Sports Science Institute of South Africa

Recent papers from Sports Science Institute of South Africa

1. Baseline Symptom Collection in Elite Rugby Union Players—Limited Clinical Utility? An Investigation of Assessments Across 5879 men and Women AthletesEuropean Journal of Sport Science · 2026
2. Cognitive Outcomes Following Physical Activity Interventions Incorporating Co-Design: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled TrialsLife · 2026
3. Predictors of concussion management pathway adherence in New Zealand community rugby: A prospective cohort studyJSAMS Plus · 2026
4. Concussion symptom clusters and changes in symptom reporting and severity following multiple concussions in male professional rugby league playersJSAMS Plus · 2026
5. Biomechanics of Rugby Tackle Techniques in Youth and Adult Players: A Systematic Review of Age-Specific Injury Risk and Performance ImplicationsSports Medicine · 2026
6. Head Acceleration Event Probabilities During Standardised Contact Drills in Academy Men's Rugby LeagueEuropean Journal of Sport Science · 2026
7. Surgical Intervention for Moderate-To-Large lesions (1-2.9 cm ² ): Proceedings of the International Consensus Meetings on Cartilage Repair of the AnkleFoot & Ankle Specialist · 2026
8. Trust as a Foundational Family Need in Contexts of Trauma: A South African Qualitative StudyFamily Relations · 2026
9. A Distorted Process of Care Framework: Why Do South African Women Stay in Abusive Relationships?Social Sciences · 2026
10. ICRS-FIFA-Aspetar consensus on the management of knee cartilage injuries in football players: part 2-appropriateness of specific surgical procedures to address articular cartilage lesions in different clinical scenarios using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method.2026
11. Epidemiology of head injuries among football and rugby players — A systematic review with meta-analysisJournal of science and medicine in sport · 2026
12. Non‐Communicable Disease, Metabolic and Lifestyle Risk Factor Profiles in South African University Students: A Latent Class AnalysisPublic Health Challenges · 2026
13. Application and implications of new global definitions of obesity: a cross-sectional study of South African womenThe Lancet Regional Health - Africa · 2026
14. Head acceleration in blind football players: a laboratory-based exploratory studyJournal of science and medicine in sport · 2026
15. Digital divide in diabetes care: qualitative insights from the DIG-EQUITY study, IndiaBMC Public Health · 2026
16. Contributors to negative biopsychosocial outcomes in rugby players (CoNBO): part 1 the systematic reviewSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · 2026
17. Distinct Roles of Dopamine and Noradrenaline in Physical FatigueSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · 2026
18. A blinded study of inter-rater agreement of video signs for potential concussion in the National Rugby League comparing novice versus expert reviewersJournal of science and medicine in sport · 2026
19. Unmet Needs in Treatment Escalation for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria: Findings From the CURE RegistryAllergy · 2026
20. Mental fatigue and brain activation using prolonged task-based fMRI: a systematic review on time-on-task and sequential task paradigmsExperimental Brain Research · 2026