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  • Fifty shades of grey : concussion complexities and constructive conclusions 
    Patricios, Jonathan Speridon; Makdissi, Michael (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015-06)
    Concussion remains prominent in the medical and scientific literature but its assessment and management remain somewhat ‘grey’ and ill defined. The key issues related to concussion are widely discussed in the public ...
  • Football-specific extension of the IOC consensus statement: methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport 2020 
    Walden, Markus; Mountjoy, Margo; McCall, Alan; Serner, Andreas; Massey, Andrew; Tol, Johannes L.; Bahr, Roald; D’Hooghe, Michel; Bittencourt, Natalia; Villa, Francesco Della; Dohi, Michiko; Dupont, Gregory; Fulcher, Mark; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Lu, Donna; Andersen, Thor Einar (BMJ Publishing, 2023-11)
    Several sports have published consensus statements on methods and reporting of epidemiological studies concerning injuries and illnesses with football (soccer) producing one of the first guidelines. This football-spec ...
  • Frequency of injury and illness in the final 4 weeks before a trail running competition 
    Gajardo-Burgos, Ruben; Monrroy-Uarac, Manuel; Barria-Pailaquilen, Rene Mauricio; Norambuena-Noches, Yessenia; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Bascour-Sandoval, Claudio; Besomi, Manuela (MDPI, 2021-05)
    We aimed to (i) determine self-reported injury and illness frequency in trail runners 4 weeks preceding competition; (ii) compare athletes with and without injury/illness by sex, age, body mass index (BMI) and competition ...
  • A global survey exploring tackle training knowledge, attitudes and practices of women's rugby union coaches 
    Dane, Kathryn; West, Stephen W.; Hendricks, Sharief; Stodter, Anna; Yeomans, Caithriona; Van Dyk, Nicol; Griffin, Steffan; Wilson, Fiona (Sage, 2024-08)
    The coaching and performance context in women's rugby is not well understood, despite growing popularity worldwide. The aim of this study was to describe the knowledge, attitudes and tackle training practices of women's ...
  • Headers and concussions in elite female and male football 
    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 ...
  • Health conditions among retired elite rugby players : a scoping review 
    Le Roux, Johan; Anema, Flo; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Kerkhoffs, Gino M.M.J.; Gouttebarge, Vincent (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)
    The aim of this scoping review was to present an overview of the existing epidemiological evidence in retired male and female elite rugby players regarding the prevalence rates of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, neurocognitive, ...
  • Health conditions among retired professional footballers : a scoping review 
    Carmody, Sean; Anemaat, Karlijn; Massey, Andrew; Kerkhoffs, Gino M.; Gouttebarge, Vincent (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-04)
    OBJECTIVE: To conduct a scoping review providing an overview of the health conditions occurring in retired male and female professional footballers, with an emphasis on musculoskeletal, mental, neurocognitive, cardiovascular ...
  • Help-seeking behaviours related to mental health symptoms in professional football 
    Confectioner, Kaizeen; Currie, Alan; Gabana, Nicolle; Van Gerven, Nienke; Kerkhoffs, Gino M.; Gouttebarge, Vincent (BMJ Publishing Group, 2021)
    OBJECTIVES: The primary objective was to examine the attitudes of professional footballers towards help-seeking behaviours related to mental health symptoms and the impact of a mental health awareness video on ...
  • High incidence of injuries at the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games : a prospective cohort study of 6804 athlete days 
    Derman, Wayne; Runciman, Phoebe; Jordaan, Esme; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Blauwet, Cheri; Webborn, Nick; Lexell, Jan; Van de Vliet, Peter; Kissick, James; Stomphorst, Jaap; Lee, Young-Hee; Kim, Keun-Suh (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
    OBJECTIVE : To describe the epidemiology of sports injury at the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. METHODS : 567 athletes from 49 countries were monitored daily for 12 days over the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic ...
  • A high incidence of injury among male university student rugby players requires urgent injury prevention strategies 
    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) ...
