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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, 2019)Background: The incidence of premature infant births in South Africa (SA) is estimated at 168 000 per year. Current concern is that premature birth may be associated with lower educational achievement, greater need for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Background and aims: The Department of Basic Education (DBE) launched a policy to provide standardised procedures for Screening, Identifying, Assessing and Supporting (SIAS) learners experiencing barriers to learning. This ...
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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, 2023)Background: CrossFit is a type of high-intensity training that includes aerobic exercises, gymnastics, powerlifting and Olympic-style weightlifting. CrossFit is a rapidly growing exercise regime associated with high ...
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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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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, 2019)Background Vestibular dysfunction arising from the central components of the vestibular system are associated with impaired balance. Due to decreased spontaneous recovery of the central vestibular system post-stroke, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020)Mechanical ventilation temporarily replaces or supports breathing in the critically ill patient. Prolonged mechanical ventilation is associated with an increase in nosocomial infections, respiratory muscle weakness and ...
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