{"id":"https://openalex.org/W110923906","doi":null,"title":"An Examination of Neck Strength, Endurance, Neck Pain and Neck Stiffness in Rugby Union Players","display_name":"An Examination of Neck Strength, Endurance, Neck Pain and Neck Stiffness in Rugby Union Players","publication_year":2014,"publication_date":"2014-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W110923906","mag":"110923906"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"pmh:oai:alma.64OTAGO_INST:11396886660001891","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/esploro/outputs/doctoral/An-Examination-of-Neck-Strength-Endurance/9926480140101891","pdf_url":"https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/view/delivery/64OTAGO_INST/12396886650001891/13397319950001891","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402094","display_name":"Otago University Research Archive (University of Otago)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I80281795","host_organization_name":"University of Otago","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I80281795"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Doctoral Thesis"},"volume":null,"type":"dissertation","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":[],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"green","oa_url":"https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/view/delivery/64OTAGO_INST/12396886650001891/13397319950001891","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5027396052","display_name":"Danielle Salmon","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1254-8308","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1254-8308"]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Danielle Salmon","raw_affiliation_strings":[],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1254-8308","affiliations":[]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":0,"institutions_distinct_count":0,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5027396052"],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":null,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":null,"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11246","display_name":"Sports injuries and prevention","score":0.98580002784729,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2732","display_name":"Orthopedics and Sports Medicine"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11246","display_name":"Sports injuries and prevention","score":0.98580002784729,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2732","display_name":"Orthopedics and Sports Medicine"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10084","display_name":"Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation","score":0.006599999964237213,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3612","display_name":"Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10157","display_name":"Sports Performance and Training","score":0.0017000000225380063,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2732","display_name":"Orthopedics and Sports Medicine"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/rugby-union","display_name":"rugby union","score":0.8999999761581421},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cervical-spine-injury","display_name":"cervical spine injury","score":0.8830000162124634},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/neck-pain","display_name":"neck pain","score":0.878000020980835},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/neck-stiffness","display_name":"neck stiffness","score":0.9980000257492065},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/neck-strength","display_name":"neck muscle strength","score":0.9509999752044678},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/neck-endurance","display_name":"neck endurance","score":0.8159999847412109},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/neck-injury-prevention","display_name":"neck injury prevention","score":0.4699999988079071},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/microtrauma","display_name":"microtrauma","score":0.5809999704360962}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781038967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3567802","display_name":"Neck pain","level":3,"score":0.6454141139984131},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.6052707433700562},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C1862650","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186005","display_name":"Physical therapy","level":1,"score":0.5323719382286072},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C99508421","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2678675","display_name":"Physical