Youth rugby injuries need to be prioritised by funding bodies

Hamilton, David F.; Maclean, J. G. B.; Simpson, A. H. R. W.

doi:10.1136/bmj.h442

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“…6 Preventive measures must therefore be prioritised to reduce this risk and enable players to remain active within the sport into adulthood. 7 Multicomponent injury prevention exercise programmes (IPEPs) have been shown to be efficacious in preventing musculoskeletal injuries in a number of sport contexts. [8][9][10][11][12][13] For example, the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) Shoulder Injury Prevention Programme was tested in a randomised controlled trial of 660 elite handball players, and the risk of reporting shoulder problems during the competitive season was 28% lower in the intervention group (odds ratio (OR) 0.72, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.52-0.98, P = 0.038).…”

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Feasibility and acceptability of a new shoulder-specific warm-up programme to prevent injuries in community youth rugby union as compared to the FIFA 11+

Singh,

Stokes,

Mckay

2023

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Injury prevention exercise programmes (IPEPs) are efficacious, though there is no IPEP specifically designed to reduce shoulder injuries in rugby. This study aimed to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Rugby Active Shoulder Injury Prevention (RASIP) programme. Three community rugby union clubs participated in a 12-week pilot study (players, n = 51; coaches, n = 7). Two teams were randomly allocated to the RASIP programme and one to the FIFA 11+ (IPEP) intervention. Feasibility was examined by players’ adherence to the IPEP, and acceptability was described by players’ and coaches’ perceptions of the IPEP. On average, more players were exposed to 11+ training sessions (100%) than the RASIP programme (19 out of 36 players, 53%). Higher percentage of exercises was completed over the season in the 11+ (97%) than the RASIP programme (58%). Across both groups, there were different approaches followed in delivering the allocated intervention. The coach-led, prescriptively followed 11+ IPEP was better at achieving higher adherence with exercises. Coaches were concerned of not having enough time in their sessions to include the IPEP. This pilot study has shown that the intervention is feasible to deliver and is acceptable with improvements recommended by community stakeholders, coaches and players in a community youth rugby setting.

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