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For more information on our research activities please contact Dr. Garrett Coughlan garrett.coughlan@irfu.ie or 01-6473875.
'I am in blood Stepp'd in so far...': ethical dilemmas and the sports team doctor.
Devitt BM, McCarthy C. British Journal of Sports Medicine, February 2010
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19948531
Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and exercise testing in an international rugby union team.
Falvey EC, McCarthy C, O'Connor TM, Shanahan F, Molloy MG, Plant BJ. Thorax, September 2010
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20805187
The thigh adductor squeeze test: 45° of hip flexion as the optimal test position for eliciting adductor muscle activity and maximum pressure values.
Delahunt E, Kennelly C, McEntee BL, Coughlan GF, Green BS. Manual Therapy, March 2011
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21669092
Intrarater reliability of the adductor squeeze test in gaelic games athletes.
Delahunt E, McEntee BL, Kennelly C, Green BS, Coughlan GF. Journal of Athletic Training, May, 2011
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21669092
A valid field-test protocol of linear speed and agility in rugby union.
Green BS, Blake C, Caulfield BM. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, May, 2011
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21116198
Physical game demands in elite rugby union: A global positioning system analysis and possible implications for rehabilitation.
Coughlan GF, Green BS, Pook PT, Toolan E, O'Connor SP.
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, August 2011
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21654094
A comparison of cutting technique performance in rugby union players.
Green B, Blake C, Caulfield B. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. August, 2011
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21886011
A comparison between performance on selected directions of the star excursion balance test and the Y balance test.
Coughlan GF, Fullam K, Gissane C, Delahunt E, Caulfield BM. Journal of Athletic Training. 2011-In Press
A comparison between performance on selected directions of the star excursion balance test and the Y balance test. Coughlan GF, Fullam K, Delahunt E, Gissane C, Caulfield B. Journal of Athletic Training, August 2012 Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22889651
Return to play in elite rugby union: application of global positioning system technology in return to running programs. Reid LC, Green BS, Cowman JR, Coughlan GF. Journal of Sports Rehabilitation, December 2012 Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23238265
A survey of the occurrence of TAG rugby injuries. Rowntree R, Whelan B, Green BS, Coughlan GF, Boreham C, McCarthy C. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 2013 In Print.
Clinical applications of global positioning systems in rugby union. Coughlan GF, Green BS, Pook PT, Toolan E, O'Connor SP. Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine Annual Conference, RCSI, Dublin, September 2010
Physical game demands in elite rugby union: A global positioning system analysis.
Coughlan GF, Green BS, Pook PT, Toolan E, O'Connor SP. International Olympic Committee Injury Prevention Conference, Monte Carlo, Monaco June 2011
Global positioning system analysis of tackles in elite rugby union. Lyons D, Cowman JP, Green BS, Coughlan GF. British Association of Sports and Exercise Student Conference, Chester, UK, May 2011
Clinical applications of global positioning systems in rugby union. Reid LC, Green BS, Cowman JR, Coughlan GF, Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine Annual Conference, RCSI, Dublin, September 2011
Concussion symptoms and time out of sport in Irish Rugby Union. Hart E, Coughlan GF, McCarthy C, Fraas M. Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine Annual Conference, RCSI, Dublin, September 2011
