Instrumented mouthguard acceleration analyses for head impacts in amateur rugby union players over a season of matches

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 614-624

  King, Doug ^a,b   Hume, Patria A ^a   Brughelli, Matt ^a   Gissane, Conor ^c  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b HUTT HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

impact; injury; instrumented mouthguard; linear; rotational

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; DEVICES; FOOTBALL; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; MOUTH PROTECTOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTATION; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FOOTBALL; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH PROTECTORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924872090     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514560876     Document Type: Article

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