All Outputs (4)

Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussions and head impacts: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Eliason, P. H., Galarneau, J., Kolstad, A. T., Pankow, M. P., West, S. W., Bailey, S., …Emery, C. A. (2023). Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussions and head impacts: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(12), 749-761. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106656

Objectives: To evaluate prevention strategies, their unintended consequences and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussion (SRC) and/or head impact risk. Design: This systematic review and meta-analysis was registered on PROSPERO (CRD42... Read More about Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussions and head impacts: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Epidemiology of International Match Injuries in Scottish Rugby: A prospective cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Bailey, S., Martindale, R., Engebretsen, L., Robson, J., & Palmer, D. (2023). Epidemiology of International Match Injuries in Scottish Rugby: A prospective cohort study. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 44(11), 805-812. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2038-3452

Fifteen-a-side rugby union (“rugby”) is a full-contact sport played separately by men and women, with large injury incidences reported previously. Context specific injury surveillance fulfils governing bodies’ duty of care to understand risks to play... Read More about Epidemiology of International Match Injuries in Scottish Rugby: A prospective cohort study.

Injury Rates, Mechanisms, Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies in Youth Rugby Union: What’s All the Ruck-Us About? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
West, S. W., Shill, I. J., Bailey, S., Syrydiuk, R. A., Hayden, K. A., Palmer, D., …Emery, C. A. (2023). Injury Rates, Mechanisms, Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies in Youth Rugby Union: What’s All the Ruck-Us About? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 53(7), 1375-1393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01826-z

Background: Rugby Union is a collision team sport played globally. Despite this, significant concerns have been raised regarding the sport’s safety, particularly in youth players. Given this, a review of injury rates, risk factors and prevention stra... Read More about Injury Rates, Mechanisms, Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies in Youth Rugby Union: What’s All the Ruck-Us About? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Concussion in elite Scottish rugby: A study of epidemiology, risk factors, and a preventative measure (2021)
Thesis
Bailey, S. Concussion in elite Scottish rugby: A study of epidemiology, risk factors, and a preventative measure. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2855278

Concussion is a traumatic brain injury which is common in rugby union across the world, yet knowledge of concussion epidemiology in professional Scottish rugby union was previously limited. This thesis therefore investigated epidemiology, aetiology a... Read More about Concussion in elite Scottish rugby: A study of epidemiology, risk factors, and a preventative measure.