medicine and rehabilitation","level":1,"score":0.457597553730011},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2909100678","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9633","display_name":"Neck injury","level":3,"score":0.43742096424102783},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3017944768","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1450463","display_name":"Poison control","level":2,"score":0.07223278284072876},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C204787440","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188504","display_name":"Alternative medicine","level":2,"score":0.06747496128082275},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C142724271","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7208","display_name":"Pathology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C99454951","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q932068","display_name":"Environmental health","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":4,"locations":[{"id":"pmh:oai:alma.64OTAGO_INST:11396886660001891","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/esploro/outputs/doctoral/An-Examination-of-Neck-Strength-Endurance/9926480140101891","pdf_url":"https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/view/delivery/64OTAGO_INST/12396886650001891/13397319950001891","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402094","display_name":"Otago University Research Archive (University of Otago)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I80281795","host_organization_name":"University of Otago","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I80281795"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Doctoral Thesis"},{"id":"pmh:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.983.6250","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.983.6250","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10523/4955/SalmonDanielle2014PhD.pdf%3Bjsessionid%3DEB6494C057FB9E4FA20871618EE2147D?sequence%3D4","raw_type":"text"},{"id":"pmh:oai:ourarchive.otago.ac.nz:10523/4955","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4955","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402094","display_name":"Otago University Research Archive (University of Otago)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I80281795","host_organization_name":"University of Otago","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I80281795"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"Thesis or Dissertation"},{"id":"mag:110923906","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/handle/10523/4955","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":null,"is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":null}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"pmh:oai:alma.64OTAGO_INST:11396886660001891","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/esploro/outputs/doctoral/An-Examination-of-Neck-Strength-Endurance/9926480140101891","pdf_url":"https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/view/delivery/64OTAGO_INST/12396886650001891/13397319950001891","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402094","display_name":"Otago University Research Archive (University of Otago)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I80281795","host_organization_name":"University of Otago","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I80281795"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Doctoral Thesis"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3","score":0.98580002784729,"display_name":"Good health and well-being"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":true,"pdf":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W110923906.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W110923906.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":297,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W48384133","https://openalex.org/W67278404","https://openalex.org/W72094846","https://openalex.org/W78858577","https://openalex.org/W80582358","https://openalex.org/W91466950","https://openalex.org/W119770692","https://openalex.org/W187882530","https://openalex.org/W1493486122","https://openalex.org/W1493979647","https://openalex.org/W1509392243","https://openalex.org/W1520846269","https://openalex.org/W1525385514","https://openalex.org/W1547512438","https://openalex.org/W1585514414","https://openalex.org/W1594004547","https://openalex.org/W1604098251","https://openalex.org/W1604919706","https://openalex.org/W1608600262","https://openalex.org/W1673792328","https://openalex.org/W1725507