• Longer distance races and slower running pace are associated with exercise associated collapse 

  Naidoo, Dhavina; Sewry, Nicola; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Jordaan, Esme (Edizione Minerva Medica, 2022-11)

  BACKGROUND: Exercise associated collapse (EAC) is a common medical encounter at distance running events. Risk factors associated with EAC are not well documented. The objective is to determine the overall incidence of EAC ...
• Chronic prescription medication use in endurance runners : a cross-sectional study in 76,654 race entrants – SAFER XV 

  Jooste, Marcel; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Sewry, Nicola; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Ramagole, Dimakatso Althea; Swanevelder, Sonja; Jordaan, Esme (Taylor and Francis, 2022)

  OBJECTIVE : To determine the prevalence of chronic prescription medication (CPM) use in distant runners (by age and sex) and to compare CPM use in 21.1 km vs. 56 km race entrants. METHODS : A cross-sectional study of ...
• Pre-race self-reported medical conditions and allergies in 133 641 Comrades ultramarathon (90km) runners - SAFER XXIII 

  Brill, Stephan; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Sewry, Nicola; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Jooste, Marcel; Leppan, Jordan; Boulter, Jeremy; Seocharan, Ishen; Jordaan, Esme (Taylor and Francis, 2023)

  OBJECTIVES : To determine the prevalence of self-reported pre-race chronic medical conditions and allergies in ultramarathon race entrants and to explore if these are associated with an increased risk of race-day medical ...
• Acute effects of cocoa flavanols on blood pressure and peripheral vascular reactivity in type 2 diabetes mellitus and essential hypertension : a protocol for an acute, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled cross-over trial 

  Tanghe, Anouk; Celie, Bert; Shadid, Samyah; Rietzschel, Ernst; Op ‘t Roodt, Jos; Reesink, Koen D.; Heyman, Elsa; Calders, Patrick (Frontiers Media, 2021-03-15)

  INTRODUCTION : Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are at high risk to develop vascular complications resulting in high morbidity and mortality. Cocoa flavanols are promising nutraceuticals with possible beneficial ...
• Diagnosis and management of nasal obstruction in the athlete : a narrative review by subgroup B of the IOC Consensus Group on “Acute Respiratory Illness in the Athlete” 

  McIntosh, Cameron; Clemm, Hege H.; Sewry, Nicola; Hrubos-Strom, Harald; Schwellnus, Martin Peter (Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2021-08)

  Protection of the health of the athlete is required for high level sporting performance. Acute respiratory illness is the leading cause of illness and can compromise training and competition in athletes. To date the focus ...
• Concussion in European professional football : a view of team physicians 

  Gouttebarge, Vincent; Ahmad, Imtiaz; Iqbal, Zafar; Orhant, Emmanuel; Rosenbloom, Craig; Sas, Kristof; Kerkhoffs, Gino M.M.J. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)

  OBJECTIVES : The objective was to explore the view and thoughts of physicians working in professional football about several aspects (eg, education and use of video footages) likely to enhance concussions’ recognition and ...
• Mental health symptoms in electronic football players 

  Pereira, Ana Monteiro; Teques, Pedro; Verhagen, Evert; Gouttebarge, Vincent; Figueiredo, Pedro; Brito, Joao (BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)

  BACKGROUND : The escalated competitive pressure and professionalisation of esports players could predispose them to mental health symptoms. We aimed to develop a model to explore the association between distress and ...
• Repeated annual health risk assessments with intervention did not reduce 10-year cardiovascular disease risk A 4-year longitudinal study in 13,737 financial sector employees 

  Hene, Nceba; Wood, Paola Silvia; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Jordaan, Esme; Laubscher, Ria (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2021-10)

  OBJECTIVE : To determine if repeat annual health risk assessments (RAHRAs) with intervention reduce 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in financial sector employees. METHODS : Retrospective analysis from RAHRAs in ...
• High prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors in 36,074 South African financial sector employees : a cross-sectional study 

  Hene, Nceba; Wood, Paola Silvia; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Jordaan, Esme; Laubscher, Ria (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2021-02)

