Sports Physiotherapy) shares the results of the HAAPY study, which involved more than 900 young Danish handball players prospectively recording handball exposure and injuries.
We discuss why female athletes might have a greater concussion risk, and what clinicians can do to promote you athletes' brain health.
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RESOURCES
>Health And Performance Promotion in Youth Sport (HAPPY) study of concussion: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2025.13399
Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) practical recommendations: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41330629/
Consensus statement on concussion in sport: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37316210/
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Need a refresher on youth sport-related concussion? Today's episode is a rapid review of the epidemiology and best practice for managing youth concussion. Lisbeth Lund Pedersen (University of Southern Denmark & Danish Society for Sports Physiotherapy) shares the results of the HAAPY study, which involved more than 900 young Danish handball players prospectively recording handball exposure and injuries. We discuss why female athletes might have a greater concussion risk, and what clinicians can do to promote you athletes' brain health. ------------------------------ RESOURCES >Health And Performance Promotion in Youth Sport (HAPPY) study of concussion: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2025.13399 Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) practical recommendations: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41330629/ Consensus statement on concussion in sport: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37316210/