
Lindsay Starling
@starling_linds
PhD | Science and Medical Manager @WorldRugby
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06-05-2015 13:51:27
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Feeling incredibly proud of our team as the Six Nations starts tonight, witnessing the formal introduction of several years (and some mammoth months) of hard work, leading to these sig. welfare advancements | INSTRUMENTED MOUTHGUARDS TO BE WORN IN 2024 sixnationsrugby.com/en/m6n/news/in…



🏉 Smart mouthguards a ‘game-changer’ in rugby’s battle with concussion Will Kelleher looks at how new technology – seen in action for the first time in Scotland’s defeat by France in the Six Nations – can revolutionise player safety ⬇️ thetimes.co.uk/article/smart-…




Register for the annual World Rugby Player Welfare Symposium running 8-11 April. All sessions streamed online, with registration via the following link ⬇️ worldrugby.box.com/s/99ax2wr360i0…


Great session on risk factors for a HIA in rugby union Lindsay Starling: incidence is the same for men vs women, however the risk of head acceleration event >10g is approximately half of the magnitude compared with men. Women maybe relatively > susceptible to concussion 🧠 🏉




New Paper: Head Acceleration Events During Tackle, Ball-Carry, and Ruck Events in Professional Southern Hemisphere Men's Rugby Union Matches: A Study Using Instrumented Mouthguards in SJMSS onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… by Gregory Roe



Continuing our work with World Rugby and Rugby Football Union, our latest paper, which looks at Player and Match characteristics for Head Acceleration Events (HAEs), has now been published in BMJ Open Sports & Exercise Medicine. bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10/4/e… School of Sport & Exercise Science Ulster University






PLAYERS, OFFICIALS AND MEDICS ENCOURAGED TO SIGN UP TO World Rugby IMPACT BEYOND 2025 MENSTRUAL HEALTH WEBINAR world.rugby/news/1000175/p…
