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  • The congested International Match Calendar in football : views of 1055 professional male players 
    Pillay, Lervasen; Burgess, D.; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Kerkhoffs, Gino M.; Gouttebarge, Vincent (Springer, 2022-11)
    BACKGROUND : The International Match Calendar congestion affects players recovery. The views of a worldwide cohort of professional football players is shared in this communication. METHODS : A cross-sectional observational ...
  • Consensus on a netball video analysis framework of descriptors and definitions by the netball video analysis consensus group 
    Mackay, Lois; Jones, Ben; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Hall, Francine; Alexander, Lisa; Atkinson, Karen; Baldrey, Pippa; Bedford, Anthony; Cormack Stuart; Clarke, Jade; Croft, Hayden; Denton, Katie; Fox, Aaron S.; Hadley, Paige; Handyside, Richard; Hendricks, Sharief; Kerss, Jim; Leota, Liana; Maddern, Bjorn; McErlain-Naylor, Stuart A.; Mooney, Mitchell; Pyke, Daniel; Pistorius, Danielle; Ramagole, Dimakatso Althea; Ryan, Dan; Scott, Fiona; Scott, Tannath; Snow, Julie; Spencer, Kirsten; Thirlby, Jess; Viljoen, Carel Thomas; Whitehead, Sarah (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-04)
    Using an expert consensus-based approach, a netball video analysis consensus (NVAC) group of researchers and practitioners was formed to develop a video analysis framework of descriptors and definitions of physical, technical ...
  • Consensus statement on concussion in sport-the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016 
    McCrory, Paul; Meeuwisse, Willem; Dvorak, Jiri; Aubry, Mark; Bailes, Julian; Broglio, Steven; Cantu, Robert C.; Cassidy, David; Echemendia, Ruben J.; Castellani, Rudy J.; Davis, Gavin A.; Ellenbogen, Richard; Emery, Carolyn; Engebretsen, Lars; Feddermann-Demont, Nina; Giza, Christopher C.; Guskiewicz, Kevin M.; Herring, Stanley; Iverson, Grant L.; Johnston, Karen M.; Kissick, James; Kutcher, Jeffrey S.; Leddy, John J.; Maddocks, David; Makdissi, Michael; Manley, Geoff T.; McCrea, Michael; Meehan, William P.; Nagahiro, Shinji; Patricios, Jonathan Speridon; Putukian, Margot; Schneider, Kathryn J.; Sills, Allen; Tator, Charles H.; Turner, Michael; Vos, Pieter E. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-06)
    The 2017 Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) consensus statement is designed to build on the principles outlined in the previous statements1–4 and to develop further conceptual understanding of sport-related concussion (SRC) ...
  • The contribution of preintervention blood pressure, VO(2)max, BMI, autonomic function and gender to exercise-induced changes in heart rate variability 
    Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina (BMJ Publishing Group, 2013)
    INTRODUCTION : The quantification of heart rate variability (HRV) is a tool to assess the interaction between exercise and autonomic control, as well as the pathophysiology of diseases affecting autonomic function. Little ...
  • The correlation between the health-related fitness of healthy participants measured at home as opposed to fitness measured by sport scientists in a laboratory 
    Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Pepper, Michael Sean; Du Toit, Peet J.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Ker, James A.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Grobbelaar, C.W. (Craig); Nolte, Kim; Fletcher, F.; Grant, T.C. (Thelani) (Medpharm Publications, 2014)
    BACKGROUND : Fitness is defined in the health context as a state of good health or physical condition, primarily as a result of exercise and proper nutrition. Conventional methods of measuring fitness are expensive, time ...
  • 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 ...
  • COVID-19 considerations and strategy for a safe return to international football competitions : an African perspective 
    Douryang, Maurice; Bouba, Yagai; Makemjio, Emeline Zogning; Wondeu, Andrillene Laure Deutou; Pillay, Lervasen (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-02)
    The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many aspects of life worldwide—educational, economic, cultural, social and sporting. To limit the spread of COVID-19, initial containment strategies included proper mask wearing, respiratory ...
