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Title

Sport, sex and age increase risk of illness at the Rio 2016 Summer Paralympic Games: a prospective cohort study of 51 198 athlete days.

Citation

Br J Sports Med.2018 52: 17-23

Authors

Wayne Derman, Martin P Schwellnus, Esme Jordaan, Phoebe Runciman, Cheri Blauwet, Nick Webborn, Jan Lexell, Peter Van de Vliet, Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu, James Kissick, Jaap Stomphorst.

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Title

The use of skeletal muscle relaxants in musculoskeletal injuries: what is the evidence?

Citation

South African Family Practice 2018; 60(5):7-16

Authors

Dina C. Janse van Rensburg, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, Gehart Kalmeier, Carel T. Viljoen, Dimakatso A. Ramagole, Martin P. Schwellnus.

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Prerace medical screening and education reduce medical encounters in distance road races: SAFER VIII study in 153 208 race starters.

Citation

British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53 pp. 634- 639

Authors

Martin Schwellnus, Sonja Swanevelder, Wayne Derman, Mats Borjesson, Karen Schwabe, Esme Jordaan.

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Year of the face mask: do’s and don’ts during exercise

Citation

SA J. Sports Med. vol.32 n.1

Authors

DC Janse van RensburgI, II; L PillayIII; S HendricksIV, V; JA Hamuy BlancoVI

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Recommendations for athletes and COVID-19 vaccinations: A South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA) position statement – Part 3.

Citation

South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 33(1).

Authors

Pillay, L., Patricios, J., Janse van Rensburg, D. C., Saggers, R. ., Ramagole, D., Viviers, P., Thompson, C. ., & Hendricks, S. (2021)

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Effectiveness of neuromuscular injury prevention strategies versus standard strategies on injury rates in the adolescent male playing sport: a systematic review protocol

Citation

JBI Evid Synth. 2023 Nov 16. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-22-00448

Authors

Franso-Mari Olivier, Benita Olivier, Candice MacMillan, Sonia Briel

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Increased number of symptoms during the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection in athletes is associated with prolonged time to return to full sports performance-AWARE VIII

Citation

J Sport Health Sci 2023 Oct 21:S2095-2546(23)00103-5 doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2023.10.005. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Carolette Snyders, Marlise Dyer, Nicola Sewry, Esme Jordaan, Martin Schwellnus

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Tackling sport-related concussion: effectiveness of lowering the maximum legal height of the tackle in amateur male rugby – a cross-sectional analytical study

Citation

Injury Prevention 2023;29:56-61. doi:10.1136/ip-2022-044714

Authors

van Tonder R, Starling L, Surmon S, Viviers P, Kraak W, Boer PH, Jordaan E, Hendricks S, Stokes KA, Derman W, Brown JC

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Title

Physical Activity implementation for Cancer Care and Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: A call to Action

Citation

Br J Sports Med Month 2025 Vol 0 No 0 doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110720

Authors

Maurice Douryang,Irma Belinda Yossa Nzeuwa and Lervasen Pillay

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Number of symptoms during the acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection in athletes is associated with multiorgan Involvement: AWARE III

Citation

Clin J Sport Med. 2025 Mar 19. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000001347. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40105415.

Authors

Carolette Snyders, Marlise Dyer, Esme Jordaan, Leonie Scholtz, Andre Du Plessis, Martin Mpe, Kelly Kaulback, Martin Schwellnus

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International perspectives on exercise oncology: current state, challenges, and opportunities for future development

Citation

J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2025 Sep 1;2025(71):325-333. doi: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgaf028. PMID: 40828159.

Authors

Hao Luo, Paulo G Bergerot, Daniel A Galvão, Justin Y Jeon, Karen Mustian, Robert U Newton, Lervasen Pillay, Joachim Wiskemann, Kathryn H Schmitz

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Title

Preseason injury epidemiology and associated injury risk factors among South African junior provincial rugby players: a prospective cohort study

Citation

THE PHYSICIAN AND SPORTSMEDICINE doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2025.2583051

Authors

Kyle Meyer, Daniel Garnett, Dina C. Janse van Rensburg, Lizelle Fletchere and Carel Viljoen

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Title

A systematic review of medication adherence and mortality in chronic disease: Implications for clinical guidelines and policy

Citation

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology doi/10.1002/bcp.70371

Authors

Jessica Hamuy Blanco, Dina C. Janse van Rensburg, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, Corrie Uys & Natalie Schellack

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Title

Exercise for chronic musculoskeletal pain: time to prescribe with precision

Citation

BMJ Open Sp Ex Med 2025;11:e003076. doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2025-003076doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2025-003076

Authors

Nitin Kumar Arora,Lars Donath,Clint Miller,Patrick J Owen,Christopher Neason,Evert Verhagen,Nash Anderson,Yorgi Mavros,Amy Harwood, Nicola Sewry & Daniel L Belavý

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Advancing global equity, diversity and inclusion in sport and exercise medicine consensus and research: deliberate, thoughtful steps from the FAIR consensus

