South African Journal of Sports Medicine

Editorial

Reflecting on 2024 and looking ahead

Mike Lambert
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Articles

The psychometric properties of the exercise dependence scale among South African university students

Ashrene Rathilal, Rudolph Leon van Niekerk
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Taping for jump performance: The effects of various knee taping techniques on a drop jump

Kendra Szeles, Andrew Green
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Assessing the relationship between training load and injury in ultramarathon runners: a novel approach using Generalised Additive Models

Theresa Burgess, Paul Durand, Kim Buchholtz
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Sports-related injuries and illnesses amongst adolescent athletes in an urban sports medicine practice setting: a one-year prospective study

Celeste Van Loggerenberg , Dimakatso Ramagole, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, Dina Christa Janse van Rensburg, Pieter Boer
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Relationship between ground reaction force, landing kinematics of the ankle, knee, and hip joints, and lower back strength in university-level female netball players

Ruan Janse van Rensburg, Henriëtte Hammill, Yolandi Willemse, Mark Kramer
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Establishing normative flexibility values for the thoracic spine of competitive male South African golfers

Bianca Elize Bloemhof, Cheryl-Ann Volkwyn, Simone Ferreira
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Lower limb clinical osteoarthritis and its association with joint pain and function, and severe injuries and surgeries, in women professional football players: a cross-sectional observational study

Dimakatso Ramagole, Dina Christa Janse van Rensburg, Pippa Bennett, Charlotte Cowie, Mario Maas, Ritan Mehta, Gopika Ramkilawon, Jussi Rantanen, Jari Salo, Babette Pluim, Gino Kerhoffs, Vincent Gouttebarge
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Does the backlift also matter in female cricket? A biomechanical investigation among local and international female cricket batters

Ammaarah Patel, Habib Noorbhai
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Body composition and bone health outcomes across positional groups in Netball Super League (NSL) senior and under-21 players; a multi-year cohort study

Sarah Whitehead, Sarah Chantler, Lois Mackay, Ben Jones, Omar Heyward, Nessan Costello, Dina C Janse Van Rensburg, Marina Alexander, James Parmley, Matthew Barlow
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The mental health and psychological wellbeing of South African athletes and coaches during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned from their health experience

Rudolph Leon van Niekerk, Koketjo Tsebe
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The incidence of medical attention injuries in wheelchair basketball at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games: a descriptive sub-study

Richard Brombacher, Maaike Eken, Wayne Derman, Phoebe Runciman
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The perceptions of players and their parents/guardians regarding the effectiveness of Cricket South Africa's Hub programme in the Western Province region of South Africa

Lungile Sibeko, Janine Gray, Mogammad Sharhidd Taliep
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Prevalence and risk factors of non-specific low back pain among amateur overhead athletes in Gauteng Province

Tshegofatso Prudence Moatshe, Muhammad Dawood
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An injury profile of musculoskeletal injuries in CrossFit athletes in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Nicholas Simmons, Julian David Pillay
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Coaches’ adoption and implementation of the South African long-term athlete development model in cricket

Kutlwano Liza Mokwena, Alliance Kubayi
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Differences in playing experience, anthropometry and performance measures between Under 16 schoolboy rugby players classified as starters or non-starters: A comparative cross-sectional study

Matthew Chiwaridzo, Christiane von der Heiden , Farirai Evelyn Kamba, Nonhanhla S Mkumbuzi
Physical performance in basic functional tests in premenopausal, perimenopausal and post-menopausal women

Hope Hove, Alwande Zulu, Ntsaku Khoza, Lynn Smith
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An investigation into the player development pathway among youth soccer players in South Africa

Walter Steenbok, Heather Morris-Eyton, Alliance Kubayi
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Injury has a lower incidence but higher burden than illness in elite South African netball players: A prospective cohort study

Danielle Pistorius, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, Christa Janse van Rensburg, Gopika Ramkilawon, Dimakatso Ramagole
The relationship between attention control, emotion regulation and mental toughness among competitive female cricketers

Stephen Walker, Sachintha Galhenage
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Investigating the validity of low-cost technologies for the assessment of jumping-based performances in people with patellofemoral pain

Germari Deysel, Mariaan van Aswegen, Mark Kramer
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Medication use and fall risk among older adults in long-term care facilities: A cross-sectional analysis

Nabilah Ebrahim, Jaron Ras , Rucia November, Lloyd Leach
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Case Study

Case report – midfoot pain in a collegiate athlete with polycystic ovaries: digging deeper into bones and hormones

Joke Henderickx, Pierre Viviers, Jo-Anne Heather Kirby
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Reviews

Effectiveness of self-management programmes for athletes with patellofemoral pain syndrome: A systematic review

Ameen Masoudi, Nomzamo Chemane, Nontembiso Magida, Ushotanefe Useh, Bashir Bello
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Sleep interventions in elite sport – a systematic review

Sharaisha Bilgoe, Steve den Hollander, Christa Janse van Rensburg, Sharief Hendricks, Gino Kerkhoffs, Vincent Gouttebarge
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Reports

The South African Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): The Carling Currie Cup Premiership Competition Injury Surveillance Report 2023

Lara Paul, Clint Readhead, Wayne Viljoen, Mike Lambert
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The South African Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): SARU Boys’ Youth Week Injury Surveillance Report 2023

Lara Paul, Clint Readhead, Wayne Viljoen, Mike Lambert
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The South African Rugby Injury and Illness Surveillance and Prevention Project (SARIISPP): SARU Girls’ Youth Week Injury Surveillance Report 2023

Lara Paul, Clint Readhead, Wayne Viljoen, Mike Lambert
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Panel Discussion

Attitudes towards the role of sports dentistry in high-performance teams: A panel discussion

Janesh Pradipkumar Ganda, Lervasen Pillay, Clement Plaatjies, Bhavik Ganda, Umair Mohammed, John Haughey
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