title: Role of the team physiotherapist in rugby union football.
abstract: The team physiotherapist plays an important role in rugby union football. Traditionally, this is seen as injury care and rehabilitation, but increasingly the role focuses on injury prevention. The author discusses these aspects with reference to statistics from recent Scottish international tours.
authors.affiliation: Queen's College, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: McLean
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012380:Role; D013178:Sports Medicine