Comparative cervical profiles of adult and under-18 front-row rugby players: implications for playing policy
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., Gatherer, D., Robson, J., Graham, N., Rennie, N., MacLean, J. G. B., & Simpson, A. H. R. W. (2014)
Comparative cervical profiles of adult and under-18 front-row rugby players: implications for playing policy. BMJ Open, 4(5), e004975. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004975
Objective
To compare the cervical isometric strength, fatigue endurance and range of motion of adult and under-18 age-grade front-row rugby players to inform the development ...
Age-related differences in the neck strength of adolescent rugby players: A cross-sectional cohort study of Scottish schoolchildren
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., Gatherer, D., Jenkins, P. J., Maclean, J. G. B., Hutchison, J. D., Nutton, R. W., & Simpson, A. H. R. W. (2012)
Age-related differences in the neck strength of adolescent rugby players: A cross-sectional cohort study of Scottish schoolchildren. Bone & Joint Research, 1(7), 152-157. https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.17.2000079
Objectives
To evaluate the neck strength of school-aged rugby players, and to define the relationship with proxy physical measures with a view to predicting neck strength.
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Cervical isometric strength and range of motion of elite rugby union players: a cohort study
Journal Article
Hamilton, D. F., & Gatherer, D. (2014)
Cervical isometric strength and range of motion of elite rugby union players: a cohort study. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/2052-1847-6-32
Background: Head and neck injury is relatively common in Rugby Union. Despite this, strength and range-of-motion characteristics of the cervical spine are poorly characterised...
Variation in physical development in schoolboy rugby players: can maturity testing reduce mismatch?
Journal Article
Nutton, R. W., Hamilton, D. F., Hutchison, J. D., Mitchell, M. J., Simpson, A. H. R., & MacLean, J. G. B. (2012)
Variation in physical development in schoolboy rugby players: can maturity testing reduce mismatch?. BMJ Open, 2(4), e001149. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001149
Objectives
This study set out to pursue means of reducing mismatch in schoolboy rugby players. The primary objective was to determine whether application of previously report...
Youth rugby injuries need to be prioritised by funding bodies
Journal Article
Hamilton, D., Maclean, J., & Simpson, H. (2015)
Youth rugby injuries need to be prioritised by funding bodies. BMJ, 350, h442-h442. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h442
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Life After Intensive Care: overcoming adversity, celebrating creativity.
Exhibition / Performance
Ramsay, P. Life After Intensive Care: overcoming adversity, celebrating creativity. 2 August 2018 - 2 August 2018. (Unpublished))
Ramsay, P. Life After Intensive Care: overcoming adversity, celebrating creativity. 2 August 2018 - 2 August 2018. (Unpublished
We held a public engagement event at the Thistle Foundation in Edinburgh; our aim was to showcase the positive ways in which patients used creative activities (e.g. poetry, mu...