Body Composition Asymmetry in University Rugby Players: Influence of Sex, Position, and Injury
Authors: Tamara R Cohen
Affiliations
1 Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Food, Nutrition and Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC,Canada.
2 Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC,Canada.
3 PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, Montreal, QC,Canada.
4 Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation (CRIR), Constance-Lethbridge Rehabilitation Centre, Montreal, QC,Canada.
Description
CONCLUSION: Our results revealed the presence of side-to-side asymmetries in body composition in university rugby players between sex and position. The amount of asymmetry, however, was not associated with LBP and LLI.
Keywords: DXA; low back pain; lower limb injury;
Links
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36724794/
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.2021-0398