Epidemiology of concussion in men's elite Rugby-7s (Sevens World Series) and Rugby-15s (Rugby World Cup, Junior World Championship and Rugby Trophy, Pacific Nations Cup and English Premiership)

Fuller, Colin W; Taylor, Aileen; Raftery, Martin

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2013-093381

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“…The four most common injuries sustained across all players were knee ligament (13.0%), ankle ligament (12.8%), concussion (10.4%) and posterior thigh muscle strains (9.8%). Only concussion showed an indication (p=0.023) of an increasing trend in incidence over the study period;10 this is most likely a consequence of increased awareness of this type of injury among players, medical staff and coaches and the introduction of a head injury assessment protocol in 2013/2014.…”

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Should player fatigue be the focus of injury prevention strategies for international rugby sevens tournaments?

2016

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The incidence of injury in Rugby-7s suggests that teams require squads of around 20 players for a Sevens World Series. The higher incidence of injury in the second half of matches is probably the result of player fatigue; therefore, injury prevention strategies for teams and the Governing Body should address this issue. The results presented support the World Rugby trial allowing 'rolling substitutes' during Sevens World Series matches, as this approach may help to mitigate the effects of player fatigue during the second half of matches.

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Should player fatigue be the focus of injury prevention strategies for international rugby sevens tournaments?

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“…Four studies, three with moderate25–27 and one with high risk of bias,33 provided level 1b/2b evidence that the head/face, wrist and lower back are the most commonly injured body sites in boxing. In both national and elite boxers, head/face injuries accounted for almost half of all injuries 27 32.…”

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A systematic review of prospective epidemiological research into injury and illness in Olympic combat sport

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There is currently a lack of consensus in the collection of injury/illness data, limiting the development of prevention programmes for combat sport as a whole. However, sport-specific data that identify body areas with high injury frequency can provide direction to clinicians, enabling them to focus their attention on developing pathologies in these areas. In doing so, clinicians can enhance the practical elements of their role within the integrated combat sport performance team and assist in the regular update of surveillance records.

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“…Other important elite athlete health-related topics that have been identified in the scientific literature as important parameters in elite athlete health that are identified in this study as being of low priority for IFs include ‘ eating disorders ’13, ‘ protection from harassment and abuse ’14 and ‘ Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) ’15. Furthermore, although 24 IFs reported that they undertook programmes in ‘ injury surveillance during IF championships ’, only six IFs have published their results (IAAF,16 FINA,17 FIFA,18 WR,19 International Handball Federation,20 Federation International de Volleyball21 and despite 19 IFs reporting ‘ pre-participation medical examinations ’, only one IF published their activity (FIFA) 22…”

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Health promotion through sport: international sport federations’ priorities, actions and opportunities

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ObjectiveTo identify areas of priority and activity for international sportsfederations (IFs) with respect to athlete health and safety, and global health. Results serve to direct the work of the Association of Summer Olympic IF Medical and Scientific Consultative Group, the International Olympic Committee and to influence IFs’ planning and priorities.MethodsThe 28 IFs participating in the Summer Olympic Games (2016) were asked to rank the relative importance of 11 health-related topics and to report their activities or research initiatives on 27 identified topics using an electronic survey. A comparison with a similar survey (2012) was made.ResultsThe response rate was 100%. In general, the ‘fight against doping’ had the highest priority followed by ‘image as a safe sport’. The topics with the lowest importance ratings were ‘increasing the number of elite athletes’, and ‘health of the general population’. Despite ranking ‘health of your athletes,’ as a top priority, IFs are not addressing all aspects of athlete health. In comparison with 2012, there was a significant decrease in priority for IFs is ‘health of the general population’.ConclusionDespite the widespread knowledge of the importance of the promotion of physical activity (sport) on global health, the decreasing priority and programming of the IFs on physical activity promotion is concerning. Although IFs have prioritised the protection of the health of elite athletes, there are gaps in programming demonstrating that IFs are missing important areas of athlete health. Improving recreational athlete health programming could also benefit population health as well as improve IF fan base and sport participation.

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Epidemiology of concussion in men's elite Rugby-7s (Sevens World Series) and Rugby-15s (Rugby World Cup, Junior World Championship and Rugby Trophy, Pacific Nations Cup and English Premiership)

Cited by 82 publications

References 24 publications

Should player fatigue be the focus of injury prevention strategies for international rugby sevens tournaments?

Should player fatigue be the focus of injury prevention strategies for international rugby sevens tournaments?

A systematic review of prospective epidemiological research into injury and illness in Olympic combat sport

Health promotion through sport: international sport federations’ priorities, actions and opportunities

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