402","https://openalex.org/W1839449713","https://openalex.org/W1852185365","https://openalex.org/W1897912274","https://openalex.org/W1906491534","https://openalex.org/W1924797917","https://openalex.org/W1928664758","https://openalex.org/W1937803861","https://openalex.org/W1963486585","https://openalex.org/W1964182388","https://openalex.org/W1964302726","https://openalex.org/W1965946312","https://openalex.org/W1966886337","https://openalex.org/W1968203881","https://openalex.org/W1969090034","https://openalex.org/W1971289361","https://openalex.org/W1972291870","https://openalex.org/W1972437644","https://openalex.org/W1972634813","https://openalex.org/W1974171311","https://openalex.org/W1974259079","https://openalex.org/W1974593114","https://openalex.org/W1974610070","https://openalex.org/W1974770014","https://openalex.org/W1975112134","https://openalex.org/W1975620965","https://openalex.org/W1976015233","https://openalex.org/W1976285182","https://openalex.org/W1977243770","https://openalex.org/W1978547753","https://openalex.org/W1979935954","https://openalex.org/W1980490331","https://openalex.org/W1980721081","https://openalex.org/W1981314148","https://openalex.org/W1981737932","https://openalex.org/W1983093226","https://openalex.org/W1983585623","https://openalex.org/W1984295229","https://openalex.org/W1984550960","https://openalex.org/W1985186516","https://openalex.org/W1986239813","https://openalex.org/W1988557499","https://openalex.org/W1989397255","https://openalex.org/W1989700342","https://openalex.org/W1992065635","https://openalex.org/W1992081806","https://openalex.org/W1993694198","https://openalex.org/W1993795031","https://openalex.org/W1994099533","https://openalex.org/W1995452545","https://openalex.org/W1997627509","https://openalex.org/W1998059895","https://openalex.org/W2001306499","https://openalex.org/W2002664886","https://openalex.org/W2003095469","https://openalex.org/W2003555002","https://openalex.org/W2004309576","https://openalex.org/W2005954049","https://openalex.org/W2008170431","https://openalex.org/W2009223499","https://openalex.org/W2009338274","https://openalex.org/W2010854655","https://openalex.org/W2011180085","https://openalex.org/W2011369855","https://openalex.org/W2011837090","https://openalex.org/W2013578576","https://openalex.org/W2015147181","https://openalex.org/W2015504339","https://openalex.org/W2015744404","https://openalex.org/W2018910919","https://openalex.org/W2020328286","https://openalex.org/W2021619250","https://openalex.org/W2021671182","https://openalex.org/W2021834070","https://openalex.org/W2022120205","https://openalex.org/W2023146417","https://openalex.org/W2023324665","https://openalex.org/W2023410284","https://openalex.org/W2023451179","https://openalex.org/W2025643819","https://openalex.org/W2025845356","https://openalex.org/W2026254168","https://openalex.org/W2027285992","https://openalex.org/W2027384844","https://openalex.org/W2028250770","https://openalex.org/W2028773732","https://openalex.org/W2028778176","https://openalex.org/W2028818240","https://openalex.org/W2029197386","https://openalex.org/W2030562812","https://openalex.org/W2031229654","https://openalex.org/W2031647209","https://openalex.org/W2031763215","https://openalex.org/W2031831099","https://openalex.org/W2032407131","https://openalex.org/W2033232915","https://openalex.org/W2033905296","https://openalex.org/W2035220200","https://openalex.org/W2035440411","https://openalex.org/W2035765417","https://openalex.org/W2035935077","https://openalex.org/W2039934847","https://openalex.org/W2040101877","https://openalex.org/W2041651753","https://openalex.org/W2041802741","https://openalex.org/W2042222781","https://openalex.org/W2043396332","https://openalex.org/W2044766102","https://openalex.org/W2046396689","https://openalex.org/W2047206228","https://openalex.org/W2047496547","https://openalex.org/W2047594725","https://openalex.org/W2047763007","https://openalex.org/W2048875537","https://openalex.org/W2049333743","https://openalex.org/W2049534464","https://openalex.org/W2050424699","https://openalex.org/W2051940062","https://openalex.org/W2052096632","https://openalex.org/W2053496236","https://openalex.org/W2053690329","https://openalex.org/W2054451868","https://openalex.org/W2055104023","https://openalex.org/W2055687127","https://openalex.org/W2055732044","https://openalex.org/W2057363637","https://openalex.org/W2057570670","https://openalex.org/W2058373524","https://openalex.org/W2058726201","https://openalex.org/W2061117297","https://openalex.org/W2064346017","https://openalex.org/W2065193285","https://openalex.org/W2065470435","https://openalex.org/W2066738968","https://openalex.org/W2067563341","https://openalex.org/W2068615082","https://openalex.org/W2069580091","https://openalex.org/W2069991190","https://openalex.org/W2071921759","https://openalex.org/W2072313443","https://openalex.org/W2072948866","https://openalex.org/W2076960007","https://openalex.org/W2076975544","https://openalex.org/W2077832399","https://openalex.org/W2078450005","https://openalex.org/W2078486202","https://openalex.org/W2079243999","https://openalex.org/W2079469627","https://openalex.org/W2079547510","https://openalex.org/W2079636751","https://openalex.org/W2080918116","https://openalex.org/W2081588244","https://openalex.org/W2083132237","https://openalex.org/W2084188419","https://openalex.org/W2085769664","https://openalex.org/W2087676247","https://openalex.org/W2088017010","https://openalex.org/W2088893559","https://openalex.org/W2090272685","https://openalex.org/W2090494123","https://openalex.org/W2090592546","https://openalex.org/W2090836537","https://openalex.org/W2091583236","https://openalex.org/W2092773228","https://openalex.org/W2094066898","https://openalex.org/W2096632664","https://openalex.org/W2101506254","https://openalex.org/W2102514698","https://openalex.org/W2102736590","https://openalex.org/W2103652120","https://openalex.org/W2105023327","https://openalex.org/W2105727495","https://openalex.org/W2105910930","https://openalex.org/W2105914023","https://openalex.org/W2107228219","https://openalex.org/W2107496538","https://openalex.org/W2109097468","https://openalex.org/W2109742017","https://openalex.org/W2109756727","https://openalex.org/W2109803313","https://openalex.org/W2109979949","https://openalex.org/W2111501018","https://openalex.org/W2115180670","https://openalex.org/W2115438382","https://openalex.org/W2115650529","https://openalex.org/W2116119180","https://openalex.org/W2117840007","https://openalex.org/W2118160950","https://openalex.org/W2118522055","https://openalex.org/W2118906312","https://openalex.org/W2118963985","https://openalex.org/W2120110824","https://openalex.org/W2120150115","https://openalex.org/W2120277713","https://openalex.org/W2120397962","https://openalex.org/W2121154240","https://openalex.org/W2123075000","https://openalex.org/W2123546024","https://openalex.org/W2125128067","https://openalex.org/W2125618220","https://openalex.org/W2127091196","https://openalex.org/W2127945518","https://openalex.org/W2131386899","https://openalex.org/W2132650328","https://openalex.org/W2135092050","https://openalex.org/W2135113040","https://openalex.org/W2135120878","https://openalex.org/W2136587277","https://openalex.org/W2136632452","https://openalex.org/W2136645938","https://openalex.org/W2137961419","https://openalex.org/W2140729479","https://openalex.org/W2142266724","https://openalex.org/W2143684763","https://openalex.org/W2145490685","https://openalex.org/W2145630869","https://openalex.org/W2147242846","https://openalex.org/W2147372150","https://openalex.org/W2147928795","https://openalex.org/W2149163616","https://openalex.org/W2149846394","https://openalex.org/W2151618367","https://openalex.org/W2151916606","https://openalex.org/W2152054013","https://openalex.org/W2152237536","https://openalex.org/W2153276209","https://openalex.org/W2153856691","https://openalex.org/W2155439434","https://openalex.org/W2156317742","https://openalex.org/W2158191716","https://openalex.org/W2159064874","https://openalex.org/W2159616648","https://openalex.org/W2160156107","https://openalex.org/W2160491559","https://openalex.org/W2160827439","https://openalex.org/W2162056316","https://openalex.org/W2162099703","https://openalex.org/W2162227916","https://openalex.org/W2163550284","https://openalex.org/W2165102754","https://openalex.org/W2166092112","https://openalex.org/W2166536459","https://openalex.org/W2166713994","https://openalex.org/W2167110469","https://openalex.org/W2168570652","https://openalex.org/W2168703316","https://openalex.org/W2168781430","https://openalex.org/W2168814523","https://openalex.org/W2171781547","https://openalex.org/W2172001336","https://openalex.org/W2172140246","https://openalex.org/W2197311367","https://openalex.org/W2217698000","https://openalex.org/W2240433600","https://openalex.org/W2241158950","https://openalex.org/W2242914004","https://openalex.org/W2274291731","https://openalex.org/W2278963368","https://openalex.org/W2288219708","https://openalex.org/W2317492485","https://openalex.org/W2320849286","https://openalex.org/W2324610842","https://openalex.org/W2332539317","https://openalex.org/W2332990161","https://openalex.org/W2396371054","https://openalex.org/W2399954976","https://openalex.org/W2405958835","https://openalex.org/W2410649224","https://openalex.org/W2411311939","https://openalex.org/W2416