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  • Sociology of pain,  Sports injury and rehabilitation

    Social aspects of pain

    November 21, 2018/

    Although my academic interest in sports injuries goes back a long way I only really started thinking about return-to-play (RTP) practices after attending my club’s 125th anniversary. There I trailed one of my old teammates into a function; he was…

  • Concussion,  Opinion,  Sports injury and rehabilitation

    Concussion: playing on

    October 12, 2018/

    I’ve recently been involved with some research work around concussion in rugby union and the ‘Ryan Crotty’ story has kept surfacing during discussions, with different views coming from different groups of people. For international readers, or those not enamoured of…

  • Concussion,  Sports injury and rehabilitation

    Sports concussions; risks and management

    July 25, 2018/

    The risks associated with concussion I’m not planning to tackle any possible links between head knocks and degenerative neurological conditions here (maybe a future blog!); instead, I’d prefer to focus on dealing with the recognition and management of concussion. Getting…

  • Concussion,  Sports injury and rehabilitation

    Sport concussion and exercise (Part 1)

    July 21, 2018/

    [/stextbox] Concussion has been thrust squarely into the public spotlight due to the media’s obsession with a suggested link between concussion and premature neurodegenerative conditions and a compromised quality of life. These days, sports concussions and head injuries in sport…

  • Critical thinking,  Recovery,  Sports injury and rehabilitation,  Strength & conditioning

    Cold gets iced

    June 8, 2018/

    The magic sponge Some of you (actually probably very few now that I think about it) may remember when on-field injury treatment was a bucket of water and a sponge. It was a bit of a standing joke in sport,…

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