OBJECTIVE : This pilot study aimed to evaluate the perception and satisfaction of deselected male Academy professional footballers towards a medical after-care intervention.
METHODS : A quasiexperimental study design, ...
Bogwasi, Lone; Holtzhausen, Louis; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Botha, Tanita(Termedia Publishing, 2023-07-21)
Rectus femoris (RF) injury is a concern in sports. The management RF strains/tears and avulsion
injuries need to be clearly outlined. A systematic review of literature on current management strategies for RF
injuries, ...
Despite its widespread use in adults, the Nordic hamstring exercise remains underexplored in
athletic youth populations. Further, given the dynamic nature of growth and maturation, comparisons with elite
adult populations ...
OBJECTIVES : The relationship between sport-related injuries and Para athlete impairment type has not yet been comprehensively studied. This study aimed to describe injury incidence according to athlete impairment type ...
OBJECTIVES : To examine healthcare professionals (HCPs) attitudes, beliefs and preparedness towards the management of Para athlete mental health during the Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games.
METHODS : A ...
Louwrens, Jan Gerhardus; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Viljoen, Carel T.; Hendricks, Sharief; Botha, Tanita; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina(MDPI, 2023-10-03)
BACKGROUND : In rugby, the shoulder contributes to attack/defence during collisions, tackling,
falling, scrummaging, and mauling. We investigated the frequency, tissue, and pathology
type of shoulder injuries per player ...
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence available on contributing factors for gradual onset running-related injuries (GORRIs) in ultramarathon runners. The aim was to determine if selected risk factors were associated with ...
BACKGROUND : The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) assesses the quality of movements, including
the deep squat (DS), which is used in sports settings. The validity of the individual item scores
has yet to be established ...
Olivier, B.; Boulle, N.; Jacobs, J.; Obiora, O.L.; MacMillan, Candice; Liebenberg, J.; McErlain-Naylor, S.(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2023)
BACKGROUND : Despite differences between left- and right-handed athletes in other sports, minimal evidence exists regarding biomechanical similarities and differences between left- and right-handed cricket fast bowlers ...
Den Hollander, S.; Gouttebarge, Vincent(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2023)
BACKGROUND : Heading is a risk factor for neurogenerative disease in football. However, the exposure to heading in elite football training is understudied.
OBJECTIVES : The primary purpose of this study was to determine ...
Smith, Chanel; Sewry, Nicola; Nolte, Kim; Swanevelder, Sonja; Engelke, Nina; Van Kamp, Calvin; Jordaan, Esme; Schwellnus, Martin Peter(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
OBJECTIVES : Currently, there are five international screening tools that are recommended to identify individuals who require pre-exercise medical clearance to reduce the risk of medical encounters during exercise. Therefore, ...
Van Zyl, Sanet; Bayne, Helen; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Viljoen, Carel Thomas(Elsevier, 2024-01)
OBJECTIVES : Determine the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of training and match injuries in university student rugby players over a two-season period.
DESIGN : Prospective cohort.
SETTING : Varsity Cup (VC) ...
Leppan, Jordan; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Sewry, Nicola; Boulter, Jeremy; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Dyer, Marlise; Jordaan, Esme(Wiley, 2023-11)
OBJECTIVE : To determine if two pre-race screening tools (abbreviated tool of two open-ended pre-race medical screening questions [ABBR] vs. a full pre-race medical screening tool [FULL]) identify running race entrants at ...
BACKGROUND : Our goal was to summarize and contextualize the available literature on alpine ski racing injury epidemiology, injury etiology, injury prevention measures, injury prevention context, and implementation ...
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 ...
Borresen, Jill; Celie, Bert; Laubscher, Ria; Bac, Martin; Wood, Paola; Camacho, Tanya Chantelle de Sousa; Nolte, Kim; Schwellnus, Marianne; Basu, Debashis; Schwellnus, Martin Peter(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
The personal health behaviours, including physical activity, of healthcare professionals influence their counselling practices as they relate to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, despite the importance of producing ...
Viljoen, Carel T.; Du Toit, Eileen; Van Niekerk, Tyla; Mashaba, Sylvester; Ndaba, Zinhle; Verster, Michelle; Bellingan, Andre; Ramagole, Dimakatso Althea; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Botha, Tanita; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina(Elsevier, 2024-01)
OBJECTIVES : Determine and compare the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and injury severity among race entrants training towards different ultra-trail race distances.
DESIGN : Retrospective cross-sectional ...
BACKGROUND : Although many cricket-playing nations have conducted research on bowling volume (BV) and injury risk, this relationship amongst international South African pace bowlers is yet to be investigated. Environmental, ...
In 2019, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) published a consensus statement outlining the principles for recording and reporting injury and illness in elite sport. The authors encouraged sport federations to adapt ...
Pigozzi, Fabio; Bigard, Xavier; Steinacker, Juergen; Wolfarth, Bernd; Badtieva, Victoriya; Schneider, Christian; Swart, Jeroen; Bilzon, James Lee John; Constantinou, Demitri; Dohi, Michiko; Di Luigi, Luigi; Fossati, Chiara; Bachl, Norbert; Li, Guoping; Papadopoulou, Theodora; Casasco, Maurizio; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Kaux, Jean-François; Rozenstoka, Sandra; Casajus, Jose-Antonio; Zelenkova, Irina; Ak, Emre; Ulkar, Bulent; Arroyo, Francisco; Ionescu, Anca; Pedrinelli, Andre; Miller, Mike; Singleton, Patrick; Shroff, Malav; Webborn, Nick; Barrett, James; Hamilton, Blair; Geistlinger, Michael; Beltrami, Gianfranco; Migliorini, Sergio; Dienstbach-Wech, Lenka; Bermon, Stephane; Pitsiladis, Yannis P.; International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS); European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations (EFSMA)(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-01)
The IOC recently published its framework on fairness,
inclusion and non-discrimination
based on gender identity
and sex variations. This framework is drafted mainly
from a human rights perspective, with less ...