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Browsing Physiotherapy by Issue Date
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-08-16)Introduction Tobacco addiction, obesity, hypertension and physical inactivity are common risk factors of non-communicable diseases. Information on the prevalence of risk factors is needed for inter alia planning of services. ...
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Physical activity as an intervention in urban black females with type 2 diabetes mellitus disorders (University of Pretoria, 2006-05-05)Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2 DM) is present in the populations of almost all the countries in the world and is a significant disease burden in most developed countries. Evidence suggests that populations in Africa ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2006-07-29)No abstract available.
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-07-31)Introduction: The number of girls and women participating in all levels of soccer has risen greatly in recent years. Rationale for the study: The injury risk is high in soccer, but little is known about the mechanisms by ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2008)Self-management is a vital element in the care of type 2 diabetes patients. In turn, self-efficacy plays a major role in patients’ self-management. Self-efficacy is the patient’s personal judgement of his/her confidence ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2008)STUDY DESIGN : Case Report. OBJECTIVES : To describe physiotherapy intervention in an individual with a suspected whiplash injury. BACKGROUND : The patient was a 29-year old male with complaints of neck pain and tightness ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008)Please read the abstract on page 4 in the dissertation
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-06-05)Impaired gait and postural instability in patients living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) are regarded as the main aspects of the disease that causes disability in their home and work environment. As a progressive neurological ...
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(College of Allied Health & Nursing at Nova Southeastern University, 2010)Pressure ulcers heal slowly and this often results in prolonged hospitalization. Wound infection delays healing in decubitus ulcers and standard treatment include wound dressing and use of antibiotics. However, there is ...
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(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)Urbanisation, a sedentary lifestyle and increasing obesity due to westernization and changed eating habits have been identified as independent risk factors for diabetes in the South African population. To establish the ...
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(South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM), 2010-05)INTRODUCTION: Although evidence for the effectiveness of single physiotherapy modalities in treating work-related upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders (WRUEMDs) exists, only limited effectiveness has been shown for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-09-15)The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between developmental milestones of babies and the prevalence of spinal deformities in adolescents in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. The relationship ...
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(College of Allied Health & Nursing at Nova Southeastern University, 2011)Most infective organisms have developed resistance against antibiotics. There is need to find other means to deliver antibiotics locally. There appears to be limited studies on the use of gentamicin sulphate iontophoresis ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-06-21)Title Best current evidence on chest physiotherapy in non-ventilated paediatric patients (0 to 24 months) with bronchiolitis: a systematic review. Purpose To determine the current scientific evidence for using three chest ...
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Community participation for people living with spinal cord injury in the Tshwane Metropolitan area (University of Pretoria, 2011-07-21)Background and Purpose: People living with SCI (PLWSCI) have to cope with various challenges when they return home after institutionalized rehabilitation, especially with integrating back into and participating in their ...
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(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)The evaluation of rehabilitation outcomes requires measurement instruments that are valid and reliable, and have been psychometrically tested in the context of a particular population. The purpose of this study was to ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012)OBJECTIVE: To determine the short-term effect of kinesio tape on the explosive gluteus maximus power of male athletes, comparing a recommended application pattern with a placebo. METHODS: Sixty healthy university male ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2012-12)How do physiotherapists in Gauteng Province, who are members of the South African Society of Physiotherapy (SASP), view social responsibility? A cross-sectional survey was conducted after ethics approval. All 1 098 ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Stroke is the first cause of disability and second most frequent cause of mortality after ischemic heart disease in adults worldwide. The influence of visual system impairment on the patient’s functional ability and quality ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)When implementing a managed healthcare intervention among a working population, evidence-based healthcare is critical. In the current study, the change of work posture of sewing-machine operators from seated to stand-up ...
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