Citation

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2025;59:1539-1541. doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-111063

Authors

Brooke E Patterson, Nana Akua Achiaa Adom-Aboagye,Naama Constantini, Carole Akinyi Okoth, Yuka Tsukahara, Dina Christina (Christa) Janse van Rensburg, Oluwatoyosi B A Owoeye, Libby J Gracias, Melissa J Haberfield, Jackie L Whittaker, H Paul Dijkstra, Tara-Leigh McHugh, Carolyn A Emery &Kay M Crossley

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Title

Can We Trust Them?” An Expert Evaluation of Large Language Models to Provide Sleep and Jet Lag Recommendations for Athletes

Citation

Sports Med (2025), doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02303-5

Authors

Jacopo Vitale, Alan McCall, Andrea Cina, Dina C Janse van Rensburg & Shona Halson

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Title

Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation in Para-Cricketers

Citation

Cricket Sports Medicine Book 2025 .pp 201–209 Publisher Springer Nature Singapore. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-6321-7_20

Authors

MacMillan, C., Janse van Rensburg, D.C., Elliott, K., Pluim, B.M

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Title

Optimising Health and Performance During International Cricket Travel

Citation

In: Olivier, B., Orchard, J.W. (eds) Cricket Sports Medicine . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-6321-7_26

Authors

Antonia Rossiter, Rónán Doherty, Dina C. Janse van Rensburg (Christa), Audrey Jansen van Rensburg & Brendan Connor

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Title

Perspectives Of Sports Medicine Professionals On Treating And Supporting ‘Enhanced Athletes’ In The Context Of The Enhanced Games : 2445

Citation

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 57 (10S), 797-798. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0001161804.04601.a5.

Authors

Ke Hu, Christian Schneider, Mark Hutchinson, Emin Ergen, Michael Geistlinger, Iain Killoughery, Klaus-Michael Braumann, Jose Kawazoe Lazzoli, Jane Seto, Xavier Bigard, Andre Debruyne, Anna Jegier, Theodora Papadopoulou, Pedro Manonelles, Francisco Arroyo, Mourad Ghrairi, Ana Cintron, Petra Zupet, Marcelo Bichels Leitao, Umutcan Kayikci, Daniel Arkader Kopile, Pigozzi Fabio, Fossati Chiara, Alessia Di Gianfrancesco, Luigi D Luigi, Kirill Micallef Stafrace, Anca Ionescu, Bernd Wolfarth, Metin Ergun, William O Roberts, Konstantinos Natsis, Camille Tooth, Sandra Rozenstoka, Jose Antonio Casajus, Borja Muniz-Pardos, Roberto Lohn Nahon, Malav Shroff, Minhao Xie, Demitri Constantinou, Dina C Janse van Rensburg, Bulent Ulkar, Andrew Jowett, Victoriya Badtieva, Kaux, Jean-Fran cois, Peter Baumgartl, Clea Hadjistephanou Papaellina, Jurgen Steinacker, Julio Motta-Pensabene, Rudiger Reer, Norbert Bachl

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Title

Pedal power: female cyclists at 94.7 Ride Joburg face fewer illnesses but more injuries and finishing challenges

Citation

J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2025 Oct 6. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.25.16727-3.

Authors

Dina Christa Janse van Rensburg, Xan Swart, Dimakatso Ramagole, Francois Du Toit, Carel Viljoen, Tanita Botha, Mahlane Phalane, Ramona Beeton, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg

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Gender- and/or sex-specific considerations for sport-related injury: a concept mapping approach for the Female, woman and/or girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) consensus

Citation

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2025;59:1560-1574.

Authors

Kay M Crossley, Melissa J Haberfield, Andrew G Ross, Libby J Gracias, Andrea M Bruder, Jackie L Whittaker, Araba Chintoh, Jane S Thornton, Margie H Davenport, Margo Mountjoy, Melanie Hayman, Brooke E Patterson, Cheri A Blauwet, Evert Verhagen, Carla Van den Berg, Carole Akinyi Okoth, Caroline Bolling, Dina Christina Christa Janse van Rensburg, Ellen Casey, Naama W Constantini, Nana Akua Achiaa Adom-Aboagye, Rita Tomás, Yuka Tsukahara, Carolyn A Emery, H Paul Dijkstra, Alex Donaldson

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Title

Travel Recommendations for Para Athletes

Citation

The Routledge Handbook of Disability Sport Science, 611-629

Authors

Dina C. (Christa) Janse van Rensburg, Babette Pluim, Carolette Snyders, Candice MacMillan, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg

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Title

Beyond prescriptions: chronic medication adherence predicts mortality risk in a large-scale cohort study

Citation

Front Pharmacol. 2025 Nov 25;16:1701588. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1701588. PMID: 41378219; PMCID: PMC12685934.

