Abstract
The BokSmart National Rugby Safety Programme is a joint initiative between the South African Rugby Union and the Chris Burger/Petro Jackson Players Fund aimed at implementing evidence-based sports medicine and exercise research to prevent injury and enhance performance at all levels of rugby union in South Africa
Highlights
The BokSmart National Rugby Safety Programme is a joint initiative between the South African Rugby Union and the Chris Burger/Petro Jackson Players Fund aimed at implementing evidence-based sports medicine and exercise research to prevent injury and enhance performance at all levels of rugby union in South Africa
Correspondence to Dr Wayne Viljoen, South African Rugby Union, 5th Floor, Sport Science Institute Building, Boundary Road, Newlands, 7700, Cape Town, South Africa; waynev@sarugby.co.za of BokSmart’s mandate is to record serious and catastrophic head, neck and spine rugby injuries in South Africa (SA), and to formulate appropriate initiatives aimed at prevention of these injuries.[4]
Even though spinal cord injuries in rugby union are few, there are inherent risks associated primarily with the tackle and scrum[6] that are the main contributors to spinal injuries, with scrum injuries consistently being more severe.[3,4,5 7 10]
Summary
The BokSmart National Rugby Safety Programme is a joint initiative between the South African Rugby Union and the Chris Burger/Petro Jackson Players Fund aimed at implementing evidence-based sports medicine and exercise research to prevent injury and enhance performance at all levels of rugby union in South Africa. Correspondence to Dr Wayne Viljoen, South African Rugby Union, 5th Floor, Sport Science Institute Building, Boundary Road, Newlands, 7700, Cape Town, South Africa; waynev@sarugby.co.za of BokSmart’s mandate is to record serious and catastrophic head, neck and spine rugby injuries in South Africa (SA), and to formulate appropriate initiatives aimed at prevention of these injuries.[4]
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