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Elzette Korkie

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Agweyu E, Matheri J, Olivier B, Korkie E
S Afr J Physiother . 2025 Mar; 81(1):2096. PMID: 40061854
Background: The pectoralis minor muscle (PMM) length is critical for shoulder movement and stability, often implicated in dysfunction and pain. The pectoralis minor index (PMI) quantifies this muscle's length relative...
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Mashola M, Korkie E, Mothabeng D
Behav Neurol . 2024 Feb; 2024:9081530. PMID: 38343899
A spinal cord injury is a life-changing experience that results in functional limitations and an increased risk of secondary health conditions. People with spinal cord injury identify pain as the...
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Mashola M, Korkie E, Mothabeng D
Health SA . 2024 Feb; 29:2377. PMID: 38322368
Background: Pain after spinal cord injury (SCI) is debilitating and has been reported to be difficult to treat, despite pharmacological interventions. Pain medication misuse (PMM) and associated individual factors among...
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Mashola M, Korkie E, Mothabeng D
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med . 2023 Nov; 15(1):e1-e12. PMID: 37916727
Background:  Pain is the most common reason for medical visits to primary health care practitioners. Pain self-management interventions are encouraged and there is no known self-management intervention framework available that...
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de Jager I, Schwellnus M, Sewry N, Viljoen C, Korkie E, Swanevelder S, et al.
Clin J Sport Med . 2022 Dec; 33(5):521-526. PMID: 36548112
Objective: To determine independent risk factors associated with a history of exercise-associated muscle cramps (hEAMCs) in distance runner race entrants in a community-based mass participation event. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting:...
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Viljoen C, Janse van Rensburg D, van Mechelen W, Verhagen E, Korkie E, Botha T
Phys Ther Sport . 2022 Jul; 56:60-75. PMID: 35839603
Objective: To develop a trail running injury screening instrument (TRISI) for utilisation as clinical decision aid in determining if a trail runner is at an increased risk for injury. Design:...
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Mashola M, Korkie E, Mothabeng D
S Afr J Physiother . 2022 Mar; 78(1):1600. PMID: 35281780
Background: Pain after spinal cord injury (SCI) is common and is likely to continue throughout life with varying levels of severity. Objective: To determine the presence of pain, the sociodemographic...
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Viljoen C, Janse van Rensburg D, Verhagen E, van Mechelen W, Korkie E, Botha T
Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2021 Dec; 18(23). PMID: 34886345
Trail running involves running on varying natural terrains, often including large elevation gains/losses. Trail running has a high risk of injury, and runners often participate in remote regions where medical...
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Mashola M, Ajidahun A, Korkie E, Mothabeng D
JBI Evid Synth . 2021 Nov; 20(3):890-898. PMID: 34798659
Objective: This scoping review will identify complementary and alternative medicine methods used to manage spinal cord injury-related pain. Introduction: Spinal cord injury-related pain is common, with a third of individuals...
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de Jager I, Schwellnus M, Viljoen C, Korkie E, Sewry N, Swanevelder S, et al.
Clin J Sport Med . 2021 Nov; 32(4):415-421. PMID: 34759185
Objective: To determine whether the lifetime prevalence and clinical characteristics of exercise-associated muscle cramping (EAMC) differ between runners entering a 21.1- versus 56-km road race. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: The...