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Concussion-Related Biomarker Variations in Retired Rugby Players and Implications for Neurodegenerative Disease Risk: The UK Rugby Health Study (2024)
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Alanazi, N., Fitzgerald, M., Hume, P., Hellewell, S., Horncastle, A., Anyaegbu, C., Papini, M. G., Hargreaves, N., Halicki, M., Entwistle, I., Hind, K., & Chazot, P. (2024). Concussion-Related Biomarker Variations in Retired Rugby Players and Implications for Neurodegenerative Disease Risk: The UK Rugby Health Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(14), Article 7811. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25147811

The health and well-being of retired rugby union and league players, particularly regarding the long-term effects of concussions, are of major concern. Concussion has been identified as a major risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzh... Read More about Concussion-Related Biomarker Variations in Retired Rugby Players and Implications for Neurodegenerative Disease Risk: The UK Rugby Health Study.

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)
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Hind, K., Konerth, N., Entwistle, I., Hume, P., Theadom, A., Lewis, G., King, D., Goodbourn, T., Bottiglieri, M., Ferraces-Riegas, P., Ellison, A., & 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.

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.

Cumulative sport‑related injuries and longer term impact in retired male elite‑ and amateur‑level rugby code athletes and non‑contact athletes : a retrospective study (2020)
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Hind, K., Konerth, N., Entwistle, I., Lewis, G., Theadam, A., & Chazot, P. (2020). Cumulative sport‑related injuries and longer term impact in retired male elite‑ and amateur‑level rugby code athletes and non‑contact athletes : a retrospective study. Sports Medicine, 50(11), 2051-2061. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01310-y

Background: Rugby union and rugby league are popular team contact sports, but they bring a high risk of injury. Although previous studies have reported injury occurrence across one or several seasons, none have explored the total number of injuries s... Read More about Cumulative sport‑related injuries and longer term impact in retired male elite‑ and amateur‑level rugby code athletes and non‑contact athletes : a retrospective study.