Research Articles (Physiotherapy)
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Building capacity for development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017)Robust, reliable and transparent methodologies are necessary to ensure that clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) meet international criteria. In South Africa (SA) and other low- and middle-income countries, upskilling and ... -
A systematic review protocol on the effectiveness of therapeutic exercises utilised by physiotherapists to improve function in patients with burns
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2017)Background: Therapeutic exercises play a crucial role in the management of burn injuries. The broad objective of this review is to systematically evaluate the effectiveness, safety and applicability to low-income countries ... -
Learning styles of physiotherapists : a systematic scoping review
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019-01-03)Background: Understanding students’ learning styles, and modifying teaching styles and material accordingly, is an essential to delivering quality education. Knowing more about the learning styles of physiotherapy learners ... -
The development of an evidence-based clinical checklist for the diagnosis of anterior knee pain
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Background: Anterior knee pain (AKP) or patellofemoral pain syndrome is common and may limit an individual’s ability to perform common activities of daily living such as stair climbing and prolonged sitting. The diagnosis ... -
Quality of life and physical activity among older adults living in institutions compared to the community
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Background: The environment of older adults plays an important role in their well-being. It influences their quality of life and physical activity level. In South Africa, there is a dearth of literature concerning this ... -
Effectiveness of exercise in office workers with neck pain : a systematic review and meta-analysis
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Background: Non-specific neck pain is a common health problem of global concern for office workers. This systematic review ascertained the latest evidence for the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise versus no therapeutic ... -
Community integration of adults with disabilities post discharge from an in-patient rehabilitation unit in the Western Cape
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Introduction: Community integration is an important outcome of rehabilitation, because the ultimate focus of rehabilitation is to enable people to participate in their life roles. Aim: To determine community integration ... -
An electromyographic study of abdominal muscle activity in children with spastic cerebral palsy
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Background: Inadequate knowledge in the recruitment patterns of abdominal muscles in individuals with spastic-type cerebral palsy (STCP). Objectives: To determine whether there is any difference between the neuromuscular ... -
Cross-cultural adaptation, content validation, and reliability of the Nigerian Composite Lifestyle CVD Risk Factors Questionnaire for adolescents among Yoruba rural adolescents in Nigeria
(Medical Association of Malawi, 2017)Background: Assessment of lifestyle risk factors must be culturally and contextually relevant and available in local languages. This paper reports on a study which aimed to cross-culturally adapt a composite lifestyle ... -
Building capacity in primary care rehabilitation clinical practice guidelines : a South African initiative
(BioMed Central, 2018-09-29)Background: The large number of South Africans with disability who cannot access good quality rehabilitation presents a public health and human rights challenge. A cost-effective, efficient approach is required to address ... -
Standardising evidence strength grading for recommendations from multiple clinical practice guidelines : a South African case study
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2018-08-29)Background: Significant resources are required to write de novo clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). There are many freely-available CPGs internationally, for many health conditions. Developing countries rarely have the ... -
An update on the prevalence of low back pain in Africa : a systematic review and meta-analyses
(BioMed Central, 2018-06-21)Background: Low back pain (LBP) remains a common health problem and one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal conditions found among developed and developing nations. The following paper reports on an updated search of the ... -
Criteria for enhancing mucus transport : a systematic scoping review
(BioMed Central, 2018-07-06)Background: Uncertainty exists regarding the physiological basis of physiotherapy strategies to facilitate mucus clearance. The aim of this review was to describe the physiological factors and intrinsic conditions that ... -
Whole-body vibration exercise improves functional parameters in patients with osteogenesis imperfect : a systematic review with a suitable approach
(African Traditional Herbal Medicine Supporters Initiative, 2017)Background: Patients with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) have abnormal bone modelling and resorption. The bone tissue adaptation and responsivity to dynamic and mechanical loading may be of therapeutic use under ... -
Whole-body vibration exercise is well tolerated in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy : a systematic review
(African Traditional Herbal Medicine Supporters Initiative, 2017)Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by a defective gene located on the X-chromosome, responsible for the production of the dystrophin protein. Complications in the musculoskeletal system have ... -
An ultrasonographic analysis of the activation patterns of abdominal muscles in children with spastic type cerebral palsy and in typically developing individuals : a comparative study
(BioMed Central, 2018-06-05)Background: Abdominal muscles have stiffer appearance in individuals with spastic type cerebral palsy (STCP) than in their typically developing (TD) peers. This apparent stiffness has been implicated in pelvic instability, ... -
Effect of exercise versus cognitive behavioural therapy or no intervention on anxiety, depression, fitness and quality of life in adults with previous methamphetamine dependency : a systematic review
(BioMed Central, 2018-01-16)Background: Methamphetamine (MA) is a highly addictive psychostimulant used by approximately 52 million people worldwide. Chronic MA abuse leads to detrimental physiological and neurological changes, as well as increases ... -
Training programmes to improve evidence uptake and utilisation by physiotherapists : a systematic scoping review
(BioMed Central, 2018-01-15)Background: Research training programmes are a knowledge translation (KT) intervention which aim to improve research evidence uptake by clinicians. Whilst KT training programmes have been reported to significantly improve ... -
Physiotherapy in the intensive care unit
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2016)ENGLISH SUMMARY : While physiotherapy has been recommended by scientific societies as integral to the management of critically ill patients, great variation has been reported in the role of the physiotherapist in the ... -
Effect of corticosteroid injections versus physiotherapy on pain, shoulder range of motion and shoulder function in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome : a systematic review and meta-analysis
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)Background: Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain. Limited research has been conducted into the efficacy of corticosteroid injections (CSIs) compared to physiotherapy in ...
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