Prevalence of concussion and adherence to return-to-play guidelines amongst male secondary school rugby and hockey players

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2021

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Concussion injuries are common in contact sports. Young players can suffer lifethreatening complications if concussion is not recognised and managed.To determine the prevalence of concussion amongst secondary school rugby and hockey players and describe players’ knowledge and adherence to return-to-play guidelines.A mixed-method approach included Phase A, which utilised a questionnaire completed by 221 players (n = 139 rugby; n = 82 hockey) between 13 and 18 years of age, and Phase B, which utilised three focus group discussions of 15 participants who had suffered a concussion.

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Concussion, Rugby, Hockey, Sports injury, Male players

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Taf, S. J., & Ennion, L. (2021). Prevalence of concussion and adherence to return-to-play guidelines amongst male secondary school rugby and hockey players. South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 77(1), a1477. https://doi. org/10.4102/sajp.v77i1.1477

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https://doi. org/10.4102/sajp.v77i1.1477
 http://hdl.handle.net/10566/7446

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