  OBJECTIVE : To determine the prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors, total NCD risk category and 10-year risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in financial sector employees. METHODS : This descriptive ...
• Medical encounters in a 90-km ultramarathon running event : a 6-year study in 103 131 race starters-SAFER XVII 

  Sewry, Nicola; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Boulter, Jeremy; Seocharan, Ishen; Jordaan, Esme (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2022-01)

  OBJECTIVE : To determine the incidence and nature of illness-related medical encounters (MEs) at a 90-km, ultramarathon, mass, community-based, endurance running event. DESIGN : Retrospective, descriptive epidemiological ...
• A sporting chance 

  Purcell, Rosemary; Bindra, Abhinav; Blauwet, Cheri; Budgett, Richard; Currie, Alan; McDuff, David; Mountjoy, Margot; Putukian, Margot; Gouttebarge, Vincent (Elsevier, 2021-12)

  No abstract available.
• Improved reporting of overuse injuries and health problems in sport : an update of the Oslo Sport Trauma Research Center questionnaires 

  Clarsen, Benjamin; Bahr, Roald Roald; Myklebust, Grethe; Andersson, Stig Haugsboe; Docking, Sean Iain; Drew, Michael; Finch, Caroline F.; Fortington, Lauren Victoria; Haroy, Joar; Khan, Karim M.; Moreau, Bill; Moore, Isabel S.; Moller, Merete; Nabhan, Dustin; Nielsen, Rasmus Oestergaard; Pasanen, Kati; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Soligard, Torbjorn; Verhagen, Evert (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)

  In 2013, the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Overuse Injury Questionnaire (OSTRC-O) was developed to record the magnitude, symptoms and consequences of overuse injuries in sport. Shortly afterwards, a modified version ...
• Year of the face mask : do's and don'ts during exercise 

  Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Pillay, Lervasen; Hendricks, S.; Hamuy Blanco, J.A. (Jessica) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020)

  The COVID-19 pandemic causes widespread anxiety and uncertainty regarding disease transmission. In many countries people are obliged to wear a face mask in public spaces. Individuals involved in sports participation at any ...
• Chronic disease, allergies, and increased years of running are risk factors predicting gradual onset running-related injuries in ultramarathon runners—SAFER XIX study in 29 585 race entrants 

  Mokwena, Patience L.; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Ramagole, Dimakatso Althea; Boer, Pieter; Jordaan, Esme (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2022-07)

  OBJECTIVES : To identify risk factors that predict gradual onset running-related injuries (GORRIs) in ultramarathon runners entering a mass community-based event. DESIGN : Descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING : Two ...
• The epidemiology of injury and illness at the Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 : an observational study 

  Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Bryant, Grace; Kearney, Sharon; Singh, Praimanand; Devos, Arnold; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Botha, Tanita (Taylor and Francis, 2022)

  BACKGROUND : Netball is a physical game with sudden direction changes, decelerations, jumping and landing, stop/start maneuvers and restrictive footwork rules exposing players to injury. Close contact play and shared ...
• The potential of blood flow restriction exercise to overcome Jetlag : important implications for Tokyo 2020 

  Nikolaidi, Maria Kotopoulea; Muniz-Pardos, Borja; Giannopoulou, Ifigeneia; Guppy, Fergus M.; Fossati, Chiara; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Constantinou, Demitri; Pigozzi, Fabio; Pitsiladis, Yannis (Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2021-09)

  The decision taken by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the Olympic Games this summer brings new challenges for event organisers and athletes. One such measure taken by the IOC is to mandate that athletes ...
• Establishing a global standard for wearable devices in sport and exercise medicine : perspectives from academic and industry stakeholders 

