• DR. YUMNA ALBERTUS-KAJEE


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    POSITION

    • Post-doctoral research fellow, UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

     

    QUALIFICATIONS

    • PhD (Physiology) (Exercise Science), University of Cape Town (2008)

      Thesis title: Critical analysis of techniques for normalising electromyographic data: From laboratory to clinical research

    • BSc (Med Hons), University of Cape Town (2002)

    • BSc, University of Cape Town (2001)

     

    ESSM RESEARCH GROUP

    • Exercise in the management of chronic diseases

     

    RESEARCH INTERESTS

    • Central regulation of exercise and fatigue in healthy and diseased individuals

    • Pacing strategies during competitive events

     

    CONTACT

     

    Tel:      +27 21 650 4572

    Email:  Yumna.Albertus@uct.ac.za

     

     

    PUBLICATIONS

     

    1.   B Parr, Y Albertus, W Derman. The mechanisms of the training response in patients with peripheral arterial disease: a review. South African Journal of Sports Medicine. 2009 (In press).

    2.   J Swart; R Tucker; R Lamberts; Y Albertus; M Lambert. Potential causes of chronic anterior knee pain in a former winner of the Tour de France: case report. Int Sports Med. 9(4):162-171. 2008.

    3.   Y Kriel, DB Hampsom VE Lambert, R Tucker, Y Albertus, A Claasen, A St Clair Gibson. The effect of visual stimulus deprivation and manipulation of auditory timing signals on pacing strategy. Percept Mot Skills. 2007 Dec;105(3 Pt 2):1227-41.

    4.   Y Albertus, R Tucker, A St Clair Gibson, EV Lambert, D Hampson, TD Noakes. The Effect of Distance Feedback on Pacing Strategy and Perceived Exertion during 20 km Cycle Time Trials. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 37(3):461-468. March 2005. 

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