Playing through the pain: The prevalence of perceived shoulder dysfunction in uninjured rugby players using the Rugby Shoulder Score

Author(s)
Partner, Richard
Jones, Ben
Tee, Jason
Francis, Peter
Publication Date
2022-03
Abstract
<p><i>Objective:</i> This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of self-reported shoulder dysfunction using the Rugby Shoulder Score (RSS) reported in arbitrary units (AU) of rugby players available for match selection (uninjured).</p> <p><i>Design:</i> Cross-sectional survey.</p> <p><i>Methods:</i> Paper survey at the mid-point of the season of uninjured players (<i>n</i> = 86 males (mean age (±SD): 26 ± 6.9y) from 8 squads (professional <i>n</i> = 34; amateur; <i>n</i> = 52)), using the RSS, subjective impact on rugby performance and previous shoulder injury, analysed using a Mann-Whitney U test.</p> <p><i>Results:</i> 55% of players reported a level of RSS dysfunction despite being uninjured. Players who also reported their shoulder was impacting on performance had significantly higher median RSS (61, IQR 28AU, p = 0.02) than those who reported no impact on performance (40, IQR 22AU). Conclusions: Findings from this study show that over half of players were playing with a level of self-reported shoulder dysfunction. This figure is higher in the professional game, for those with a history of previous injury and for forwards.</p>
Citation
Physical Therapy in Sport, v.54, p. 53-57
ISSN
1873-1600
1466-853X
Link
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
Title
Playing through the pain: The prevalence of perceived shoulder dysfunction in uninjured rugby players using the Rugby Shoulder Score
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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