Abstract Background Rugby Union has one of the highest reported incidences of match
injuries amongst all professional team sports. The majority of research within this field has …

Aim or objective The aim of this study is to consolidate studies of physiological measures
following sport-related concussion (SRC) to determine if a time course of postinjury altered …

Rugby union has changed in recent years because of several rule modifications and the
1995 advent of professionalism. Trends in rugby union injury epidemiology include: higher …

Background The incidence of hamstring muscle injuries in professional rugby union is high,
but evidence-based information on risk factors and injury-prevention strategies in this sport …

Wide variations in the definitions and methodologies used for studies of injuries in rugby
union have created inconsistencies in reported data and made interstudy comparisons of …

Background: Injury and illness surveillance, and epidemiological studies, are fundamental
elements of concerted efforts to protect the health of the athlete. To encourage consistency …

As the threat of climate change becomes more acute, so does the need for adequate
measures of impact (s), management and mitigation. Although carbon footprints are …

Three studies were carried out where different goods were rated on a necessity-luxury scale.
In Study 1 these ratings correlated well with respondents' estimated price elasticities of …

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of contact events in
professional rugby union matches and to assess their propensity to cause injury. Design …

Background Shoulder injuries constitute a considerable risk to professional rugby union
players; however, there is a shortage of detailed epidemiologic information about injuries in …