  Ash, Garrett I.; Stults-Kolehmainen, Matthew; Busa, Michael A.; Gaffey, Allison E.; Angeloudis, Konstantinos; Muniz-Pardos, Borja; Gregory, Robert; Huggins, Robert A.; Redeker, Nancy S.; Weinzimer, Stuart A.; Grieco, Lauren A.; Lyden, Kate; Megally, Esmeralda; Vogiatzis, Ioannis; Scher, LaurieAnn; Zhu, Xinxin; Baker, Julien S.; Brandt, Cynthia; Businelle, Michael S.; Fucito, Lisa M.; Griggs, Stephanie; Jarrin, Robert; Mortazavi, Bobak J.; Prioleau, Temiloluwa; Roberts, Walter; Spanakis, Elias K.; Nally, Laura M.; Debruyne, Andre; Bachl, Norbert; Pigozzi, Fabio; Halabchi, Farzin; Ramagole, Dimakatso Althea; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Wolfarth, Bernd; Fossati, Chiara; Rozenstoka, Sandra; Tanisawa, Kumpei; Boerjesson, Mats; Casajus, Jose Antonio; Gonzalez-Aguero, Alex; Zelenkova, Irina; Swart, Jeroen; Gursoy, Gamze; Meyerson, William; Liu, Jason; Greenbaum, Dov; Pitsiladis, Yannis P.; Gerstein, Mark B. (Springer, 2021-11)

  Millions of consumer sport and fitness wearables (CSFWs) are used worldwide, and millions of datapoints are generated by each device. Moreover, these numbers are rapidly growing, and they contain a heterogeneity of devices, ...
• Integrating transwomen and female athletes with differences of sex development (DSD) into elite competition : the FIMS 2021 consensus statement 

  Hamilton, Blair R.; Lima, Giscard; Barrett, James; Seal, Leighton; Kolliari-Turner, Alexander; Wang, Guan; Karanikolou, Antonia; Bigard, Xavier; Lollgen, Herbert; Zupet, Petra; Ionescu, Anca; Debruyne, Andre; Jones, Nigel; Vonbank, Karin; Fagnani, Federica; Fossati, Chiara; Casasco, Maurizio; Constantinou, Demitri; Wolfarth, Bernd; Niederseer, David; Bosch, Andrew; Muniz-Pardos, Borja; Casajus, Jose Antonio; Schneider, Christian; Loland, Sigmund; Verroken, Michele; Marqueta, Pedro Manonelles; Arroyo, Francisco; Pedrinelli, Andre; Natsis, Konstantinos; Verhagen, Evert; Roberts, William O.; Lazzoli, Jose Kawazoe; Friedman, Rogerio; Erdogan, Ali; Cintron, Ana V.; Yung, Shu-Hang Patrick; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Ramagole, Dimakatso Althea; Rozenstoka, Sandra; Drummond, Felix; Papadopoulou, Theodora; Kumi, Paulette Y.O.; Twycross-Lewis, Richard; Harper, Joanna; Skiadas, Vasileios; Shurlock, Jonathan; Tanisawa, Kumpei; Seto, Jane T.; North, Kathryn; Angadi, Siddhartha S.; Martinez-Patino, Maria Jose; Borjesson, Mats; Di Luigi, Luigi; Dohi, Michiko; Swart, Jeroen; Bilzon, James Lee John; Badtieva, Victoriya; Zelenkova, Irina; Steinacker, Juergen M.; Bachl, Norbert; Pigozzi, Fabio; Geistlinger, Michael; Goulis, Dimitrios; Guppy, Fergus M.; Webborn, Nick; Yildiz, Bulent O.; Miller, Mike; Singleton, Patrick; Pitsiladis, Yannis P. (Springer, 2021-07)

  Sport is historically designated by the binary categorization of male and female that conflicts with modern society. Sport’s governing bodies should consider reviewing rules determining the eligibility of athletes in the ...
• Club, country and clinicians united : ensuring collaborative care in elite sport medical handovers 

  Weiler, Richard; Collinge, Richard; Ewens, Josh; Gouttebarge, Vincent; Massey, Andrew; Bennett, Pippa; Smith, Kelly; Ahmed, Osman Hassan (BMJ Publishing Group, 2021-12)

  Medical handovers are fundamental to optimal patient care but can be a source of errors in clinical care with important implications on patient welfare and safety. Care of international athletes presents unique challenges ...
• Prevalence of mental health symptoms among male and female Australian professional footballers 

  Kilic, Ozgur; Carmody, Sean; Upmeijer, Judith; Kerkhoffs, Gino M.M.J.; Purcell, Rosemary; Rice, Simon; Gouttebarge, Vincent (BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)

  OBJECTIVE: Determining the prevalence of mental health symptoms (MHS) among Australian professional footballers compared with former players. A secondary aim was to assess whether MHS were associated with recent injury and ...

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