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ACL management guidelines for Rugby Clinicians
When considering the incidence rate and severity, ligament injuries rank among the highest risks of injury for rugby union players (Williams et al., 2013). Of all rugby-related ligament injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are among the most common.
Thus, the latest ACL management guidelines should be well known by all rugby clinicians. The hyperlink below contains the latest Evidence-Based clinical practice guidelines for ACL injuries, prepared by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons:
Feel free to comment if you have had any experience with ACL injuries, either as a player or clinician!
Improving rugby players’ diets during competition
This week, we feature an infographic of a manuscript published in the South African Journal of Sports Medicine by Potgieter and colleagues: “Body composition and habitual and match-day dietary intake of the FNB Maties Varsity Cup rugby players“.
Free access of the full article: http://www.sajsm.org.za/index.php/sajsm/article/view/504
Dr Potgieter can be contacted directly: sunita@sun.ac.za
The piktochart can be viewed directly: https://magic.piktochart.com/output/2790313-body-comp-and-habitual-match-day
New features to the website
At RugbyScientists.com, we aim to provide the latest sport science research in a quick and easy to read format, with the hope that it provides food for thought and discussion, and ultimately application in practice. With this in mind, we’ve come up with some new features for the website in addition to the current stuff.
Free-Kick
Ask the questions science is yet to answer.
From the Stand
Have an opinion? Post it here.
Conversion
Research articles summarised in 2 or 3 sentences.
We’d really like to know what you think of these new features, and if you have any other suggestions for the website.
Also, don’t forget, if you’d like to write an article for RugbyScientists.com and become a RugbyScientist, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Sharief and James
Rugby Science 