{"id":76410,"date":"2014-11-17T09:39:18","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T09:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=76410"},"modified":"2014-11-18T09:46:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T09:46:22","slug":"bashed-boks-bag-bargains-rugby-healthcare-costs-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/bashed-boks-bag-bargains-rugby-healthcare-costs-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"BASHED UP BOKS BAG BARGAINS: RUGBY HEALTHCARE COSTS REVEALED!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">BASHED UP BOKS BAG BARGAINS: RUGBY HEALTHCARE COSTS REVEALED<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Essential maintenance for an English rugby player costs more than \u00a316,000 a year; South African players would have to fork out just \u00a36,000 for the same treatments<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Top-of-the-range mouth guards can set you back up to \u00a3800, yet enquiries more than triple (222%) in past 12 months <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Enquiries for sports massages increase five fold (418%) in the past year; deep tissue massages up 269% <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Physiotherapist almost three times more in England (\u00a341) than South Africa (\u00a314) <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Treatment for cauliflower ear costs an average of \u00a32,000 in the UK<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Sunday 16 November 2014<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: black;\"> \u2013 England might have lost by just three points to South Africa in Saturday\u2019s Autumn International, but it looks like the team\u2019s wallets might be dented even more than their pride when it comes to aftercare, according to new research by private healthcare search engine, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatclinic.com\">WhatClinic.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">WhatClinic looked at the average cost of treatments that an international rugby star might need throughout the course of a year &#8211; including deep tissue massages, sports strapping and taping, sports therapy and chiropractic sessions, amongst others. The research showed that the yearly maintenance cost for an England rugby player, without major injuries, would be \u00a316,511 \u2013 two and a half times that of their South African counterparts (\u00a36,269). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Should any of the England squad require knee rehabilitation, the cost per session would be \u00a340 \u2013 more than double that of their Springbok rival (\u00a318). Sports strapping and taping costs an average of \u00a344 in the UK, five times more than in South Africa (\u00a310). However, this is small change compared to one Swindon clinic that charges up to \u00a3225 for the treatment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">The average cost of a sports mouth guard in the UK is \u00a382 but can cost significantly more, with more clinic in Devizes, Wiltshire, charging\u00a0 as much as \u00a3800. Despite the cost, enquiries for mouth guards have more than tripled (222%) in the past 12 months. A sports massage in England will cost you \u00a338 a pop \u2013 a third more than in South Africa (\u00a322), yet enquiries have skyrocketed five-fold (418%) in the past year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">In a recent survey[1], six out of ten (59%) healthcare professionals stated that rugby players are more prone to injury than players of other sports, with almost three quarters (73%) having seen a distinct rise in sports related injuries in the past three years. Despite almost a third (31%) saying that those over 35 years of age should not play full contact rugby, a quarter (25%) stated that the most common age for injury was in those between 19 and 23 years old. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">The most common rugby-related injuries seen by GP\u2019s are concussions, fracture, spinal injuries, chronic knee injuries and dislocations, while plastic surgeons listed nasal fractures, lacerations and scarring. However, one surgeon listed his youngest patient treated for cauliflower ear as being just 12 years old. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">The following table shows the cost of ten maintenance treatments needed by an international rugby player, as well as the potential cost across the course of a year: <\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 45px; width: 170px; vertical-align: bottom; background: #dce6f1; border: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Treatment<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 45px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; background: #dce6f1; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\">England (\u00a3)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 45px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; background: #dce6f1; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\">South Africa (\u00a3)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 45px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; background: #dce6f1; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\">Treatments\/sessions per year <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 45px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 94px; vertical-align: bottom; background: #dce6f1; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\">Annual cost\u00a0 &#8211; England (\u00a3)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 45px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; background: #dce6f1; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\">Annual cost \u00a0&#8211; South Africa (\u00a3)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 170px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Physiotherapist <\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">41<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">14<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 94px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">165<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">57<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 170px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Mouth guard<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">82<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">56<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 94px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">82<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">56<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 170px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Strapping and Taping<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">44<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">156<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 94px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">6803<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">1608<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 170px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Sports Massage<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">38<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">22<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">104<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 94px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">3958<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">2309<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 170px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Sports Chiropractic consultation<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">39<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">31<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 94px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">155<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">124<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 170px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Sports Rehabilitation<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">38<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">19<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 94px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">152<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">76<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 170px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Dental implants<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">2020<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">526<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 94px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">2020<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">526<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 170px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Dental crowns<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">444<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">210<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 94px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">444<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">210<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 170px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Deep Tissue Massage<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">49<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">23<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">52<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 94px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">2556<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">1196<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 170px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">Chiropractor Consultation<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">44<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">27<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 94px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">174<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">108<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 170px; vertical-align: bottom; background: #f2dcdb; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">TOTAL<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; background: #f2dcdb; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">\u00a32,838<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 85px; vertical-align: bottom; background: #f2dcdb; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">\u00a3938<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; background: #f2dcdb; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 94px; vertical-align: bottom; background: #f2dcdb; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">\u00a316,511<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: medium none; height: 16px; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 95px; vertical-align: bottom; background: #f2dcdb; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: medium none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: black;\"><span style=\"font-family: calibri;\">\u00a36,269<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><strong>Emily Ross, director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatclinic.com\">WhatClinic.com<\/a>, says:<\/strong> \u201cRugby players, especially at an international level, put their bodies through serious strain on a daily basis. Without even considering the cost of a major injury, the maintenance of keeping a player in peak physical condition can cost thousands of pounds every year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">\u201cIf you do play a lot of sport, remember just how important it is to look after yourself on and off the pitch, and always seek medical advice for strains and injuries. Concussions can be incredibly dangerous and not all players have a team of medical professionals to advise and treat.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 150%; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">\u201cShould you be unfortunate enough to sustain an injury during sport, especially a head injury of any type &#8211; don&#8217;t play fast and loose with your health by ignoring it.\u00a0 There are no winners when it comes to serious injury.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BASHED UP BOKS BAG BARGAINS: RUGBY HEALTHCARE COSTS REVEALED Essential maintenance for an English rugby player costs more than \u00a316,000 a year; South African players would have to fork out just \u00a36,000 for the same treatments Top-of-the-range mouth guards can set you back up to \u00a3800, yet enquiries more than triple (222%) in past 12 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[6379,15388,15387,8103,15227,3959],"class_list":["post-76410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ulster-rugby","tag-bag","tag-bargains","tag-boks","tag-costs","tag-healthcare","tag-rugby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76410"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76413,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76410\/revisions\/76413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}