scholarly journals Can tackle height influence head injury assessment risk in elite rugby union?

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (12) ◽  
pp. 1210-1214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory J. Tierney ◽  
Ciaran K. Simms
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Rugby Union ◽  
Injury Assessment

scholarly journals A Case–Control Study of Tackle-Based Concussion Risk Factors in The National Rugby League

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J Gardner ◽  
Grant Iverson ◽  
Suzi Edwards ◽  
Ross Tucker
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Body Position ◽  
Rugby League ◽  
Rugby Union ◽  
Head Impacts ◽  
Game Activity ◽  
Impact Risk ◽  
Injury Assessment ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Recent Evaluation

Abstract Background The tackle is the in-game activity carrying the greatest risk for concussion in Rugby. A recent evaluation of tackle characteristics in Rugby Union precipitated a rule modification to reduce head impact risk during tackles. This study aims to replicate the work conducted in Rugby Union by examining the association between tackle characteristics and head injury events in professional Rugby League. Methods We reviewed and coded 446 tackles resulting in a head injury assessment (HIA) and 5,694 tackles that did not result in a head injury from two National Rugby League (NRL) seasons. Tackle height, body position of players, and contact area on an opponent’s body were evaluated, with the propensity of each situation to cause an HIA calculated as HIAs per 1000 events. Results The propensity for tacklers to sustain a head injury was 0.99 HIAs per 1000 tackles, 1.74-fold greater than for the ball carrier (0.57 HIAs per 1,000 tackles). There was a 3.2-fold higher risk for an HIA when the tackler was upright compared to bent-at-the-waist. The greatest risk of a tackler HIA occurred when head contact was very low (knee, boot) or high (head and elbow). HIAs were most common following head-to-head impacts. The lowest propensity for tackler HIA was found when the tackler’s head was in proximity with the ball carrier’s torso. Conclusions The result of this study replicated the findings in professional rugby union. This has implications for the injury prevention initiatives implemented to reduce HIA risk because the majority of injuries are sustained by the player initiating the action.

scholarly journals Does ball carrier technique influence tackler head injury assessment risk in elite rugby union?

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory J Tierney ◽  
Karl Denvir ◽  
Garreth Farrell ◽  
Ciaran K Simms
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Rugby Union ◽  
Injury Assessment

scholarly journals A Case–Control Study of Tackle-Based Head Injury Assessment (HIA) Risk Factors in the National Rugby League

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Gardner ◽  
Grant L. Iverson ◽  
Suzi Edwards ◽  
Ross Tucker
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Body Position ◽  
Rugby League ◽  
Rugby Union ◽  
Head Impacts ◽  
Game Activity ◽  
Impact Risk ◽  
Injury Assessment ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Recent Evaluation

Abstract Background The tackle is the in-game activity carrying the greatest risk for concussion in rugby. A recent evaluation of tackle characteristics in rugby union precipitated a rule modification to reduce head impact risk during tackles. This study aims to replicate the work conducted in rugby union by examining the association between tackle characteristics and head injury events in professional rugby league. Methods There were 446 tackles resulting in a head injury assessment (HIA) and 5,694 tackles that did not result in a head injury from two National Rugby League (NRL) seasons that were reviewed and coded. Tackle height, body position of players, and contact area on an opponent’s body were evaluated, with the propensity of each situation to cause an HIA calculated as HIAs per 1000 events. Results The propensity for tacklers to sustain a head injury was 0.99 HIAs per 1000 tackles, 1.74-fold greater than for the ball carrier (0.57 HIAs per 1000 tackles). There was a 3.2-fold higher risk for an HIA when the tackler was upright compared to bent-at-the-waist. The greatest risk of a tackler HIA occurred when head contact was very low (knee, boot) or high (head and elbow). HIAs were most common following head-to-head impacts. The lowest propensity for tackler HIA was found when the tackler’s head was in proximity with the ball carrier’s torso. Conclusions The result of this study replicated the findings in professional rugby union. This has implications for the injury prevention initiatives implemented to reduce HIA risk because the majority of injuries are sustained by the tackler.

scholarly journals The Effect of Tackler Technique on Head Injury Assessment Risk in Elite Rugby Union

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 603-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
GREGORY J. TIERNEY ◽  
KARL DENVIR ◽  
GARRETH FARRELL ◽  
CIARAN K. SIMMS
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Rugby Union ◽  
Injury Assessment

scholarly journals Development of Head Injury Assessment Reference Values Based on NASA Injury Modeling

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey T. Somers ◽  
Bradley Granderson ◽  
John W. Melvin ◽  
Ala Tabiei ◽  
Charles Lawrence ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Reference Values ◽  
Injury Assessment

Head injury assessment of non-lethal projectile impacts: A combined experimental/computational method

Injury ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 2424-2441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debasis Sahoo ◽  
Cyril Robbe ◽  
Caroline Deck ◽  
Frank Meyer ◽  
Alexandre Papy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Computational Method ◽  
Injury Assessment ◽  
Projectile Impacts

A preliminary video review of in-game head injury incidents (hii) and use of the head injury assessment (hia) from the 2015 super rugby season

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (11) ◽  
pp. A78.3-A79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Kohler ◽  
Michael Makdissi ◽  
Warren McDonald ◽  
Bradley Partridge ◽  
Andrew J Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Head Injury ◽  
Video Review ◽  
Injury Assessment
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