1 Rugby players lose cognitive function and blood flow to the brain over one season, study shows
- Author: bmj.com
- Published Date: 08/24/2022
- Review: 4.81 (980 vote)
- Summary: · The brain function and cognitive ability of a team of rugby players declined over the course of a single season, a UK study has found
2 New head impact study reveals rugby players brains affected in just a single season
- Author: buzz.ie
- Published Date: 03/08/2022
- Review: 4.75 (334 vote)
- Summary: · A single season of professional rugby could be enough to cause a decline in a both a player’s blood flow to the brain and cognitive function, a
- Matching search results: Focus on head injuries in other contact sports like rugby became amplified following the NFL litigation, particularly due to the similarities between the styles of the two sports. The case had a substantial impact on rugby at all levels, including …
3 Rugby: Head impact study says players&x27 cognitive function can decline after one season
- Author: bbc.co.uk
- Published Date: 10/14/2021
- Review: 4.48 (480 vote)
- Summary: Their study, seen exclusively by the BBC, has found that over just one season a team of professional rugby players saw a decline in blood flow to the brain and cognitive function – the ability to reason, remember, formulate ideas and perform mental gymnastics
- Matching search results: Some studies suggest professional rugby players may be exposed to 11,000 contact events per season, and more research is beginning to show evidence that it may not be concussions alone that could impact the brain, but the cumulative effect and …
4 Professional rugby may be associated with changes in brain structure
- Author: imperial.ac.uk
- Published Date: 10/27/2021
- Review: 4.27 (518 vote)
- Summary: · This is the finding of a study of 44 elite rugby players, almost half of whom had recently sustained a mild head injury while playing
- Matching search results: Dr Simon Kemp, Medical Services Director at the Rugby Football Union (RFU) added: “The RFU is fully committed to advancing our understanding of the short, medium and long term consequences of head impacts and concussions so that we can ensure we can …
5 Head Impact Study Shows Cognitive Decline After Just One Season
- Author: science.slashdot.org
- Published Date: 01/04/2022
- Review: 4 (268 vote)
- Summary: · Researchers from the University of South Wales found that over just one season a team of professional rugby players saw a decline in blood
- Matching search results: Dr Simon Kemp, Medical Services Director at the Rugby Football Union (RFU) added: “The RFU is fully committed to advancing our understanding of the short, medium and long term consequences of head impacts and concussions so that we can ensure we can …
6 Hacker News Bot on Twitter: “Rugby: Head impact study shows
- Author: twitter.com
- Published Date: 11/13/2021
- Review: 3.8 (533 vote)
- Summary: Rugby: Head impact study shows cognitive decline after just one season. bbc.co.uk. Study finds brain affected in one rugby season
- Matching search results: Dr Simon Kemp, Medical Services Director at the Rugby Football Union (RFU) added: “The RFU is fully committed to advancing our understanding of the short, medium and long term consequences of head impacts and concussions so that we can ensure we can …
7 Rugby research says players brains affected by one season as scientist calls for reform
- Author: mirror.co.uk
- Published Date: 02/04/2022
- Review: 3.74 (370 vote)
- Summary: · Study suggests one season of rugby causes a decline in blood flow to the brain as well as cognitive function, with those findings not
- Matching search results: Quarrie—who recently wrote research for the National Rugby League concerning the time needed to recover from a concussion—tweeted: “If it was up to me players who have been concussed would not be able to return to play for *at least* a couple of …
8 Cognition in rugby union players decreases across season
- Author: alzheimersresearchuk.org
- Published Date: 09/07/2022
- Review: 3.42 (243 vote)
- Summary: · The research also shows that they show a decline in brain blood flow … Head injury is an event where someone receives a blow to the head,
- Matching search results: “To better understand the specific factors of a rugby professional’s career that might affect their brain health, future studies should also consider collisions in training. Comparing rugby players with players of non-contact sports could also help …
9 Life is hardly worth living: brain injury study reveals rugbys mental health crisis
- Author: headforchange.org.uk
- Published Date: 08/22/2022
- Review: 3.27 (333 vote)
- Summary: · The study suggests a strong association between head trauma and mental health in both codes of rugby, and provides evidence of what many
- Matching search results: Around half the players who reported suffering five or more concussions were suffering with symptoms of depression, and two-thirds of them with covert anger and irritability. The study found no difference in the levels of alcohol consumption between …
10 New study finds rugby players brains affected in single season
- Author: irishtimes.com
- Published Date: 01/09/2022
- Review: 3.17 (584 vote)
- Summary: · A single season of professional rugby could be enough to cause a decline in a player’s blood flow to the brain and cognitive function,
- Matching search results: Some studies suggest professional rugby players could be exposed to thousands of contact events each season. Increasingly, further research is beginning to show that it may not be concussions alone that may affect the brain, but the cumulative …
11 Research suggests one season of rugby can impact cognitive function of players
- Author: neurologyacademy.org
- Published Date: 09/29/2021
- Review: 2.79 (168 vote)
- Summary: · Arciniegas et al (2002) Cognitive Impairment Following Traumatic Brain Injury. Luukinen (1999) Head injuries and cognitive decline among older
- Matching search results: Some studies suggest professional rugby players could be exposed to thousands of contact events each season. Increasingly, further research is beginning to show that it may not be concussions alone that may affect the brain, but the cumulative …
12 Rugby players brains affected in single season, study suggests
- Author: theguardian.com
- Published Date: 06/15/2022
- Review: 2.89 (195 vote)
- Summary: · Every player involved in the study recorded a decline in blood flow to the brain and cognitive function between pre- and post-season results
- Matching search results: Some studies suggest professional rugby players could be exposed to thousands of contact events each season. Increasingly, further research is beginning to show that it may not be concussions alone that may affect the brain, but the cumulative …
