A Comprehensive Study of Sports Injuries in the United States

This Comprehensive Study of Sports Injuries in the U.S. is the first national "numerator/denominator" study since those conducted in the 1970's by Dr. Kenneth S. Clarke for the CPSC and is unique for three reasons:

1. It addresses sports injuries as experienced by all individuals over the age of six, not just a sample of high school or college athletes

2. It covers all sports injuries, including less serious incidents and mishaps not requiring emergency treatment.

3. It makes the direct connection between sports participation behavior and injury experience.

To enhance the analysis, sports injuries are classified according to degree of "severity":

Level I: Injury did not interfere with subsequent participation

Level II: Injury prevented participation on at least one or more future occasions, but for less than a month

Level III: Injury prevented participation for at least a month

Level IV: Injury prevented participation for at least a month and resulted in emergency room treatment, overnight hospital stay, surgery or ongoing physical therapy

As the definitive study of its kind in the U.S., the SUPERSTUDY® of Sports Participation has always offered a plethora of denominator data (measurements of 103 sports/activities and health club attendance) from its annual survey.

Data can be presented both in aggregate form, i.e. total sports injuries and by individual sport/activity, including various (net) measurements.

The potential end-users of this study on sports injuries include: