Browsing Research Articles (Physiology) by Author "Govender, Catherine"

Browsing Research Articles (Physiology) by Author "Govender, Catherine"

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  • Bone density and depression in premenopausal South African women : a pilot study 
    Govender, Catherine; Du Plessis, Anna M.E.; Bipath, Priyesh; Povey, D.; Viviers, G.; Viljoen, Margaretha (In House Publications, 2010-03)
    OBJECTIVE: It is posited that the effect of depression on BMD is dependent on the severity of depression. Conflicting evidence exists regarding this possible association. This study investigated the association between ...
  • Cardiovascular health screening among South African students 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, Ernst H.; Govender, Catherine; Henning, E.; Kleynhans, Michael; Wood, Paola Silvia; De Villiers, Nico P.; Van Rooyen, J.M.; Fletcher, Lizelle; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    Stress is an unavoidable part of everyday life due to the demands and stressors associated with modern lifestyle. Health risks provoked by this increasingly prevalent condition lead to cardiovascular disease, which ultimately ...
  • A comparison of quality of life in haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients 
    Bipath, Priyesh; Govender, Catherine; Viljoen, Margaretha (NISC, 2009)
    Decreased quality of life of end-stage renal disease is further compromised by renal function replacement treatments such as haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD). Poor quality of life negatively affects ...
  • Comparison of the performances of male and female armed services recruits undergoing sports vision testing 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Tsotetsi, A.; Soma, Prashilla; Govender, Catherine; Henning, E.; Naicker, Lee-Anne; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Wood, Paola Silvia; Terblanche, E. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    Research has shown that a strong correlation exists between vision and performance. In the sporting environment, it is believed that athletes perform better than non-athletes and males perform better than females. In this ...
  • The effect of sports vision exercises on the visual skills of university students 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Mohamed, A.F.; Kleynhans, Michael; Jay-Du Preez, T.; Govender, Catherine; Mercier, J. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2011-09)
    Vision is one of the most important special senses and is the primary source of external information. The role of vision in our everyday lifestyles is immense and adequate visual skills are needed for simple tasks which ...
  • Effek van sport visie oefeninge op die visuele vaardighede van studente 
    Mahomed Ali, Faheema; Kleynhans, Michael; Govender, Catherine; Du Toit, Peet J. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013)
    Stress is an important factor which most students must deal with and is known to adversely affect the ability to perform visual skills effectively. The results showed an improvement in all tests in both the control and ...
  • Evaluation of visual skills in sedentary and active work environments 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Naicker, Lee-Anne; Govender, Catherine; Jay-Du Preez, T.; Grobbelaar, C.W. (Craig); Grant, Rina; Wood, Paola Silvia; Kleynhans, Michael; Mercier, J. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    The two fundamental categories of vision include visual-perceptual and visual-motor skills. Visual-motor skills encompass three essential ocular motor skills, namely focusing, eye-hand coordination and tracking. The aspects ...
  • Influence of sports vision techniques on adult male rugby players 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Fowler, K.F.; Govender, Catherine; Clark, James R. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2010-09)
    Sport has become increasingly competitive and this places enormous pressure on sportsmen to perform at their absolute best. For athletes to achieve their greatest potentials, aspects of sport such as reaction time and ...
  • Initial assessment of well-being in South African armed services personnel 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Govender, Catherine; Lawson, J.; Kleynhans, Michael; Grobbelaar, C.W. (Craig); Terblanche, H.C.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Hay, L. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    As professionals in law enforcement and defence (armed services) function under high pressure, the maintenance of overall health should be emphasized and closely monitored in training facilities. The aim of this research ...
  • Korrelasie tussen kardio-stres en visuele vaardighede 
    Mthembu, N.; Terblanche, H.C.; Mahomed Ali, Faheema; Henning, E.; Kleynhans, Michael; Govender, Catherine; Grant, Rina; Wood, Paola Silvia; Du Toit, Peet J. (2012)
    Armed forces recruits were tested during a six month period of intense basic training. Data was collected at the start, after 12 weeks and 20 weeks. Means indicated significant decreases in cardio stress and increases ...
  • Neurological aspects of stuttering : summary overview of scientific findings 
    Willemse, Naudine; Viljoen, Margaretha; Govender, Catherine (University of Johannesburg, 2006-03)
    The aim of this article is to provide a summary overview of some of the more important scientific evidence of neurological differences between stutterers and non-stutterers. Stuttering is a complex disorder of speech ...
  • Postural variations in Cardio Stress Index scores 
    Persad, L. Bagwath; Govender, Catherine; Soma, Prashilla; Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Wood, Paola Silvia (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    Numerous factors influence heart rate variability, including age, exercise and posture. The Cardio Stress Index (CSI) is a transformed measure of heart rate variability that is determined via a miniature digital multi-channel ...
  • Sex differences in the nine-point Beighton hypermobility test scores 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Terblanche, H.C.; Jansen van Rensburg, Dina C.; Govender, Catherine; Mercier, J.; Jay-Du Preez, T.; Kleynhans, Michael (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2011-12-01)
    Joint hypermobility syndromes are often misinterpreted and wrongly diagnosed. Widely accepted naming such as Heritable Disorder of Connective Tissue has been shown to manifest features that closely overlap with better known ...