Tackling concussion in professional rugby union: a case.
The burden of concussion in professional rugby union is high. Incidence rates appear to be increasing year on year while severity is unchanged. Return to play results in this study highlight the need for caution in concussion recovery and return to play protocols.
One of the country's foremost concussion experts has called the publication of research linking rugby concussion and long-term difficulties a 'game-changer ' Study on head injuries in rugby 'a.
The incidence of concussion in women's rugby-15s was 0.55 per 1,000 player match hours. In men's rugby-7s match-play, concussion incidence was 3.01 per 1,000 player match hours. The incidence of.
What will happen in rugby's new concussion tests? Premiership and Championship players will take part this season in the development of a new pitch-side test to diagnose concussion and brain injuries.
Competitive rugby union and rugby league feature as major sports in the school sport curriculum in the UK. There is a need for a thorough understanding of the epidemiology of concussion in youth.
Finally a summary as to why all the concepts have been discussed, and their relation to the study. 2.2 Rugby union. Rugby is an invasion game involving two teams of fifteen players, playing over two forty minute periods. Rugby requires a large degree of positional specialisation in terms of skill and fitness requirements (Jenkins and Reaburn.
The New Zealand study found that participants from the two rugby groups had sustained substantially more concussions than the non-contact sport group. Some 85 per cent of elite rugby players and.