Equipment
Michael D Hislop,1 Keith A Stokes,1 Sean Williams,1 Carly D McKay,1 Mike E England,2
Simon P T Kemp,2 Grant Trewartha1
Injury risk in youth rugby has received much attention, highlighting the importance of establishing evidence-based injury reduction strategies. Aim To determine the efficacy of a movement control exercise programme in reducing injuries in youth rugby players and to investigate the effect of programme dose on injury measures.
Authors: Rodolfo R. Navarro, MD
Various types of protective equipment have been used as a means to prevent concussions, and protective equipment is being used more frequently in different sports. Recent investigations have suggested that a protective, but not preventive, effect may be afforded by mouthguard use in rugby players, headgear use in soccer players, and customized mandibular orthotic use in football players.
Authors: Daniel H. Daneshvar, MAa,*, Christine M. Baugh, ABa,; Christopher J. Nowinski, ABa,b, Ann C. McKee, MDa,; Robert A. Stern, PhDa, Robert C. Cantu, MDa,b,c,d,e
Protective headgear and helmets decrease the potential for severe TBI after a collision by reducing the acceleration of the head on impact, thereby decreasing the brain-skull collision and the sudden deceleration-induced axonal injury.
Authors: Paul McCrory
Source: Br. J. Sports Med. 2001;35;81-82
One of the most commonly held myths in sports medicine is the premise that wearing a mouthguard will prevent concussion. The origins of this contention are obscure, but an evidence based review of the scientific support for this concept has not been previously published..
