Head impact exposures in women's collegiate rugby.

Conclusion: The incidence and magnitude of head impacts in collegiate level women's rugby over one season of practices and games were fewer than those reported in other comparable studies. These findings give insight into the impact burden that female collegiate rugby athletes withstand throughout a competitive season.
PMID: 32419585 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Physician and Sportsmedicine Online - May 19, 2020 Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Phys Sportsmed Source Type: research