  • COVID-19 lockdown : a global study investigating athletes’ sport classification and sex on training practices 
    Washif, Jad Adrian; Sandbakk, Oyvind; Seiler, Stephen; Haugen, Thomas; Farooq, Abdulaziz; Quarrie, Ken; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Krug, Isabel; Verhagen, Evert; Wong, Del P.; Mujika, Inigo; Cortis, Cristina; Haddad, Monoem; Ahmadian, Omid; Al Jufaili, Mahmood; Al-Horani, Ramzi A.; Al-Mohannadi, Abdulla Saeed; Aloui, Asma; Ammar, Achraf; Arifi, Fitim; Aziz, Abdul Rashid; Batuev, Mikhail; Beaven, Christopher Martyn; Beneke, Ralph; Bici, Arben; Bishnoi, Pallawi; Bogwasi, Lone; Bok, Daniel; Boukhris, Omar; Boullosa, Daniel; Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi; Brito, Joao; Cartagena, Roxana Paola Palacios; Chaouachi, Anis; Cheung, Stephen S.; Chtourou, Hamdi; Cosma, Germina; Debevec, Tadej; DeLang, Matthew D.; Dellal, Alexandre; Donmez, Gurhan; Driss, Tarak; Duque, Juan David Pena; Eirale, Cristiano; Elloumi, Mohamed; Foster, Carl; Franchini, Emerson; Fusco, Andrea; Galy, Olivier; Gastin, Paul B.; Gill, Nicholas; Girard, Olivier; Gregov, Cvita; Halson, Shona; Hammouda, Omar; Hanzlikova, Ivana; Hassanmirzaei, Bahar; Hebert-Losier, Kim; Helu, Hussein Munoz; Herrera-Valenzuela, Tomas; Hettinga, Florentina J.; Holtzhausen, Louis; Hue, Olivier; Dello Iacono, Antonio; Ihalainen, Johanna K; James, Carl; Joseph, Saju; Kamoun, Karim; Khaled, Mehdi; Khalladi, Karim; Kim, Kwang Joon; Kok, Lian-Yee; MacMillan, Lewis; Mataruna-Dos-Santos, Leonardo Jose; Matsunaga, Ryo; Memishi, Shpresa; Millet, Gregoire P.; Moussa-Chamari, Imen; Musa, Danladi Ibrahim; Nguyen, Hoang Minh Thuan; Nikolaidis, Pantelis T.; Owen, Adam; Padulo, Johnny; Pagaduan, Jeffrey Cabayan; Perera, Nirmala Panagodage; Perez-Gomez, Jorge; Pillay, Lervasen; Popa, Arporn; Pudasaini, Avishkar; Rabbani, Alizera; Rahayu, Tandiyo; Romdhani, Mohamed; Salamh, Paul; Sarkar, Abu-Sufian; Schillinger, Andy; Setyawati, Heny; Shrestha, Navina; Suraya, Fatona; Tabben, Montassar; Trabelsi, Khaled; Urhausen, Axel; Valtonen, Maarit; Weber, Johanna; Whiteley, Rodney; Zrane, Adel; Zerguini, Yacine; Zmijewski, Piotr; Ben Saad, Helmi; Pyne, David B.; Taylor, Lee; Chamari, Karim (Human Kinetics, 2022-07)
    PURPOSE : To investigate differences in athletes’ knowledge, beliefs, and training practices during COVID-19 lockdowns with reference to sport classification and sex. This work extends an initial descriptive evaluation ...
  • COVID-19 vaccination in athletes: ready, set, go… 
    Hull, J.H.; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Pyne, D.B.; Shah, A. (Elsevier, 2021-05)
    In the fight against the COVID-19 global pandemic, the focus in 2021 has fortunately turned to vaccination strategies. The successful development of several vaccines, and their proven efficacy and short-term safety in large ...
  • A cross-sectional study of 2550 amateur cyclists shows lack of knowledge regarding relevant sports nutrition guidelines 
    Sparks, I.M.; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Fletcher, Lizelle; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)
    BACKGROUND : Amateur cyclists use a wide variety of supplements and nutritional substances to increase performance in addition to their training. OBJECTIVES : The intended nutritional supplement use, carbohydrate (CHO) ...
