South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) support for Caster Semenya

21 February 2019 SASMA officially wants to communicate support to Caster Semenya during her hearing this week in the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The objective of SASMA is to promote sports science and sports medicine as supported by ethical and evidence-based guidelines, to the benefit of the South African community. Therefore, the health and safety of athletes are always …

Designer Bodies

Designer Bodies

A few years ago, The Sharks injury prevention and performance programme, Sharksmart, anonymously surveyed 9824 male pupils attending 20 high schools in KZN regarding various lifestyle behaviours.  One section of the questionnaire related to the use of anabolic steroids, the results of which proved both interesting and somewhat surprising. The response rate to the survey was in excess of 80% …

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10 Challenges for you: 2018, are you keen?

Dr Phatho Zondi MBChB, MSc Sports Medicine, MBA Sports Science Institute of South Africa A blink of the eyes and its April already! We hope 2018 has started off well for you and that, having entered this Yyear with enthusiasm and vigor, you have found your rhythm and are now laying a solid foundation to achieve the goals you have set for …