ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There are a growing number of men and women world-wide who are suffering strokes due to poor lifestyle-related habits. While there is evidence of the differences in cerebral haemodynamics between stroke ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many children experience developmental problems without being aware thereof. In a school setting these developmental delays mostly remain unnoticed and are scarcely remediated sufficiently, if at all. ...
Schutte, Kurt Heinrich(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Limited data exists on a transition process of minimalist shoe running, warranting longitudinally designed studies. The primary aim of this study was thus to determine whether lower limb kinematics can ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Compression socks (CS) are used as an ergogenic aid during and after exercise by many athletes
of elite and recreational status. The exact mechanism whereby CS affect performance and postexercise
recovery ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Stress and recovery plays an important role in the performance of semi-professional rugby players. Physiological and psychological markers have been established as reliable indicators of the recovery-stress ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Falling is a common occurrence and one of the most serious problems in the elderly population
(65 years and older). Falls account for 70% of accidental deaths in persons aged 75 years and
older. Falls ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The prevalence of lower back disorders and the high costs involved are an ongoing
problem in industrialised countries. Research indicates an estimated 70-80% of all
individuals will experience lower ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Various types of post-exercise recovery strategies have become part of the modern athlete’s
daily routine. It is a well known that inadequate recovery will prolong the time it takes for the
runner’s ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to gain more information on respiratory muscle function of
team sports. This was achieved by determining the relationship between anthropometry
and respiratory muscle ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of plyometric exercise training
on the aerobic and anaerobic capacities of well-trained cyclists.
Twenty male competitive cyclists (age: 24 ± SD 5 ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Stellenbosch Rugby Football Club is the largest club in the world and the men’s
residence rugby competition is a component of that Club. The purpose of this study
was to document the origin, formation ...
Exercise physiology is defined as the study of the function of the human body during various acute and chronic exercise conditions as well as the identification
of physiological mechanisms underlying physical activity. ...
Fabricius, David Leslie(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of an aquatic- and landbased
plyometric programme upon selected, sport-specific performance variables in
adolescent male, rugby union players.
A ...
De Villiers, Nico(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated the optimal training load required for peak-power
production in two types of exercises, namely an Olympic-type and a ballistic
exercise. The hang clean and the squat jump were ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Adolescence is the period between childhood and adulthood. This phase starts between
the ages of 11 and 13 years and ends between 17 and 21 years. Adolescence was seen as
a phase of development, growth ...