Fatigue is an extremely common complaint among patients with chronic disease. However,
because of the subjective nature of fatigue, and the lack of effective therapeutics with which …

Abstract Background Rugby Union, a popular full-contact sport played throughout the world,
has one of the highest rates of concussion of all full-contact sports. Objective The aim of the …

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

Background Rugby union is a physically demanding, full-contact team sport that has gained
worldwide popularity. The incidence of injury in rugby union has been widely reported in the …

Coding in sports medicine generally uses sports-specific coding systems rather than the
International Classification of Diseases (ICD), because of superior applicability to the profile …

Background Collisions in rugby union and sevens have a high injury incidence and burden,
and are also associated with player and team performance. Understanding the frequency …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUNDː CrossFit TM is a strength and conditioning programme that
has gained widespread popularity since its inception approximately 15 years ago. However …

Background Exercise programmes aimed at reducing injury have been shown to be
efficacious for some non-collision sports, but evidence in adult men's collision sports such as …

Rugby union (RU) is a skill-collision team sport played at junior and senior levels worldwide.
Within England, age-grade rugby governs the participation and talent development of youth …

Context: Rugby union is the most widely played team collision sport globally. As with other
contact sports, there is substantial risk of injury. To date, the majority of studies on injury …