  • Delayed onset muscle soreness : no pain, no gain? The truth behind this adage 
    Zondi, P. Cele; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey (Medpharm Publications, 2015)
    The purpose of this article is to provide brief insight into delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), a phenomenon that is often experienced by recreational and elite athletes. The negative implications of DOMS include pain, ...
  • Delphi developed syllabus for the medical specialty of sport and exercise medicine : part 2 
    Humphries, David; Jaques, Rod; Dijkstra, H. Paul; Asif, Irfan M.; Batt, Mark; Borjesson, Mats; Ergen, Emin; Geertsema, Celeste; Gojanovic, Boris; Ionescu, Anca; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Lebrun, Connie; Mohamed, Nahar Azmi; Mountjoy, Margot; Parikh, Tvisha; Robinson, Diana; Sallis, Robert; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Sheeran, Padraig (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-09)
    Training in the medical specialty of sport and exercise medicine (SEM) is available in many, but not all countries. In 2015, an independent Delphi group, the International Syllabus in Sport and Exercise Medicine Group ...
  • Determination of the prevalence of knee and hip clinical osteoarthritis in the active professional male footballer and its association with pain, function, injury and surgery 
    Pillay, Lervasen; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Ramkilawon, Gopika Devi; Maas, Mario; Orhant, Emmanuel; Rantanen, Jussi; Salo, Jari; Kerkhoffs, Gino M.; Gouttebarge, Vincent (MDPI, 2023-07)
    OBJECTIVE : To comment on and explore (1) the prevalence of clinical knee and hip os- teoarthritis (OA); (2) the association between pain or function and clinical knee or hip OA; (3) the association between injury or ...
  • 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 ...
  • Diagnostic approach to lower airway dysfunction in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by a subgroup of the IOC consensus on acute respiratory illness in the athlete' 
    Reier-Nilsen, Tonje; Sewry, Nicola; Chenuel, Bruno; Backer, Vibeke; Larsson, Kjell; Price, Oliver J.; Pedersen, Lars; Bougault, Valerie; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Hull, James H. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-04)
    OBJECTIVES : To compare the performance of various diagnostic bronchoprovocation tests (BPT) in the assessment of lower airway dysfunction (LAD) in athletes and inform best clinical practice. DESIGN : Systematic review ...
  • Do five screening tools identify the same number of runners who require pre-exercise medical clearance? SAFER XXXIV 
    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, ...
  • Do South African international cricket pace bowlers have similar bowling volume and injury risk associates compared to other elite fast bowlers? 
    Christie, Candice J.; McEwan, Kayla; Munro, Catherine E.; King, Greg A.; Le Roux, Adrian; Olivier, Benita; Jackson, Brandon Spencer; Manjra, Shuaib; MacMillan, Candice; Pote, Lee (Sage, 2024-04)
    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, ...
  • Early versus delayed lengthening exercises for acute hamstring injury in male athletes : a randomised controlled clinical trial 
    Vermeulen, Robin; Whiteley, Rod; Van der Made, Anne D.; Van Dyk, Nicol; Almusa, Emad; Geertsema, Celeste; Targett, Stephen; Farooq, Abdulaziz; Bahr, Roald; Tol, Johannes L.; Wangensteen, Arnlaug (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-07)
    BACKGROUND : To evaluate the efficacy of early versus delayed introduction of lengthening (ie, eccentric strengthening) exercises in addition to an established rehabilitation programme on return to sport duration for acute ...
  • Eccentric hamstring strength in young athletes is best documented when normalised to body mass: A cross-sectional study with normative data of 590 athletes from different age categories 
    Jeanguyot, Evan; Salcinovic, Benjamin; Johnson, Amanda; Van Dyk, Nicol; Whiteley, Rod (Termedia Publishing, 2023-03-21)
    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 ...
  • The effect of different types of sports on resting heart rate variability and autonomic nervous system balance 
    Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, Rina (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2008-09)
    Heart rate variability (HRV) refers to the beat-to-beat variation in heart rate, largely due to fluctuating influences of the autonomic nervous system. There are indications that active participation in sport can alter ...