929663","https://openalex.org/W2419743104","https://openalex.org/W2515420387","https://openalex.org/W2521772235","https://openalex.org/W2522335759","https://openalex.org/W2789776982","https://openalex.org/W2911377855","https://openalex.org/W3204945337"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2991336907","https://openalex.org/W6990715626","https://openalex.org/W2094861710","https://openalex.org/W3129108355","https://openalex.org/W4229450306","https://openalex.org/W4392917863","https://openalex.org/W7005817175","https://openalex.org/W2963735729","https://openalex.org/W2795318709","https://openalex.org/W1712838087"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Background:":[0],"Rugby":[1],"is":[2,12,48,585,937],"a":[3,53,69,93,128,158,207,254,268,282,300,316,335,341,375,403,438,447,529,600,608,715,741,804,836,850,885,915,938,960],"high":[4,590],"speed":[5],"collision":[6],"sport":[7],"during":[8,379,914],"which":[9,584,615,760,974],"the":[10,45,72,90,123,153,190,193,210,223,233,279,293,349,411,416,434,453,460,475,480,516,546,549,564,572,578,582,589,612,634,639,652,658,672,710,720,736,749,775,784,787,811,816,823,864,892,933,935,952,965],"neck":[11,49,62,78,94,100,115,139,175,180,195,213,225,249,287,301,329,376,404,417,435,444,457,482,532,613,626,669,679,689,699,723,756,779,818,837,845,865,895,911,936,955,969,983],"often":[13],"exposed":[14],"to":[15,41,88,149,173,221,247,277,298,357,521,588,606,617,697,714,733,835,876,891,929,963,982],"loads":[16],"that":[17,61,204,397,407,515,665,745,799,910],"place":[18],"it":[19,57],"at":[20,633],"risk":[21],"of":[22,76,84,92,113,125,136,160,189,212,236,270,281,309,318,324,343,371,389,413,443,479,548,602,625,638,694,709,832,882,887,894,932,941,954,967],"injury.":[23,79],"When":[24],"injuries":[25,32,43,226,912,970],"do":[26],"occur":[27],"they":[28],"range":[29],"from":[30,292,906],"catastrophic":[31],"where":[33,44],"permanent":[34],"spinal":[35],"cord":[36],"damage":[37],"may":[38,67,205,958,975],"result,":[39],"through":[40],"minor":[42,77,114,968],"primary":[46,939],"symptom":[47,872],"pain":[50,118,353,943],"(NP).":[51],"As":[52],"potential":[54,200],"preventative":[55],"strategy":[56,962],"has":[58],"been":[59],"proposed":[60],"muscle":[63,104,700],"strength":[64,105,140,250,445,458,483,501,533,554,618,670,724,757,780,819,846],"and":[65,106,108,119,131,141,145,179,199,245,251,258,274,327,332,338,354,406,426,484,494,499,507,534,542,557,629,636,643,676,703,727,758,769,781,791,807,820,822,827,833,847,899,944,985],"endurance":[66,142,252,485,508,535,573,728,782,848],"play":[68,206],"role":[70,208],"in":[71,98,183,209,253,315,415,437,452,459,538,553,594,599,668,754,764,778,786,842,844,861,871,901,971,988],"prevention":[73],"or":[74,110,202,410,858],"mitigation":[75],"Aims:":[80],"The":[81,307,369,429,492,830,904],"overall":[82],"aim":[83],"this":[85,126,310,408,862,880,907],"thesis":[86,154,294],"was":[87,155,171,219,243,264,296,312,536,681,712,731],"explore":[89,474],"efficacy":[91,124,308],"specific":[95,690,956],"exercise":[96,302,691,839,866],"intervention":[97,303,311,692,721,788,867],"improving":[99],"neuromuscular":[101,288,325],"function":[102,326,680],"(neck":[103,117],"endurance)":[107],"alleviating":[109],"minimizing":[111],"symptoms":[112,388],"injury":[116,196,377,405],"stiffness).":[120],"To":[121,473],"evaluate":[122],"intervention,":[127,750],"testing":[129,241,430],"apparatus":[130,242,263,431,517],"an":[132],"experimental":[133],"protocol":[134],"capable":[135],"reliably":[137,466,522],"measuring":[138],"were":[143,486,559,575,631],"designed":[144,244],"developed.":[146],"In":[147,719,739,927,950],"order":[148],"address":[150],"these":[151,524,595],"aims,":[152],"constructed":[156],"around":[157],"number":[159,886],"independent":[161],"but":[162,852],"linked":[163],"research":[164,908],"projects.":[165],"Methods:":[166],"A":[167,186,215,239,688],"sequential":[168],"multi-study":[169],"approach":[170],"used":[172,266,297,520],"examine":[174,222,248,278],"strength,":[176,701,896],"endurance,":[177,702,759,821,897],"NP":[178,391,628,647,766,790,826,857,898],"stiffness":[181,945],"(NS)":[182],"rugby":[184,230,305,320,367,540,604,717,802,902,972],"players.":[185,238,306,368,622,903,949],"critical":[187],"review":[188],"literature":[191],"examined":[192,314,462],"existing":[194],"surveillance":[197],"data":[198,797],"factors":[201],"mechanisms":[203],"occurrence":[211,966],"injuries.":[214],"retrospective":[216],"online":[217],"survey":[218],"employed":[220],"impact":[224,920],"sustained":[227,374,913],"while":[228,563,650,683],"playing":[229,800],"have":[231,423],"on":[232,286,611,810,921],"subsequent":[234,923],"health":[235,362,425,924,979],"retired