Journal article
Compliance with return-to-play regulations following concussion in Australian schoolboy and community rugby union players
SJ Hollis, MR Stevenson, AS McIntosh, EA Shores, CF Finch
British Journal of Sports Medicine | Published : 2012
Abstract
Background There is a risk of concussion when playing rugby union. Appropriate management of concussion includes compliance with the return-to-play regulations of the sports body for reducing the likelihood of premature return-to-play by injured players. Purpose To describe the proportion of rugby union players who comply with the sports body's regulations on returning to play postconcussion. Study design Prospective cohort study. Methods 1958 community rugby union players (aged 15-48 years) in Sydney (Australia) were recruited from schoolboy, grade and suburban competitions and followed over ≥1 playing seasons. Club doctors/physiotherapists/ coaches or trained injury recorders who attended ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors thank the New South Wales Sporting Injuries Committee (NSW SIC) for their continued support of new researchers in sports medicine research in Australia and the Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP) as one of the International Research Centres for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).The main funding for the study was provided by the NIH Centres for Disease Prevention and Control, The University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The primary author received a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) postgraduate research scholarship during 2 years of PhD candidature, a scholarship from the New South Wales Sporting Injuries Committee and additional financial support from The George Institute for Global Health and the School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Australia.