Pain, impairment, medication use and health-related quality of life of retired professional rugby players
Professional rugby careers have a considerable impact on the joint health and overall well-being of retired players, resulting in unique challenges. The findings of this study emphasise the need for specific after-career support for challenges faced by retired rugby players.
Authors
- Johan Le Roux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7229-0110)
- Dina C. Janse van Rensburg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1058-6992)
- Vincent Gouttebarge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0126-4177)
- Steve den Hollander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6064-038X)
- Gmmj Kerkhoffs
Institutions
- Academic Center for Evidence-Based Sports Medicine (NL)
- Department of Physiological Sciences (RU)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Health & Safety in Sports (NL)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516x/2024/v36i1a17651
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.48