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Mental health and wellbeing of retired elite and amateur rugby players and non-contact athletes and associations with sports-related concussion: the UK Rugby Health Project (2021)
Journal Article
Hind, K., Konerth, N., Entwistle, I., Hume, P., Theadom, A., Lewis, G., …Chazot, P. (2022). Mental health and wellbeing of retired elite and amateur rugby players and non-contact athletes and associations with sports-related concussion: the UK Rugby Health Project. Sports Medicine, 52(6), 1419-1431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01594-8

Background: Concerns have intensified over the health and wellbeing of rugby union and league players, and in particular, about the longer term effects of concussion. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there were differences in ment... Read More about Mental health and wellbeing of retired elite and amateur rugby players and non-contact athletes and associations with sports-related concussion: the UK Rugby Health Project.

Toward Complete, Candid, and Unbiased International Consensus Statements on Concussion in Sport (2021)
Journal Article
Casper, S., Bachynski, K., Buckland, M., Comrie, D., Gandy, S., Gates, J., …Finkel, A. (2021). Toward Complete, Candid, and Unbiased International Consensus Statements on Concussion in Sport. Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 49(3), 372-377. https://doi.org/10.1017/jme.2021.56

Five international consensus statements on concussion in sports have been published. This commentary argues that there is a strong need for a new approach to them that foregrounds public health expertise and patient-centered guidance. Doing so will h... Read More about Toward Complete, Candid, and Unbiased International Consensus Statements on Concussion in Sport.

Measurement of visceral fat and abdominal obesity by single-frequency bioelectrical impedance and CT: a cross-sectional study (2021)
Journal Article
Xu, Z., Liu, Y., Yan, C., Yang, R., Xu, L., Guo, Z., …Hind, K. (2021). Measurement of visceral fat and abdominal obesity by single-frequency bioelectrical impedance and CT: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 11(10), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048221

Objectives: The measurement of visceral fat (VF) is clinically important for the identification of individuals at high risk of visceral obesity-related health conditions. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a widely available and frequently use... Read More about Measurement of visceral fat and abdominal obesity by single-frequency bioelectrical impedance and CT: a cross-sectional study.

Body Mass and Body Composition Changes over 7 Years in a Male Professional Rugby Union Team (2021)
Journal Article
McHugh, C., Hind, K., O'Halloran, A., Davey, D., Farrell, G., & Wilson, F. (2021). Body Mass and Body Composition Changes over 7 Years in a Male Professional Rugby Union Team. International Journal of Sports Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1403-2906

The purpose of this study was to investigate longitudinal body mass and body composition changes in one professional rugby union team (n=123), (i) according to position [forwards (n=58) versus backs (n=65)], analysis of players with 6 consecutive sea... Read More about Body Mass and Body Composition Changes over 7 Years in a Male Professional Rugby Union Team.

Vertebral anomalies in retired rugby players and the impact on bone density calculation of the lumbar spine (2021)
Journal Article
Entwistle, I., Hume, P., Francis, P., & Hind, K. (2021). Vertebral anomalies in retired rugby players and the impact on bone density calculation of the lumbar spine. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 24(2), 200-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2021.01.008

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) measurements are subject to artificial elevation in the presence of structural abnormalities that are more common with age and injury, including osteoarthritis, fracture a... Read More about Vertebral anomalies in retired rugby players and the impact on bone density calculation of the lumbar spine.