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Research Articles (Physiotherapy): Recent submissions
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(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023-09)OBJECTIVE : To determine independent risk factors associated with a history of exercise-associated muscle cramps (hEAMCs) in distance runner race entrants in a community-based mass participation event. DESIGN : ...
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(AOSIS, 2023-11-16)BACKGROUND : Outcome measures can assess the change in the health status of a patient in an intensive care unit (ICU). The Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment (CPAx) tool is used to assess the functional outcomes ...
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(MDPI, 2023-10-03)BACKGROUND : In rugby, the shoulder contributes to attack/defence during collisions, tackling, falling, scrummaging, and mauling. We investigated the frequency, tissue, and pathology type of shoulder injuries per player ...
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(AOSIS, 2023-10-26)BACKGROUND : Pain is the most common reason for medical visits to primary health care practitioners. Pain self-management interventions are encouraged and there is no known self-management intervention framework available ...
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(AOSIS, 2023-01-31)BACKGROUND : Participation in activities of daily living (ADL), education, leisure and play in children living with cerebral palsy (CP) may be affected by various factors, as outlined in the International Classification ...
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(Nature Reseach, 2023-05-18)There seems to be no information on the incidence of injury and associated risk factors for academy football players in Ghana. We determine the risk factors associated with match and training injuries among male football ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2023-06-23)BACKGROUND : The extension of medicine prescription rights to other healthcare providers was proposed to reduce pharmacotherapeutic service delivery challenges in the South African healthcare sector. The scope of practice ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2023-02-28)BACKGROUND : Return to pre-stroke life is of great importance to stroke survivors, their families and communities as stroke affects their ability to perform activities of daily living. It is therefore important to understand ...
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(AOSIS, 2023-04-21)BACKGROUND : Patients with mental health disorders (MHDs) often present with chronic illness and complain of pain and poor physical health. They present with a high burden of disease and poor quality of life. Significant ...
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(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2024-01)Postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant public health concern in resource-constrained sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Efforts to combat this burden are hampered by the region’s wide variation in reported prevalence. This ...
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(Elsevier, 2024-01)OBJECTIVES : Determine the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of training and match injuries in university student rugby players over a two-season period. DESIGN : Prospective cohort. SETTING : Varsity Cup (VC) ...
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(BMC, 2023-08-30)INTRODUCTION : What is known about checklists for interpreting chest radiographs? The question will guide the development of the inclusion criteria for the scoping review. Breaking down the scoping review question will ...
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(Elsevier, 2024-01)OBJECTIVES : Determine and compare the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and injury severity among race entrants training towards different ultra-trail race distances. DESIGN : Retrospective cross-sectional ...
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(AOSIS, 2022-09)BACKGROUND : Elderly patients report a decrease in function and activities of daily living following abdominal surgery. The objectives of our pilot study were to determine the effects of a single pre-operative physiotherapy ...
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(MDPI, 2023-09)BACKGROUND : Trail running is characterised by large elevation gains/losses and varying uneven running surfaces. Limited literature is available to help guide injury prevention strategies among trail runners. The purpose ...
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(MDPI, 2023-06)Patients with non-union fractures spend extended periods of time in the hospital following poor healing. Patients have to make several follow-up visits for medical and rehabilitation purposes. However, the clinical pathways ...
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(AOSIS, 2023-04)BACKGROUND : Ensuring quality in the structure and process of stroke rehabilitation helps to attain a good outcome. However, knowledge on this is limited in resource-constrained settings such as Ghana. OBJECTIVES : This ...
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(Elsevier, 2023-12)INTRODUCTION : Checklists reduce time to comprehensive radiographic reports, improve quality and consistency of abnormality detection on chest radiographs. AIM : The aim of this review was to examine and survey the scope ...
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(Medknow Publications, 2022-07-22)BACKGROUND : The study aimed to derive socio‑demographic–corrected norms for selecting neuropsychological (NP) battery tests for people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in Nigeria. This cross‑sectional study was conducted amongst ...
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(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2022-03)OBJECTIVE : This scoping review will identify complementary and alternative medicine methods used to manage spinal cord injury–related pain. INTRODUCTION : Spinal cord injury–related pain is common, with a third of ...
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