Accelerometer devices can quantify the magnitude of head impacts during sport to ascertain
potential for brain injury. There are no published head impact data for rugby league. The …

Background: Epidemiological studies report that females experience greater rates of
concussion when compared with males. Biomechanical factors may result in greater post …

Background Head impacts and resulting head accelerations cause concussive injuries.
There is no standard for reporting head impact data in sports to enable comparison between …

Background Rugby league is a full-contact collision sport with an inherent risk of
concussion. Wearable instrumented technology was used to observe and characterize the …

Objective The tackle is a key component in rugby union and carries some of the highest risk
for concussions. The purpose this study was to observe the acceleration profile of the head …

Background Rugby league is a high-intensity collision sport that carries a risk of concussion.
Youth athletes are considered to be more vulnerable and take longer to recover from …

Objectives: To describe the incidence, magnitude, and distribution of head impacts and track
concussions sustained in a collegiate level women's rugby season. Methods: Data on head …

Sports-related concussions were once thought to present only transient symptoms, but
recent research has shown the potential for long-term neurological impairments. Previous …

Background: Direct impacts with the head (linear acceleration or pressure) and inertial
loading of the head (rotational acceleration or strain) have been postulated as the 2 major …

Background Sensor devices have enabled estimations of head impact kinematics across
contact sports. Objectives To quantitatively report the magnitude (linear and rotational …