Is the game of touch rugby safe for female adolescents?

The game of touch rugby is considered safe, yielding minimal acute musculoskeletal injuries. This study profiled the prevalence of acute touch rugby musculoskeletal injury among female adolescent non-elite, recreational players over a 6 month period (February-July 2014). Data were collected from 76...

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Published in:African journal for physical health education, recreation, and dance recreation, and dance, 2015-06, Vol.21 (2), p.656-664
Main Authors: De Koning, C., Ellapen, T.J., Dawson, S., Vijam, K.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Female adolescents
Musculoskeletal injury
Touch rugby
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Summary:The game of touch rugby is considered safe, yielding minimal acute musculoskeletal injuries. This study profiled the prevalence of acute touch rugby musculoskeletal injury among female adolescent non-elite, recreational players over a 6 month period (February-July 2014). Data were collected from 76 high school players participating, in the A League in the Upper High Way Area of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, via voluntary parental informed consent and player assent. Players completed a self-report questionnaire probing the nature and mechanism of acute musculoskeletal injuries. Probability was set at p≤0.05. Forty-nine players sustained acute musculoskeletal injuries with the ankle (33.3%) and knee (28.8%) being most prevalent (p
ISSN:1117-4315