Incidence, prevalence and consequences of illness in academy rugby league players.

Autor: Chesson L; Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom; Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Club, Leeds, UK. Electronic address: l.j.chesson@leedsbeckett.ac.uk., Deighton K; Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom., Whitehead S; Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom; Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Club, Leeds, UK; Leeds Rhinos Netball, Leeds, UK., Ramírez-López C; Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom; Yorkshire Carnegie Rugby Union Football Club, Leeds, UK., Jones B; Carnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom; Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Club, Leeds, UK; England Performance Unit, The Rugby Football League, Leeds, UK; Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, the University of Cape Town and the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa; School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of science and medicine in sport [J Sci Med Sport] 2020 Nov; Vol. 23 (11), pp. 1016-1020. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 18.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.04.011
Abstrakt: Objectives: To assess the incidence, prevalence and consequences of illness in one professional academy rugby league club during an in-season period.
Design: Observational prospective cohort study.
Method: Seventeen male rugby league players (age 17.7±0.7 years, stature 178.8±5.1cm, body mass 87.2±9.6kg) completed a weekly self-report illness questionnaire using an amended version of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) questionnaire on health problems.
Results: A total of 24 new illnesses were reported over the 25-week study period. 65% of players experienced at least one illness during the study. The incidence of illness in this cohort was 14.3 per 1000-player days, with the respiratory system being most commonly affected (n=15; 62.5%). The average weekly illness prevalence was 10.3%. Time-loss illness incidence was 1.4 per 1000-player days. Loss of body mass and sleep disruptions were the most commonly reported consequences of illness episodes. Mean body mass loss during a period of illness was 2.2±0.6kg.
Conclusions: Academy rugby league players are most commonly affected by respiratory illness with a total of nineteen training and competition days lost to illness. Associated consequences of illness, such as loss of body mass and sleep disruptions may present a challenge and negatively impact a rugby league player's development. Appropriate medical provisions should be provided for Academy rugby league players to support them during periods of illness to limit the impact of these consequences.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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