That was her third Rugby World Cup with the Springboks. The Springboks’ triumph at the 2019 Rugby World Cup could be attributed to several key factors, one of which was its players’ low injury rate. It is a programme devised from musculoskeletal tests to create injury risk profiles of players and identify injury intervention support to keep players on the field – and off the medical beds. She developed an injury risk profiling system through research of rugby players: this is BOKSMART.
Naylor worked almost exclusively with rugby players from amateur to elite level for nearly three decades as a physiotherapist. Athletes need innovative medical treatment and support to sustain high levels of performance. The world of elite sports requires advanced support systems. It’s still about winning, and that’s why I’ve always done my homework on what makes teams win.” I’d immediately think we didn’t have injuries because we didn’t tackle, didn’t do well in the collisions, and weren’t playing and performing. I’d be very concerned if I worked in a medical team where you walked off the pitch and lost the match, and one of my colleagues comes up to me and says that we shouldn’t be worried because we didn’t sustain any injuries. “For any team, it’s ultimately about winning, even the medical team. “It’s not just coaches who are focused on performance,” said Naylor.
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