Authors

Jessica Hamuy Blanco, Dina C Janse van Rensburg, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, Corrie Uys, Natalie Schellack

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Title

Illness is common in trail runners during training: a prospective cohort study

Citation

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport [Internet]. 2025; Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2025.12.008

Authors

Dina C Christa Janse van Rensburg, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, Pieter Henk Boer, Precious Serero, Tanita Botha, Marlene Schoeman, Carel Viljoen

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The Relationship Between Neurocognitive Function and Concussion in Women Professional Football Players: A Cross-Sectional Study

Citation

Sports 13, no. 12: 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports13120448

Authors

Freja Fredrika Lähteenmäki, Steve den Hollander, Dina Christa Janse van Rensburg, Tuomas Brinck, Gino Kerkhoffs, Vincent Gouttebarge

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Title

Psychological Profile of Trail Runners Associated With Running-Related Injuries: A Prospective Study

Citation

Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/19417381251397950

Authors

Rubén Gajardo-Burgos, Raimundo Sánchez, Manuela Besomi, Carel Viljoen, Dina C Janse van Rensburg, Claudio Bascour-Sandoval

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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

Citation

S Afr J Sports Med. 2025 Dec 15;37(1):v37i1a22881. doi: 10.17159/2078-516X/2025/v37i1a22881. PMID: 41446658; PMCID: PMC12726998.

Authors

Sarah Whitehead, Sarah Chantler, Lois Mackay, Ben Jones, Omar Heyward, Nessan Costello, DC Janse Van Rensburg, Marina Alexander, James Parmley, Matthew Barlow

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Title

Beyond the 24-hour norm: PM2.5 air quality challenges at athletics events in South Africa

Citation

International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2025.2605164

Authors

Henno Havenga, Jean Verster, Martin Schwellnus, Roelof Burger and Nicola Sewry

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Independent risk factors associated with a history of exercise associated muscle cramps (EAMC) among 21460 cycling race entrants (SAFER XXXVI): a descriptive cross-sectional study

Citation

Braz J. Phys Ther 30 (2026) 101559 doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2025.101559

Authors

Carey Pohl, Martin Schwellnus , Nicola Sewry , Pieter Boer, Esme Jordaan,Carel Viljoen

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Title

Epidemiology of injury and associated injury risk factors in South African provincial women’s rugby players

Citation

Phys Sportsmed. 2025 Oct 29:1-9

Authors

Lenel Bellingan, Carel Viljoen, Nicola Sewry

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Title

Educational interventions for REDs in athletes: A scoping review

Citation

Sci sports 2025

Authors

J. Chantler, C. MacMillan, N. Sewry

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

Citation

S Afr J Sports Med 2025;37:1-5. DOI: 10.17159/2078-516X/2025/v37i1a24061

Authors

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

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Title

Periodic Health Evaluations in the Adaptive Athlete: Redefining “Medical Clearance”

Citation

Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am (2025)

Authors

Stephanie Tow,Jeffrey Warren Kepple, and Carolette Snyders

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Epidemiology and associated injury risk factors in figure skating: A systematic review

Citation

J Sci Med Sport. 2025 Jul;28(7):563-576

Authors

Natasha T Schmidt, Dina C Janse van Rensburg, Marlene Schoeman, Manuela Besomi, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, Daniel Garnet, Susan Scheepers, Carel Viljoen

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Pre-race medical clearance in 60,609 distance running raceentrants: which entrants sought clearance, what physiciansdid, and what was the outcome? SAFER XXXVII

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The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness 2025 April;65(4):562-70

Authors

Christili MULLER , Martin SCH WELLNUS, Dina C. JAN SE VAN REN SBUR G , Esme JORDAAN, Nicola SEWRY

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Title

The reporting of injury epidemiology and risk factors in women’s rugby: a scoping review

Citation

Journal of science and medicine in sport [Internet]. 2025;

Authors

Lenel Billingan, Nicola Sewry, Candice McMillan, Carel Viljoen

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Building the future of exercise oncology: current status of international workforce development and integration into standard cancer care

Citation

Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs, 2025, 2025(71), 334–343

Authors

Karen Wonders , Mary A. Kennedy,Lauren C. Capozzi,Yao Lei, Lervasen Pillay , Fabrıcio Azevedo Voltarelli, Joachim Wiskemann , Anna M. Campbell

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Injury and illness epidemiology in elite athletesduring the Olympic, Youth Olympic and ParalympicGames: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Citation

British Journal of Sports Medicine [Internet]. 2025;59(18):1302–14.

Authors

Kalle Torvaldsson, Kristina Fagher, Wayne Derman, Lars Engebretsen , Hanna Lindblom, Alexandre Dias Lopes, Phoebe Runciman, Martin Schwellnus, Torbjørn Soligard, Sofi Sonesson ,Kathrin Steffen, Martin Hägglund

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Title

Trail Running Safety: A Review of Serious Adverse Events Reported in Online News Articles.

Citation

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 2025;36(3) 416-433.

Authors

Carel Viljoen, Monique da Cruz, Kgame Matlala, Megan Groves, Kaylin du Toit, Loria Fourie, Bruno Silva,Vol ker Scheer, Candice MacMillan, and Dina C. Janse van Rensburg

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