Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 8, 2018 17:27:45 GMT 12
FIRST STUDY OF MĀORI LEAGUE PLAYERS DISCOVERS HEALTH AND WELL-BEING ISSUES
An alarming number of Māori rugby league players have been found to suffer from early onset osteoarthritis after they retire.
Dr Trevor Clark has two new titanium knees because of his 12-year footy career.
Clark played professionally in England from 1983 to 1995, during which he received an honours and masters degree majoring in exercise physiology and sports psychology.
Five years ago, he started researching whether other Māori players had experienced similar issues he had. He focused on Māori because no one else had and on how many Māori play the game.....
www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/109075328/first-study-of-mori-league-players-discovers-health-and-wellbeing-issues
An alarming number of Māori rugby league players have been found to suffer from early onset osteoarthritis after they retire.
Dr Trevor Clark has two new titanium knees because of his 12-year footy career.
Clark played professionally in England from 1983 to 1995, during which he received an honours and masters degree majoring in exercise physiology and sports psychology.
Five years ago, he started researching whether other Māori players had experienced similar issues he had. He focused on Māori because no one else had and on how many Māori play the game.....
www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/109075328/first-study-of-mori-league-players-discovers-health-and-wellbeing-issues