@article{ref1,
title="A qualitative investigation into the individual injury burden of amateur rugby players",
journal="Physical therapy in sport",
year="2021",
author="Murphy, Gemma P. and Sheehan, Rachel B.",
volume="50",
number="",
pages="74-81",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine the individual experiences of injury burden in amateur Rugby players across the onset of injury, rehabilitation, and return to play. <br><br>DESIGN: Qualitative. SETTING: Irish amateur Rugby clubs. PARTICIPANTS: Three male and two female Rugby players who sustained a severe injury that resulted in a time loss of at least 28 days. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Semi-structured interviews were used to explore the injury burden experienced during the three phases of injury. <br><br>RESULTS: Hierarchical content analysis revealed 36 codes representing individual injury burden, which were clustered into seven themes across personal (emotional reaction; impact on performance or involvement; lack of knowledge; severity of injury and incapacitation) and situational (exposure to others playing; negative experiences with treatment or rehabilitation; societal burden) dimensions. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate that individual injury experiences can affect a player's recovery and rehabilitation outcome, potentially extending the injury process and affecting player availability for the team. As such, injury management should focus on alleviating any injury-related burden experienced by players, as well as burden placed on the team, to maximise rehabilitation outcomes.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1466-853X",
doi="10.1016/j.ptsp.2021.04.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2021.04.003"
}