McQuilliam, S. J., Clark, D. R., Erskine, R. M., & Brownlee, T. E. (2020). Abstract Generating high levels of muscular strength and power are important for success in sport and may have long-term implications for sporting careers in youth athletes. Importantly, maturation may confound the neuromuscular adaptations to resistance training when attempting to differentiate between training- vs. growth-induced strength and …
Fonseca, S. T., Souza, T. R., Verhagen, E., van Emmerik, R., Bittencourt, N. F. N., Mendonça, L. D. M., et al. (2020) Abstract The understanding that sports injury is the result of the interaction among many factors and that specific profiles could increase the risk of the occurrence of a given injury was a significant step in establishing programs for …
Wells KR, Jeacocke NA, Appaneal R, et al. Br J Sports Med Epub ahead of print: 2020 Abstract Identification, evaluation and management of disordered eating (DE) is complex. DE exists along the spectrum from optimised nutrition through to clinical eating disorders (EDs). Individual athletes can move back and forth along the spectrum of eating behaviour at any point in time …
The Sport, Exercise Medicine, Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI) at the University of Pretoria, through the IOC Research Center of South Africa, is leading an international research study to better understand the health impact of respiratory tract infections, including COVID-19, in athletes: The AWARE (Athlete With Acute Respiratory InfEction) Research Study. Due to the novelty of COVID-19, we do not know much …
DC Janse van Rensburg, L Pillay, S Hendricks, JA Hamuy Blanco 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 level need to make informed decisions on wearing a face mask during exercise. Currently there is no …
Hind, K., Konerth, N., Entwistle, I., Theadom, A., Lewis, G., King, D., et al. (2020). Abstract Background – Rugby union and rugby league are popular team contact sports, but they bring a high risk of injury. Although previous studies have reported injury occurrence across one or several seasons, none have explored the total number of injuries sustained across an entire career. …
ABSTRACT – Kemp JL, Mosler AB, Hart H, et al. Objective To report the effectiveness of physiotherapist-led interventions in improving pain and function in young and middle-aged adults with hip- related pain. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources A comprehensive, reproducible search strategy was performed on five databases in May 2019. Reference lists and grey literature were also searched. …
Background: Despite a substantial body of literature on the physical and technical demands of outfield players in football, there is little information regarding the performance of goalkeepers. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyse the game performance profiles of goalkeepers at the 2016 European Football Championships. Methods: A total of 30 goalkeepers from 15 games played during the 2016 European Football …
DA Ramagole, DC Janse van Rensburg, L Pillay, P Viviers, P Zondi & J Patricios The significant impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) pandemic has extended to sport with the cessation of nearly all professional and non-professional events globally. Recreational parks and fitness centres have also closed. A challenge remains to get athletes back to participation in the safest way, balancing the …
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