The usage and perceived effectiveness of different recovery modalities in amateur and elite Rugby athletes

Austin, 2011, The physical demands of Super 14 rugby union, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 14, 259, 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.01.003 Baker, 2001, The effects of an in-season of concurrent training on the maintenance of maximal strength and power in professional and college-aged rugby league football players, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 15, 172 Banfi, 2007, Effects of cold-water immersion of legs after training session on serum creatine kinase concentrations in rugby players, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 41, 339, 10.1136/bjsm.2006.033951 Barnett, 2006, Using recovery modalities between training sessions in elite athletes: Does it help?, Sports Medicine, 36, 781, 10.2165/00007256-200636090-00005 Beaven, 2013, Electrostimulation’s enhancement of recovery during a rugby preseason, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 8, 92, 10.1123/ijspp.8.1.92 Cochrane, 2004, Alternating hot and cold water immersion for athlete recovery: A review, Physical Therapy in Sport, 5, 26, 10.1016/j.ptsp.2003.10.002 Coutts, 2007, Monitoring for overreaching in rugby league players, European Journal of Applied Physiology, 99, 313, 10.1007/s00421-006-0345-z Cunniffe, 2009, An evaluation of the physiological demands of elite rugby union using global positioning system tracking software, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 23, 1195, 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181a3928b Duthie, 2003, Applied physiology and game analysis of rugby union, Sports Medicine, 33, 973, 10.2165/00007256-200333130-00003 Gabbett, 2012, Influence of field size on the physiological and skill demands of small-sided games in junior and senior rugby league players, Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 26, 487, 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318225a371 Gabbett, 2005, Science of rugby league football: A review, Journal of Sports Sciences, 23, 961, 10.1080/02640410400023381 Gill, 2006, Effectiveness of post-match recovery strategies in rugby players, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 40, 260, 10.1136/bjsm.2005.022483 Hamlin, 2012, Effect of compression garments on short-term recovery of repeated sprint and 3-km running performance in rugby union players, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 26, 2975, 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182711e0b Higgins, 2011, A random control trial of contrast baths and ice baths for recovery during competition in U/20 rugby union, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25, 1046, 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181cc269f Higgins, 2012, Evaluation of passive recovery, cold water immersion, and contrast baths for recovery, as measured by game performances markers, between two simulated games of rugby union, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 1 Higgins, 2013, Evaluation of hydrotherapy, using passive tests and power tests, for recovery across a cyclic week of competitive rugby union, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 27, 954, 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318260ed9b Hing, 2008, Contrast therapy-A systematic review, Physical Therapy in Sport, 9, 148, 10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.06.001 Hopkins, 2009, Progressive statistics for studies in sports medicine and exercise science, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41, 3, 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31818cb278 Johnston, 2013, Influence of an intensified competition on fatigue and match performance in junior rugby league players, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 16, 460, 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.10.009 Johnston, 2013, Physiological responses to an intensified period of rugby league competition, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 27, 643, 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31825bb469 McLean, 2010, Neuromuscular, endocrine: and perceptual fatigue responses during different length between-match microcycles in professional rugby league players, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 5, 367, 10.1123/ijspp.5.3.367 McLellan, 2011, Biochemical and endocrine responses to impact and collision during elite Rugby League match play, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25, 1553, 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181db9bdd McLellan, 2011, Markers of postmatch fatigue in professional Rugby League players, Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 25, 1030, 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181cc22cc Pointon, 2012, Cold water immersion recovery after simulated collision sport exercise, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 44, 206, 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31822b0977 Roberts, 2015, Post-exercise cold water immersion attenuates acute anabolic signalling and long-term adaptations in muscle to strength training, The Journal of Physiology, 593, 4285, 10.1113/JP270570 Smart, 2008, The relationship between changes in interstitial creatine kinase and game-related impacts in rugby union, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 42, 198, 10.1136/bjsm.2007.040162 Suzuki, 2004, Effect of incorporating low intensity exercise into the recovery period after a rugby match, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 38, 436, 10.1136/bjsm.2002.004309 Takarada, 2003, Evaluation of muscle damage after a rugby match with special reference to tackle plays, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 37, 416, 10.1136/bjsm.37.5.416 Tavares, 2017, Fatigue and recovery in rugby: A review, Sports Medicine, 10.1007/s40279-017-0679-1 Timmerman, 2010, Pharmacological vasodilation insulin-stimulated muscle Protein anabolism but not glucose utilization in older adults, Diabetes, 59, 2764, 10.2337/db10-0415 Twist, 2013, Monitoring fatigue and recovery in rugby league players, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 8, 467, 10.1123/ijspp.8.5.467 Twist, 2015, Monitoring fatigue and recovery in rugby players, 68 Twist, 2012, Neuromuscular, biochemical and perceptual post-match fatigue in professional rugby league forwards and backs, Journal of Sports Sciences, 30, 359, 10.1080/02640414.2011.640707 Vaile, 2010, Recovery review: Science vs. practice, Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning, 5 Vaile, 2011, Effect of cold water immersion on re- peated cycling performance and limb blood flow, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45, 825, 10.1136/bjsm.2009.067272 Van Wyk, 2009, Recovery strategies implemented by sport support staff of elite rugby players in South Africa, South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 65, 1, 10.4102/sajp.v65i1.78 Venter, 2012, Perceptions of team athletes on the importance of recovery modalities, European Journal of Sport Science, 14, 1 Webb, 2013, The relative efficacy of three recovery modalities following professional rugby league matches, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 27, 2449, 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31827f5253 Wilcock, 2006, Physiological response to water immersion, Sports Medicine, 36, 747, 10.2165/00007256-200636090-00003