Browsing by UP Author "Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia)"

Browsing by UP Author "Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia)"

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  • 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 ...
  • Anterior cruciate ligament injuries of the knee : patterns of association between the mechanism of injury and pathology visualised on magnetic resonance imaging 
    Strauss, G.L.; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Velleman, Mark D.; Fletcher, Lizelle (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)
    BACKGROUND : Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common among athletes and the general public. These injuries may lead to significant absence from all activities with associated financial and social burdens for ...
  • Arabic translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5 (SCAT5) 
    Holtzhausen, Louis; Souissi, Sofiane; Al Sayrafi, Omar; May, Awartani; Farooq, Abdulaziz; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Korakakis, Vasileios; Rabia, Safia; Segers, Souhaila; Chamari, Karim (Termedia Publishing, 2021-03)
    The aim was to create a Modern Standard Arabic SCAT5 version for different Arabic dialects. This translation and cross-cultural adaptation was performed in eight stages: initial translations, reconciliation of translations ...
  • Autonomic impairment in rheumatoid arthritis 
    Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Ker, James A.; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Fletcher, Lizelle (Blackwell Publishing, 2012-08)
    AIM: To determine if there is a difference between autonomic cardiac control as measured by heart rate variability (HRV) in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to a healthy control group. METHODS: The RA group ...
  • 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 ...
  • Corticosteroids in sports-related injuries : friend or foe 
    Rotunno, A.; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey (Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd and Cogent, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016)
    Corticosteroids act as potent anti-inflammatory drugs and have been used in various sport settings for the treatment of both acute and chronic injuries. Basic physiology and mechanisms of action for gluco- and mineralocorticoids ...
  • Dysrhythmogenic potential in acute admissions to psychiatric hospitals and clinics 
    Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Steenkamp, B.; Gauche, L.; Becker, Piet J.; Ker, James A.; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw); Viljoen, Margaretha (Clinics Cardiv, 2007)
    Co-morbidity between physical disease, especially cardiovascular, and psychological disturbances is well documented. In psychiatric patients, the potential for dysrhythmogenic incidences is increased by the fact that many ...
  • The effect of folic acid supplementation on total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations in sedentary adult men 
    Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Rothschild, R.M.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Collins, Robert Matthew; Du Toit, Peet J. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    Elevated plasma homocysteine concentrations are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Nutritional supplementation of folic acid may be used to reduce homocysteine levels and thus minimise the risk ...
  • The epidemiology of rugby injuries in a South African high school over a one-year period 
    Skosana, Phumelele M.; Boer, Pieter Henk; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Ramagole, Dimakatso Althea (Southern African Alliance for Sport Science, Physical Education and Recreation, 2023-12)
    Adolescent rugby players have a high risk for injuries; however, injury prevention programmes have reduced the incidence of injuries amongst this group. The purpose of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the ...
  • The FitTrack Index as fitness indicator : a pilot study 
    Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Audrey; Janse van Rensburg; Botha, R.P.G. (Roelf Petrus Gerhardus); Wood, Paola Silvia; Nolte, Kim; Fletcher, Lizelle; Du Toit, Peet J.; Pepper, Michael Sean; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst) (Elsevier, 2016-12)
    BACKGROUND : The FitTrack Index is a web-based programme developed in South Africa and widely used by athletes to indicate their fitness. A need exists for a self-managed, noninvasive tool to evaluate and categorise ...
  • Iliopsoas haematoma in a rugby player 
    Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Strauss, Org; Velleman, Mark D.; Janse van Rensburg, A.; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015)
    Traumatic iliopsoas haematoma is a serious complication of haemorrhage disorders rarely seen in young healthy athletes. It is mostly described in patients on anticoagulant therapy and commonly associated with various ...
  • 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 ...
  • Influence of two sports vision training techniques on visual skills performance of university students 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Mahomed, A.F.; Nortje, Evangeline; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Wood, Paola Silvia; Stander, Andre; Ferreira, J.; Fletcher, Lizelle; Kleynhans, M.; Coetzee, N. (LAM Publications Limited, 2016-06)
    Vision is an essential sense and crucial throughout a student’s academic career. Reading and writing during formal studies require a basic level of visual skills. Training of visual skills to students may improve the way ...
  • The injury and illness profile of male and female participants in a 94.7 km cycle race : a cross-sectional study 
    Breedt, Mia; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Fletcher, Lizelle; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Schwellnus, Martin Peter (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2019-07)
    OBJECTIVE : To describe the incidence and patterns of injury and illness of male and female participants during a 94.7 km distance cycling event. DESIGN : Descriptive study. SETTING : Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge 2014. ...
  • Investigation of the knowledge of South African high school rugby coaches on concussion and the return-to-play protocol 
    Abel, N.C.; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2022)
    BACKGROUND: Coaches are pivotal in the management of concussed players. Assessing the knowledge of high school rugby coaches with regard to concussion management will enable relevant future education on this topic to be ...
  • One in four trail running race entrants sustained an injury in the 12 months training preceding the 2019 SkyRun race 
    Viljoen, Carel Thomas; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Booysen, Evan; Chauke, Shihluke; Coetzee, Petro; Hurlimann, Amy; Jooste, Mignette; Nibe, Yoliswa; Schulenburg, Chene; Korkie, Elzette; Ramagole, Dimakatso Althea; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Cronje, Tanita (Elsevier, 2021-01)
    OBJECTIVE : To determine the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of RRIs among trail runners who entered the 2019 SkyRun races. DESIGN : Descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING : 2019 SkyRun races. PARTICIPANTS ...
  • Physical activity of children from a small rural town, South Africa 
    Minnaar, E.; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Fletcher, Lizelle (Medpharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd and Cogent, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016)
    INTRODUCTION : Physical activity plays an integral role in the normal physical, mental, social and cognitive development of children. One of the main reasons for overweight children in low- and middle-income countries ...
  • The prevalence, risk factors predicting injury and the severity of injuries sustained during competition in professional mixed martial arts in Africa 
    Venter, Santa-Marie; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Fletcher, Lizelle; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)
    BACKGROUND : Professional mixed martial arts (MMA) has gained international popularity. No African-based studies have reported the prevalence or severity of injuries, risk factors associated with injuries or return-to-play ...
  • 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 ...
  • Repeatability and reliability of heart rate variability in healthy, adult pony mares 
    Van Vollenhoven, Elize; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Fletcher, Lizelle; Ganswindt, Andre; Page, Patrick Collin (Elsevier, 2016-11)
    Heart rate variability (HRV) is an important non-invasive method to quantify stress by measuring sympathetic and parasympathetic activity of the autonomic nervous system. Few studies exist on the repeatability and ...