Beyond the Hit: Muscle and Vascular Tissue Responses to Contact Exposure in Collision Sports—A Narrative Review

Contact events in rugby codes such as tackling, running into contact, scrums, rucks, and contact with the playing surface may expose athletes to muscle damage known as impact-induced muscle damage. These repetitive impacts to muscle tissue have the potential to diminish muscle force production and d...

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Published in:Sports medicine (Auckland) 2025-11, Vol.55 (11), p.2753-2771
Main Authors: Bolger, Craig, Mara, Jocelyn, Pyne, David B., McKune, Andrew J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Athletic Injuries - physiopathology
Athletic Performance - physiology
Contusions - physiopathology
Football - injuries
Humans
Microvessels - injuries
Muscle, Skeletal - blood supply
Muscle, Skeletal - injuries
Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology
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