Concussion increases injury risk in male professional Rugby Union

<p>Key findings from a 7 year prospective study on male professional rugby union, identifying concussion as the only common injury to increase injury risk.</p> <p><strong>Poster details:</strong></p> <p>Aim: To assess within-player injury risj in concussion and common non-concussive injuries</p> <p>Changes to within-player injury risk: Concussion has a 26% risk increase and ankle ligament injuries has a 30% risk increase</p> <p>Concussion increased the within-plater risk of the following injuries: Head/neck, pelvic, neurological</p> <p>Ankle ligament injuries reduced the within-player risk of the following injuries: Head/neck, upper leg and knee, joint and ligament, neurological</p> <p>Implications:</p> <p>Consider how we rehabilitate concussion such as objective measures</p> <p>Ankle ligament injury rehabilitation may be able to inform concussion rehabilitation </p>