Objectives: To undertake a detailed, large scale epidemiological study of match injuries sustained by professional rugby union players in order to define their incidence, nature, severity, and causes.

Background Groin injuries are common in sports, particularly multidirectional team sports, but incidence rates across sports other than football (soccer) have been poorly documented. Methods A ...

Objectives—Commercially available football head protectors were tested to determine their impact energy attenuation performance and ability to reduce the likelihood of concussion. Methods—Prospective ...

2 School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Objectives—To determine the rate of ankle injury and examine risk factors of ankle injuries in mainly ...

Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Correspondence to: Dr Taunton, Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre, University of British Columbia, ...

Background: Cross-sectional studies have indicated that neurocognitive performance may be impaired among football players. Heading the ball has been suggested as the cause, but recent reviews state ...

Objective: to determine the incidence, nature and causes of injuries sustained during the International Rugby Board (IRB) Rugby World Cup 2007. Design: Pospective, whole-population survey. Population: ...

1 Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia 2 Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia Background Psychological factors ...

Elite athletes are particularly susceptible to sleep inadequacies, characterised by habitual short sleep (<7 hours/night) and poor sleep quality (eg, sleep fragmentation). Athletic performance is ...

Correspondence to Dr Mark T Elliott, Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK; m.t.elliott{at}warwick.ac.uk This is a technology-driven approach to the general ...

Objective: To conduct a detailed analysis of hamstring injuries sustained in English professional football over two competitive seasons. Methods: Club medical staff at 91 professional football clubs ...

MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Newlands, South Africa Correspondence to ...