Posted on March 27, 2025
Professor Christa Janse van Rensburg has been appointed as the new Director of the Sports Exercise Medicine and Lifestyle Institute (SEMLI), effective 1 April. SEMLI, a world-class institute within the Faculty of Health Sciences, is dedicated to advancing research, education, and clinical...
Posted on September 19, 2024
The University of Pretoria celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Section Sports Medicine (SSM) on 19 September at the Future Africa campus. Since its inception in 1999, SSM has become a globally recognised centre of excellence, significantly impacting the careers of sports physicians, the health...
Posted on July 25, 2024
Section Sports Medicine at the University of Pretoria is proud to announce that several of its distinguished alumni from the Sports Medicine Section have been appointed to the South African medical team for the 2024 Olympics in France. This esteemed group of professionals will be instrumental in...
Posted on July 24, 2024
Danilo von Ludwiger, a sixth-year medical student at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Health Sciences, has recently returned from an eventful four-week European beach volleyball tour. Despite narrowly missing qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics, von Ludwiger and his partner...
Posted on July 02, 2024
Danilo von Ludwiger, in his fourth year of medical studies at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Health Sciences, recently came back from a European beach volleyball tour for four weeks. Although he narrowly missed out on qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Von Ludwiger and his...
Posted on February 28, 2024
Our outstanding student athlete, Jason Visser, is gearing up to showcase his skills at the Junior African Championship in Cairo from March 1st to 7th, 2024. Jason's journey to this prestigious event comes after securing a bronze medal last year in the team epee event.
Posted on February 07, 2024
The word "spike" will undoubtedly impact Danilo von Ludwiger's life in 2024 when he is in the hospital or playing beach volleyball. He is a sixth-year MBCHB student at Tuks. It means he spends a lot of his time in a hospital where a patient's temperature can spike at any moment. When it happens,...
Posted on November 02, 2023
Medication and dietary management play pivotal roles in controlling this chronic disease. However, the importance of exercise and its role cannot be stressed enough.
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