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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 1072597" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>2 of my 6 links above are on exactly that (though, for some reason, the links have hyperlinked themselves back through facebook and don't work, despite looking like the url).</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="false"]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27032915/[/URL]</p><h3>2016 (Australia)</h3><h3>Rugby headgear and concussion prevention: misconceptions could increase aggressive play </h3><p><strong>RESULTS </strong>A total of 122 players responded. All players were male. The average player was 19.5 years old and had 2.7 years of experience. Twenty-three of 122 players (18.9%) wore protective headgear; 55.4% of players listed forward as their primary position. Overall, 45.8% (55/120) of players played 70-80 minutes per game, 44.6% (54/121) played football or wrestled in high school, <strong>38.1% (45/118) believed headgear prevented concussions</strong>, and 42.2% (51/121) stated that if they were using headgear they would be more aggressive with their play in terms of running or tackling. Regression analysis illustrated that those who believed headgear prevented concussions were or would be more likely to engage in aggressive play.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="false"]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29081983/[/URL]</p><h3>2017 (UK)</h3><h3>Rugby headgear and concussion prevention: misconceptions could increase aggressive play</h3><p><strong>Results: </strong>37% of players believed that headgear was effective in preventing head injuries. Playing group was found to be inversely associated with headgear effectiveness (∆<em>R2</em> =0.01, <em>B</em>=-0.13, p=0.02), with youth players holding stronger beliefs that headgear is effective at preventing head injuries compared with all senior groups. The main reasons cited for wearing headgear related to protection from minor injuries (55%) with only 10% of responses related to concussion prevention.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Beyond that, anecdotally, every time I have this conversation at a rugby club it comes as a surprise to people - including some coaches. I brought it up again here as a post on the Bath FB page about Underhill's concussion brought up 3 suggestions that he wear a scrum cap, out of 20 comments; 1 of whom remained adamant in the face of both an attempt to reason, and a showing of evidence.</p><p>Instinctively, that feels about right for my personal experience, and broadly correlates with the 10% found in the second study above.</p><p></p><p>In this thread, we've got an article about Caelan Doris (and other professionals) loving their scrum caps, and being convinced that they protect against concussion.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Fair, very fair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 1072597, member: 73592"] 2 of my 6 links above are on exactly that (though, for some reason, the links have hyperlinked themselves back through facebook and don't work, despite looking like the url). [URL unfurl="false"]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27032915/[/URL] [HEADING=2]2016 (Australia)[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]Rugby headgear and concussion prevention: misconceptions could increase aggressive play [/HEADING] [B]RESULTS [/B]A total of 122 players responded. All players were male. The average player was 19.5 years old and had 2.7 years of experience. Twenty-three of 122 players (18.9%) wore protective headgear; 55.4% of players listed forward as their primary position. Overall, 45.8% (55/120) of players played 70-80 minutes per game, 44.6% (54/121) played football or wrestled in high school, [B]38.1% (45/118) believed headgear prevented concussions[/B], and 42.2% (51/121) stated that if they were using headgear they would be more aggressive with their play in terms of running or tackling. Regression analysis illustrated that those who believed headgear prevented concussions were or would be more likely to engage in aggressive play. [URL unfurl="false"]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29081983/[/URL] [HEADING=2]2017 (UK)[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]Rugby headgear and concussion prevention: misconceptions could increase aggressive play[/HEADING] [B]Results: [/B]37% of players believed that headgear was effective in preventing head injuries. Playing group was found to be inversely associated with headgear effectiveness (∆[I]R2[/I] =0.01, [I]B[/I]=-0.13, p=0.02), with youth players holding stronger beliefs that headgear is effective at preventing head injuries compared with all senior groups. The main reasons cited for wearing headgear related to protection from minor injuries (55%) with only 10% of responses related to concussion prevention. Beyond that, anecdotally, every time I have this conversation at a rugby club it comes as a surprise to people - including some coaches. I brought it up again here as a post on the Bath FB page about Underhill's concussion brought up 3 suggestions that he wear a scrum cap, out of 20 comments; 1 of whom remained adamant in the face of both an attempt to reason, and a showing of evidence. Instinctively, that feels about right for my personal experience, and broadly correlates with the 10% found in the second study above. In this thread, we've got an article about Caelan Doris (and other professionals) loving their scrum caps, and being convinced that they protect against concussion. Fair, very fair. [/QUOTE]
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