Rugby - The Injuries and Their Prevention!
By Lucy Falle

Rugby is a very fast, hard impact sport that sees its fair share of injuries. This is hardly surprising as most players are well built, tall strong men that spend a lot of the game ramming into one other. Some of the most common rugby injuries sustained tend to include concussion, collar bone fractures, sprains on the joint where the collar bone joins the shoulder, contusions on the thigh, and tears of knee ligaments.Many professional and semi professional rugby players know all to well how it feels to be out of action, or even worse having to give their career up, due to injuries sustained from playing rugby. One such player is Steve Thompson who sustained many bangs to the head then came one bang to many. This caused a loss of sensation in his right side and after a subsequent neck operation was told that his career would be over. Another player who suffered a rugby related injury is Tom Philip who tore his knee ligaments, which is an incredibly painful injury.Although rugby injuries will happen, there are certain precautions that can be done in order to help prevent injuries from occurring. Many players will do exercise in order strengthen areas prone to exercise. Strapping can be done to help provide a little support and make you become more aware of the area. And a good sports support while training will help to prevent injuries from happening.Here are two very good ankle braces to use during rugby training. The first is the Aircast Airsport ankle brace which is a high level ankle support, this provide very good support due to the semi-rigid encased shell and can be worn in your boot. Another really good ankle brace and I think the better of the two is the Push Aequi ankle brace. This ankle support mimic's the strapping and taping technique that a physio uses, it is incredibly lightweight, very simple to put on, and can be worn inside a boot, providing excellent support and protection.Lucy Falle is Marketing Manager of First Aid 4 Sport, an online supplier of first aid, rehabilitation products and physiotherapy products. Lucy has previous experience as a sports instructor. For more information about sports injuries and first aid in particular firstaid4sport Push-Aequi-Ankle-Brace-PPU2010 Push Aequi ankle brace and you can also find more information about firstaid4sport Airsport-Ankle-Brace-Black-PAC02BL Aircast Airsport ankle brace Lucy_Falle Lucy_Falle