  • High pre-competition injury rate dominates the injury profile at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games : a prospective cohort study of 51,198 athlete days 
    Derman, Wayne; Runciman, P.; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Jordaan, E.; Blauwet, C.; Webborn, N.; Lexell, J.; Van de Vliet, Peter; Taukli-Wosornu, Y.; Kissick, J.; Stomphorst, J. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-01)
    OBJECTIVES : To describe the incidence of injury in the pre-competition and competition periods of the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games. METHODS : A total of 3657 athletes from 78 countries, representing 83.4% of all ...
  • 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 ...
  • History of multiple allergies and gradual onset running-related injuries in distance runners : SAFER XXXV 
    Van Vreden, Chanel; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Ramagole, Dimakatso Althea; Swanevelder, Sonja; Jordaan, Esme; Sewry, Nicola (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2024-07)
    OBJECTIVE : To determine if any gradual onset running-related injury (GORRI) was associated with any allergies, multiple allergies (allergies to animals, plants, medication), and allergy medication use. DESIGN : ...
  • How much is too much? (Part 1) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of injury 
    Soligard, Torbjørn; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Alonso, Juan-Manuel; Bahr, Roald; Clarsen, Ben; Dijkstra, H. Paul; Gabbett, Tim; Gleeson, Michael; Hägglund, Martin; Hutchinson, Mark R.; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Khan, Karim M.; Meeusen, Romain; Orchard, John W.; Pluim, Babette M.; Raftery, Martin; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars (BMJ Publishing Group, 2016-09)
    Athletes participating in elite sports are exposed to high training loads and increasingly saturated competition calendars. Emerging evidence indicates that poor load management is a major risk factor for injury. The ...
  • How much is too much? (Part 2) International Olympic Committee consensus statement on load in sport and risk of illness 
    Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Soligard, Torbjørn; Alonso, Juan-Manuel; Bahr, Roald; Clarsen, Ben; Dijkstra, H. Paul; Gabbett, Tim J.; Gleeson, Michael; Hägglund, Martin; Hutchinson, Mark R.; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Meeusen, Romain; Orchard, John W.; Pluim, Babette M.; Raftery, Martin; Budgett, Richard; Engebretsen, Lars (BMJ Publishing Group, 2016-09)
    The modern-day athlete participating in elite sports is exposed to high training loads and increasingly saturated competition calendar. Emerging evidence indicates that inappropriate load management is a significant ...
  • How to manage travel fatigue and jet lag in athletes? A systematic review of interventions 
    Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Fowler, Peter; Fullagar, Hugh; Stevens, David; Halson, Shona; Bender, Amy; Vincent, Grace; Claassen-Smithers, Amanda; Dunican, Ian; Roach, Gregory Daniel; Sargent, Charli; Lastella, Michelle; Cronje, Tanita (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-08)
    OBJECTIVES : We investigated the management of travel fatigue and jet lag in athlete populations by evaluating studies that have applied non-pharmacological interventions (exercise, sleep, light and nutrition), and ...
  • Identifying risk factors that contribute to acute mountain sickness 
    Mahomed, Z.; Martin, D.; Gilbert, E.; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Patricios, Jonathan Speridon; Motara, F. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015)
    BACKGROUND. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is an ever-increasing burden on the health sector. With reported incidences of greater than 50%, coupled with the fact that recreational activities at high altitude are gaining ...
  • Iliac artery endofibrosis in a middle-aged female long-distance runner 
    Van Rensburg, Dina C.J.; Van Rensburg, Audrey J.; Van Duuren, Elsa Margaretha; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia) (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2014)
    Exercise-induced iliac artery endofibrosis is a recently described abnormality of the external iliac artery that typically affects younger, healthy endurance athletes. Characteristic of the initially termed cyclist’s ...
  • 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 ...
  • Illness among paralympic athletes : epidemiology, risk markers, and preventative strategies 
    Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Derman, Wayne; Webborn, Nick (Elsevier, 2018-05)