Browsing Research Articles (Physiotherapy) by Title
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Teaching my peers : perceptions of tutors in physiotherapy practical skills training
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-10)Background. A near-peer tutorial system was introduced and implemented as part of a second-year module to assist physiotherapy students with the practising of manual techniques. Although not the primary drive for initiating ... -
There’s more to weaning than just the lungs
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2018)No abstract available. -
The three-dimensional kinematics and spatiotemporal parameters of gait in 6–10 year old typically developed children in the Cape Metropole of South Africa : a pilot study
(BioMed Central, 2016-12-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Functional gait is an integral part of life, allowing individuals to function within their environment and participate in activities of daily living. Gait assessment forms an essential part ... -
Towards a needs-based design of the physical rehabilitation workforce in South Africa : trend analysis [1990–2017] and a 5-year forecasting for the most impactful health conditions based on global burden of disease estimates
(Springer Nature, 2021-05-13)Background: Rehabilitation can improve function in many people with chronic health conditions. It is important to consider priority conditions requiring rehabilitation, so it can be realistically positioned and costed in ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Validation of the Canadian norms for the Alberta infant motor scale for infants in a South African region aged four to twelve months : a pilot study
(AOSIS Publishing, 2012-12-11)The Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) is a norm referenced,performance based, observational tool that assesses motor developmentin infants from birth up to the age of eighteen months. The AIMS has beenwidely used by ... -
Virtual reality exposure therapy as treatment for pain catastrophizing in fibromyalgia patients : proof-of-concept study (study protocol)
(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 ... -
The way in which a physiotherapy service is structured can improve patient outcome from a surgical intensive care : a controlled clinical trial
(BioMed Central, 2012-12)Introduction: The physiological basis of physiotherapeutic interventions used in intensive care has been established. We must determine the optimal service approach that will result in improved patient outcome. The aim of ... -
What does an enquiry-based approach offer undergraduate physiotherapy students in their final year of study?
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-10)Background. Physiotherapy students in their final year at Stellenbosch University (SU) complete a module that follows an enquiry-based learning (EBL) approach. This module exposes them to higher-order problem solving and ... -
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 ...
