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Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
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Physiotherapy
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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the South African Pain Catastrophizing Scale (SA-PCS) among patients with fibromyalgia

Morris, Linzette D. Grimmer-Somers, Karen A. Louw, Quinette A. Sullivan, Michael J. (BioMed Central, 2012-11)

Background: Pain catastrophization has recently been recognized as a barrier to the healthy development of physical functioning among chronic pain patients. Levels of pain catastrophization in chronic pain patients ...
The prevalence of low back pain in Africa : a systematic review

Louw, Quinette A. Morris, Linzette D. Grimmer-Somers, Karen (BioMed Central, 2007-11)

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is the most prevalent musculoskeletal condition and one of the most common causes of disability in the developed nations. Anecdotally, there is a general assumption that LBP prevalence in ...
A profile of hospital-admitted paediatric burns patients in South Africa

Parbhoo, Asha Louw, Quinette A. Grimmer-Somers, Karen (BMC Research Notes, 2010-06)

Background: Injuries and deaths from burns are a serious, yet preventable health problem globally. This paper describes burns in a cohort of children admitted to the Red Cross Children's Hospital, in Cape Town, South ...
Virtual reality exposure therapy as treatment for pain catastrophizing in fibromyalgia patients : proof-of-concept study (study protocol)

Morris, Linzette D. Grimmer-Somers, Karen A. Spottiswoode, Bruce Louw, Quinette A. (BioMed Central, 2011-04-30)

ABSTRACT: Background. Albeit exercise is currently advocated as one of the most effective management strategies for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS); the implementation of exercise as a FMS treatment in reality is significantly ...