Peer Review Analysis - Neck Strength and Cervical Spine Injuries
Can a Specific Neck Strengthening Program Decrease Cervical Spine Injuries in a Men’s Professional Rugby Union Team? 

A Retrospective Analysis Robert Naish, Angus Burnett, Sally Burrows, Warren Andrews, and Brendyn Appleby  

A review by James Shmagranoff

As the performance enhancement specialist and strength coach, I spend a great deal of time training athletes and helping them to avoid injury with strength exercises. Working with a large number of athletes in contact sports I  thought this article would be great to review due to the ever increasing number of concussions and spinal cord related injuries in contact sports .

Introduction 

An item of concern among Rugby Union players due to the impact and exhaustion of the sport is cervical spine injuries.  Cervical spine injuries such as neck muscle or cervical facet joint strains, joint dislocations in those aforementioned areas, or nerve root neuropathy are comm…