Browsing Research Articles (Sports Medicine) by Issue Date

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  • Ultrasound study of the asymptomatic shoulder in patients with a confirmed symptomatic rotator cuff tear in the opposite shoulder 
    Oschman, Zanet; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Maritz, N.G.J.; Boraine, H.; Owen, R. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2007-04)
    OBJECTIVE: To document the incidence of asymptomatic rotator cuff tears in patients with a confirmed symptomatic tear in the opposite shoulder, and to identify ultrasound findings that may distinguish symptomatic from ...
  • Autonomic response to exercise as measured by cardiovascular variability 
    Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Ker, James A. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008)
    MOTIVATION: There is growing interest in the use of cardiovascular variability indicators as measures of autonomic activity,even though reported results are not always comparable or as expected. This review aims to determine ...
  • The effect of different types of sports on resting heart rate variability and autonomic nervous system balance 
    Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, Rina (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2008-09)
    Heart rate variability (HRV) refers to the beat-to-beat variation in heart rate, largely due to fluctuating influences of the autonomic nervous system. There are indications that active participation in sport can alter ...
  • Relationship between exercise capacity and heart rate variability : supine and in response to an orthostatic stressor 
    Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Clark, Jimmy R.; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Viljoen, Margaretha (Elsevier, 2009)
    The study investigated whether supine-measured HRV indicators, and/or HRV indicators measured during orthostatic stress are related to conventional measures of exercise and performance ability such as VO2max. Only two ...
  • BokSmart : pre-participation screening of rugby players by coaches on internationally accepted medical standards 
    Patricios, Jonathan Speridon; Collins, Robert Matthew (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010)
    A comprehensive medical history forms a significant part of any medical assessment or screening. In the athlete, pre-participation screening is aimed at determining those aspects of personal and family history that place ...
  • Sports-related concussion relevant to the South African rugby environment – a review 
    Patricios, Jonathan Speridon; Kohler, Ryan M.N.; Collins, Robert Matthew (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010)
    Guidelines for returning a concussed player to sport had been somewhat controversial and nebulous until the emergence of a series of international consensus meetings and statements initiated in 2001. The Vienna (2001), ...
  • Efficacy of an exercise programme on the functional capacity and disease activity in females with rheumatoid arthritis 
    Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Fletcher, Lizelle; Viljoen, Margaretha; Coertzen, C.; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Ramagole, Dimakatso Althea; Collins, Robert Matthew; Ker, James A. (South African Orthopaedic Association / Char Publications, 2010)
    BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, immune-inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology affecting the synovial membrane of joints and surrounding tissues. Typically RA affects both large and small joints in a ...
  • Knee injuries in football 
    Ferguson, Mark; Collins, Robert Matthew (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-05)
    Football is one of the most popular sports in the world, with an estimated 240 million (in 2000) 1 to 265 million (in 2006) players participating in the game. The sport involves intermittent walking, jogging, running and ...
  • The effect of exercise and lifestyle interventions on heart rate variability in students at risk of cardiovascular disease - a pilot study 
    Kirby, Jo-Anne H.; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Collins, Robert Matthew (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2010-06)
    Cardiovascular disease is a major public health concern and it can be modified by diet, exercise and health awareness. However the impact of these interventions on the autonomic control of heart rate as measured by heart ...
  • Sternal stress fracture in a gymnast : a case report and literature review 
    Hassan, Ismail; Ramagole, Dimakatso Althea; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Collins, Robert Matthew (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-07)
    No abstract available.
  • Effort thrombosis : a case study and discussion 
    Collins, Robert Matthew; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Patricios, Jonathan Speridon; Veller, Martin; Ramagole, Dimakatso Althea (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-12)
    Paget-Schroetter syndrome or effort thrombosis is a rare condition with potentially severe consequences, affecting young and otherwise healthy athletes. Its classic clinical presentation should be rapidly identified to ...
  • Common work-related musculoskeletal strains and injuries 
    Collins, Robert Matthew; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Patricios, Jonathan Speridon (South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2011)
    Muscles, tendons, joints and nerves are susceptible to injury when stressed or traumatised repetitively, or over an extended period of time. Regardless of the nature of the work, a large proportion of the working population’s ...
  • Sports injuries in adults : overview of clinical examination and management 
    Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Nolte, Kim (South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2011-01)
    A wide variety of anatomical structures can be involved in a sports injury. To return to play as soon as possible is of utmost importance to an athlete, and in order to achieve this, a correct, all-inclusive diagnosis, a ...
  • Comparative ultrasound study of acute lateral ankle ligament injuries rehabilitated with conventional and jump stretch flex band programmes 
    Van der Linde, E.; Oschman, Zanet (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2011-12-01)
    The purpose of this study was to establish the difference in rehabilitation outcomes between the Jump Stretch Flex Band (JSFB) programme and conventional ankle rehabilitation programmes of acute lateral ankle ligament ...
  • Acute corticosteroid-induced rhabdomyolysis in a golf player 
    Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Theron, W.; Grant, T.C. (Thelani); Zondi, P. Cele; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012)
    Acute corticosteroid-induced rhabdomyolysis is a rare, but potentially life-threatening, condition that deserves the attention of medical professionals and sport scientists. Early diagnosis is vital in minimising the ...
  • MRI findings of cyclops lesions of the knee 
    Minne, Cornelia; Velleman, Mark D.; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim (Media 24 & South African Orthopaedic Association, 2012)
    Cyclops lesions develop in the anterior aspect of the intercondylar notch typically after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction or injury. It is a lesion consisting of fibrous tissue with or without cartilage ...
  • The sports concussion note : should SCAT become SCOAT? 
    Patricios, Jonathan Speridon; Collins, Robert Matthew; Brandfield, Andrew; Roberts, Craig; Kohler, Ryan M.N. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2012-03)
    Sports concussion research and clinical guidelines have evolved rapidly. The most recent concussion consensus statement and guidelines (Zurich, 2008) provided clinicians with the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool version ...
  • The influence of probiotic supplementation on selected athletic performance-related blood markers in men 
    Grobbelaar, C.W. (Craig); Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Collins, Robert Matthew; Du Toit, Peet J.; Wood, Paola Silvia (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    It has been speculated that probiotics can improve athletic performance. Significant increases in haemoglobin concentration and oxygen consumption have also been shown to follow the ingestion of lactic acid bacteria in ...
  • A comparative study of the identification of rotator cuff calcifications : x-ray versus ultrasound 
    Pavlova, E.; Oschman, Zanet; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Wood, Paola Silvia (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    A deposit of calcium in the rotator cuff tendons, also known as calcifying tendinopathy, is a common condition. Calcifications are often associated with significant pain and restriction of shoulder movement. The hypothesis ...
  • The Profile of Mood State (POMS) questionnaire as an indicator of overtraining syndrome (OTS) in endurance athletes 
    Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Collins, Robert Matthew; Wood, Paola Silvia; Du Toit, Peet J. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    The overtraining syndrome (OTS) is largely a diagnosis of exclusion. The aim of this study was to investigate the compact Profile of Mood State (POMS) questionnaire as an early and accurate indicator for the diagnosis of ...