Kilian Bibby made the move earlier in 2023 from rugby strength and conditioning coach in France to join the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) project team. I caught up with Kilian to ask him a […]
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From Physiotherapy to Injury Epidemiology: a Rugby Sports Medicine PhD with IRIS – Prof ian kenny.
I took 30 minutes to talk to new Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) PhD researcher Lauren Guilfoyle about her recent change from physiotherapy duties to join us in UL….. Where is home originally? Home is […]
From Physiotherapy to Injury Epidemiology: a Rugby Sports Medicine PhD with IRIS – Prof ian kenny.
I took 30 minutes to talk to new Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) PhD researcher Lauren Guilfoyle about her recent change from physiotherapy duties to join us in UL….. Where is home originally? Home is […]
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 […]
From Pennsylvania to UL: International PhD with IRIS
I took 30 minutes to talk to new Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) PhD researcher Patrick Dolan about his recent relocation from the United States to join us in UL….. Where is home originally? Home […]
The Acute: Chronic Workload Ratio: A useful tool for monitoring training load – Alan Griffin
If you are a follower of some of the top researchers and practitioners in the field of strength and conditioning then it is likely that the above image from Gabbett (2016, p.278) has been a […]
Publication: Injury Surveillance in School Rugby: A systematic review of Injury Epidemiology & Surveillance Practices
Research Impact: School Rugby, has increased in popularity and professionalism in recent times and evaluating injury risk in school players is paramount to player welfare and safety. The true injury risk in school Rugby remains […]
“From Treating to Monitoring Injuries” – Therese Leahy
As a physiotherapist, it is fair to say that I have an obsession with injuries. If you break it down, an injury is a form of physical insult to the body. What is so fascinating […]
Publication: The design, development, implementation and evaluation of IRISweb
Research Impact: Injury surveillance is routinely conducted in professional sports, however this is often more difficult to implement in amateur cohorts due to a lack of resources and medical staff availability. The Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance […]
UL and IRFU publish first findings from the IRIS research project
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) and University of Limerick (UL) have released the first findings from the Irish Rugby Injury Surveillance (IRIS) research project, which looks at injury incidence in both the men’s and […]
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