Research Impact: Contact breast injuries (CBI) and exercise-induced breast pain (EIBP) significantly impact female Rugby players’ performance. In a global survey of 182 players, 64.3% of 7s and 51.9% of 15s players experienced a CBI […]
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Publication: The awareness, knowledge, and experience of female rugby players of contact breast injuries and exercise induced breast pain – An international survey
Research Impact: This research highlights the often-overlooked challenges faced by female Rugby Union players regarding contact breast injuries and exercise-induced breast pain. Research focusing on female athletes and female athletes themselves will benefit from this […]
Publication: Investigating the Relevance of Maximal Speed and Acceleration in Varsity-Level Female Ice Hockey Players
Research Impact: Evidence of a direct relationship between maximal speed and performance within competition (i.e., games and matches) is lacking in most stop-and-go sports. In ice hockey specifically, most research investigating skating speed and acceleration […]
Publication: The Effect of Different Strength Training Modalities on Sprint Performance in Female Team-Sport Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Research Impact: Sprint performance in female team-sport athletes can be enhanced by strength training (i.e., reactive-, maximal-, combined-, and special-strength modalities). Compared with maximal- or special-strength programmes, reactive- and combined-strength training methods can have a […]
The burden of an injury in amateur Rugby union players – dr ian kenny
Under the supervision of Dr Ian Kenny and Dr Rachel Sheehan, 2019/20 PESS Sport & Exercise Sciences student Gemma Murphy undertook her final year project on the topic of the burden of rugby injuries. The […]
Clubs and Schools Rugby Injury- IRIS Season Update 2019/20: Ian KENNY
The Irish Rugby Football Union and the University of Limerick have released the third year of findings from the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) research project, which looks at injury incidence in the Men’s and […]
Publication: Injury in elite women’s soccer: a systematic review
Research Impact: Risk factors for injury in elite female soccer players are multifactorial, interwoven and complex. This review summarized several factors to inform injury screening in these athletes. Associations were identified between an increased injury […]
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