":[237,365,947],"custom":[240],"built":[246],"simulated":[255,439],"contact":[256,440],"posture,":[257],"its":[259],"reliability":[260,478,496],"established.":[261],"This":[262,796],"then":[265,313],"with":[267,340,706,762],"cohort":[269,317],"amateur":[271,539,603,621],"forwards,":[272],"backs":[273,558,653],"healthy":[275,543],"controls":[276,684],"effect":[280],"20-week":[283],"competitive":[284,336,530,550,737],"season":[285,337,531,551,601,659,785],"performance.":[289],"Evidence":[290],"gathered":[291],"studies":[295,889],"design":[299],"for":[304,364,497,555,571,577,620,946],"professional":[319,366,399,716,742,801,948],"players":[321,344,372,400,541],"using":[322,468],"measures":[323,574,624],"perceived":[328,678,808],"dysfunction":[330],"(NP":[331],"NS)":[333],"over":[334,419,446,488,526,581,657,671,735,783,849],"compared":[339,875],"group":[342,566,722],"who":[345],"did":[346,746,853,868],"not":[347,747,854],"receive":[348,748],"intervention.":[350],"Results:":[351],"Neck":[352],"NS":[355,656,771,792,828,900],"proved":[356],"be":[358,465,519],"frequently":[359],"reported":[360,385,645,654,685],"current":[361,942],"complaints":[363],"majority":[370],"surveyed":[373],"(79%)":[378],"their":[380,420,922,977],"careers.":[381],"Of":[382],"these,":[383],"91%":[384],"currently":[386],"experiencing":[387],"either":[390],"and/or":[392],"NS.":[393,859],"These":[394,662],"findings":[395],"indicate":[396,909],"most":[398],"will":[401,422,918],"sustain":[402],"injury,":[409],"accumulation":[412],"microtrauma":[414],"region":[418],"careers":[421],"long-term":[424,978],"disability":[427,984],"consequences.":[428],"developed":[432],"assessed":[433,467,487,537],"isometrically":[436],"position.":[441],"Assessment":[442],"single":[448],"session":[449],"revealed":[450],"that,":[451],"adopted":[454],"body":[455,934],"position,":[456],"four":[461],"directions":[463],"could":[464],"three":[469,489,579],"trials":[470],"(ICC(3,1):":[471,502,509],"0.86-0.94).":[472],"test":[476],"re-test":[477],"device,":[481],"separate":[490],"trials.":[491],"relative":[493],"absolute":[495],"extension":[498],"flexion":[500],"0.92-0.97;":[503],"SEM:":[504,511],"11.27-15.27":[505],"N),":[506],"0.98;":[510],"8.55-12.53":[512],"s)":[513],"demonstrate":[514],"can":[518],"measure":[523],"parameters":[525],"time.":[527],"Over":[528],"controls.":[544,877],"At":[545],"end":[547,637],"improvements":[552,667,777,843],"forwards":[556,642],"observed":[560,576,776],"(p=":[561,648,660,725,729,767,772],"0.01-0.05),":[562],"control":[565,743],"remained":[567,794],"unchanged.":[568,795],"No":[569],"changes":[570],"groups":[580],"season,":[583,673,851],"likely":[586,919],"attributable":[587],"individual":[591],"variability":[592],"found":[593,732],"measures.":[596],"Thus,":[597],"participation":[598],"appears":[605],"impose":[607],"physical":[609,806],"stress":[610],"musculature":[614],"leads":[616],"adaptation":[619],"Proxy":[623],"dysfunction,":[627],"NS,":[630],"recorded":[632],"start":[635],"season.":[640,738],"Both":[641],"backs,":[644],"increased":[646,655,824],"0.01-0.04),":[649],"only":[651],"0.01-0.02).":[661],"results":[663,905],"suggest":[664],"despite":[666],"both":[674],"forwards\u2019":[675],"backs\u2019":[677],"impaired,":[682],"no":[686],"change.":[687],"consisting":[693],"exercises":[695,957],"intended":[696],"improve":[698,734,976],"coordination,":[704],"along":[705],"impulse":[707],"loading":[708],"neck,":[711,812],"administered":[713],"team.":[718],"0.01-0.03)":[726],"0.01)":[730],"contrast,":[740],"team":[744],"displayed":[751],"significant":[752],"decreases":[753],"post-season":[755,825],"coincided":[761],"increases":[763,870],"worst":[765],"0.05)":[768],"average":[770],"0.02).":[773],"Despite":[774],"group,":[789],"scores":[793],"suggests":[798],"imposes":[803],"large":[805],"stresses":[809],"as":[813],"evidenced":[814],"by":[815],"impaired":[817],"scores.":[829],"prescription":[831],"adherence":[834],"strengthening":[838],"programme":[840],"resulted":[841],"change":[855],"self-reported":[856],"However,":[860],"study":[863],"prevent":[869],"severity":[873],"when":[874],"Conclusion:":[878],"Collectively,":[879],"corpus":[881],"work":[883],"presents":[884],"interlinked":[888],"relating":[890,981],"exploration":[893],"player\u2019s":[916],"career":[917],"once":[925],"retired.":[926],"comparison":[928],"other":[930],"regions":[931],"area":[940],"conclusion,":[951],"performance":[953],"provide":[959],"feasible":[961],"reduce":[964],"players,":[973],"outcomes":[980],"increase":[986],"functionality":[987],"retirement.":[989]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-11-04T10:54:05.112534","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}