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References from The Effect of a Novel 8-Week Strengthening Program on Isometric, Multidirectional Cervical Strength in Adolescent Male Rugby Players. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Increased rate of force development and neural drive of human skeletal muscle following resistance training
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Risk factors for sports concussion: An evidence-based systematic review
10.1136/bjsports-2013-092734 · 2014 · External reference
Eight weeks of self-resisted neck strength training improves neck strength in age-grade rugby union players: A pilot randomized controlled trial
10.1177/19417381211044736 · 2021 · External reference
Effectiveness of a tailored neck training program on neck strength, movement, and fatigue in under-19 male rugby players: A randomized controlled pilot study
10.2147/oajsm.s74622 · 2015 · External reference
Canadian society for exercise physiology position paper: Resistance training in children and adolescents
10.1139/h08-020 · 2008 · External reference
Head acceleration events in male community rugby players: An observational cohort study across four playing grades, from under-13 to senior men
10.1007/s40279-023-01923-z · 2024 · External reference
Specificity of resistance training responses in neck muscle size and strength
10.1007/s004210050186 · 1997 · External reference
A systematic review of strength and conditioning protocols for improving neck strength and reducing concussion incidence and impact injury risk in collision sports; is there evidence?
10.3390/jfmk6010008 · 2021 · External reference
Long-term and cumulative effects of sports concussion on motor cortex inhibition
10.1227/01.neu.0000280000.03578.b6 · 2007 · External reference
Effect of neck muscle strength and anticipatory cervical muscle activation on the kinematic response of the head to impulsive loads
10.1177/0363546513517869 · 2014 · External reference
Prevention strategies and modifiable risk factors for sport-related concussions and head impacts: A systematic review and meta-analysis
10.1136/bjsports-2022-106656 · 2023 · External reference
Injury reduction programs for reducing the incidence of sport-related head and neck injuries including concussion: A systematic review
10.1007/s40279-021-01501-1 · 2021 · External reference
Youth resistance training: Past practices, new perspectives, and future directions
10.1123/pes.25.4.591 · 2013 · External reference
Combining evidence and practice to optimize neck training aimed at reducing head acceleration events in sport: A systematic review and Delphi consensus study
10.1136/bjsports-2024-108847 · 2025 · External reference
Contact events in rugby union and their propensity to cause injury
10.1136/bjsm.2007.037499 · 2007 · External reference
Effects of neck strength training on isometric neck strength in rugby union players
10.1097/jsm.0000000000000071 · 2014 · External reference
Cumulative effects associated with recurrent concussion in collegiate football players: The NCAA concussion study
10.1001/jama.290.19.2549 · 2003 · External reference
Comparative cervical profiles of adult and under-18 front-row rugby players: Implications for playing policy
10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004975 · 2014 · External reference
Age-related differences in the neck strength of adolescent rugby players: A cross-sectional cohort study of Scottish schoolchildren
10.1302/2046-3758.17.2000079 · 2012 · External reference
Velocity and acceleration before contact in the tackle during rugby union matches
10.1080/02640414.2012.707328 · 2012 · External reference
Efficacy of exercise interventions on prevention of sport-related concussion and related outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
10.1136/bjsports-2024-108260 · 2024 · External reference
Instrumented mouthguard acceleration analyses for head impacts in amateur rugby union players over a season of matches
10.1177/0363546514560876 · 2015 · External reference
Novel effect size interpretation guidelines and an evaluation of statistical power in rehabilitation research
10.1016/j.apmr.2020.02.017 · 2020 · External reference
Angular specificity and test mode specificity of isometric and isokinetic strength training
10.2519/jospt.1983.5.2.58 · 1983 · External reference
10.1016/j.jcm.2016.02.012 · 2016 · Admitted local publication
Effects and dose–response relationships of resistance training on physical performance in youth athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
10.1136/bjsports-2015-095497 · 2016 · External reference
Neck strength deficit is a risk factor for concussion in high school rugby union and rugby league players
10.1016/j.jsams.2024.11.016 · 2025 · External reference
Injuries in Australian school-level rugby union
10.1080/02640414.2016.1255771 · 2017 · External reference
The youth physical development model: A new approach to long-term athletic development
10.1519/ssc.0b013e31825760ea · 2012 · External reference
Long-term athletic development—Part 1: A pathway for all youth
10.1519/jsc.0000000000000756 · 2015 · External reference
Effects of isometric strength training on strength and dynamic performance
10.1055/a-0863-4539 · 2019 · External reference
Effects of a 12-week neck muscles training on muscle function and perceived level of muscle soreness in amateur rugby players
10.1007/s11332-016-0314-9 · 2016 · External reference
Mapping brain mechanical property maturation from childhood to adulthood
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119590 · 2022 · External reference
The spectrum of disease in chronic traumatic encephalopathy
10.1093/brain/aws307 · 2013 · External reference
The effect of subconcussive impacts during a rugby tackling drill on brain function
10.3390/brainsci10120960 · 2020 · External reference
Does cervical muscle strength in youth ice hockey players affect head impact biomechanics?
