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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (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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(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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(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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(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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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Sports injuries in the adolescent are becoming more frequent as more athletes participate in sporting activity, and sport is the leading cause of injury in the adolescent. Appropriate physical conditioning of the adolescent ...
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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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(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)Background Non-specific neck pain (NS-NP) is a common phenomenon resulting in physical and social dysfunction, high utilisation of healthcare and economic burden. In South Africa the incidence of one or more episodes of ...
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Multidimensional manual therapy model for managing patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (University of Pretoria, 2013)Low back pain (LBP) is regarded as a major health and economic problem in western industrialised countries even at this time in the twenty-first century. Researchers estimate that it has increased to affect about 45% of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014-10-29)Introduction The length of a muscle has been described as one of the factors contributing to the ideal movement at a joint. A decrease in the length of a muscle results in a decrease in the range of motion at the joint ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Swimmers depend on accessory breathing muscles for adequate ventilation. Pectoralis minor is an accessory breathing muscle. The daily repetition of gleno-humeral flexion and medial rotation results in adaptive shortening ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015-04)The rehabilitation of children with disability (CWDs) in a rural area is difficult because of the multiple challenges associated with rural and under-resourced areas. These challenges include accessibility of health-care ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating progressive neurological disorder. The main clinical features of PD are: rigidity, bradykinesia, akinesia, and resting tremor. People living with PD often present ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)The use of outcome measures by rehabilitation professionals has been advocated for many years; however, routine use is still lacking. Literature on the factors influencing the use of outcome measures locally is limited; ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Conclusion The study has shown that it is not only the PM muscle length that plays a role in altered scapular alignment and kinematics, but also the stability that the scapular stabilising muscle function contributes. There ...
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