10.1097/jsm.0b013e31822c8a5c · 2011 · External reference
Biomechanics of rugby union scrummaging: Technical and safety issues
10.2165/00007256-199316030-00002 · 1993 · External reference
Can a specific neck strengthening program decrease cervical spine injuries in a men's professional rugby union team? A retrospective analysis
2013 · External reference
Dynamic blood–brain barrier regulation in mild traumatic brain injury
10.1089/neu.2019.6483 · 2020 · External reference
Consensus statement on concussion in sport: The 6th International Conference on Concussion in Sport—Amsterdam, October 2022
10.1136/bjsports-2023-106898 · 2023 · External reference
The National Strength and Conditioning Association's basic guidelines for the resistance training of athletes
2000 · External reference
Head accelerations during a 1-on-1 rugby tackling drill performed by experienced rugby union players
10.3390/brainsci11111497 · 2021 · External reference
Electromyographic analysis of the rotator cuff and deltoid musculature during common shoulder external rotation exercises
10.2519/jospt.2004.34.7.385 · 2004 · External reference
Task specificity of dynamic resistance training and its transferability to non-trained isometric muscle strength: A systematic review with meta-analysis
10.1007/s40279-025-02225-2 · 2025 · External reference
Strength and hypertrophy adaptations between low- vs. high-load resistance training: A systematic review and meta-analysis
10.1519/jsc.0000000000002200 · 2017 · External reference
Gross motor competence and peak height velocity in 10- to 14-year-old Canadian youth: A longitudinal study
10.1080/1091367x.2018.1525385 · 2019 · External reference
Risk reduction of concussion in athletes: Do neck size or neck strength make a difference?
10.1097/phm.0000000000002464 · 2024 · External reference
Concussion in chronic traumatic encephalopathy
10.1007/s11916-015-0522-z · 2015 · External reference
Concussion, microvascular injury and early tauopathy in young athletes after impact head injury and an impact concussion mouse model
10.1093/brain/awx350 · 2018 · External reference
Cervical resistance training: Effects on isometric and dynamic strength
2006 · External reference
Could lowering the tackle height in rugby union reduce ball carrier inertial head kinematics?
10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.02.023 · 2018 · External reference
Validity study for the cervical range of motion device used for lateral flexion in patients with neck pain
10.1097/00007632-200204150-00007 · 2002 · External reference
The influence of growth, maturation and resistance training on muscle-tendon and neuromuscular adaptations: A narrative review
10.3390/sports9050059 · 2021 · External reference
Influence of muscle morphometry and moment arms on the moment-generating capacity of human neck muscles
10.1097/00007632-199802150-00002 · 1998 · External reference
Concussion in professional football: Biomechanics of the struck player—Part 14
10.1227/01.neu.0000279969.02685.d0 · 2007 · External reference
