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Women's perceptions and experiences of post-operative physiotherapy management at an Obstetric Fistula Center in Eldoret, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Post-operative physiotherapy plays a vital role in the management of patients with
incontinence in order to optimise the outcome of obstetric fistula surgery. Women who
suffer residual urinary incontinence continue to ...
High school rugby and hockey players' knowledge of concussion and return to play guidelines
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Concussion is one of the most common injuries in contact sports such as rugby
and hockey. Concussion awareness has dramatically increased over the last 20 years.
Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that often gets ...
Defining and clarifying the role of clinical supervision according to physiotherapists at a higher education institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The roles of doctors and nurses in clinical supervision and clinical education
are well defined in literature. However, the role of the physiotherapist in clinical education
has not been clearly defined. This could be ...
Knowledge attitudes and practices regarding physiotherapy management of patients admitted to Intensive Care Units in Khartoum State
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The Physiotherapist is an important member of the multidisciplinary
team managing critically ill patients in the ICU. Physiotherapy practice in the ICU
has shown itself to be effective, whereas the lack of physiotherapy ...
Factors associated with injuries among marathon runners in Eldoret, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Extrinsic factors like terrain, hard running surfaces or incorrect shoes
have been known to be contributing factors to injury, and intrinsic factors such as
poor flexibility, mal-alignment anthropometry, previous injury ...
Barriers and facilitators to utilisation of rehabilitation services amongst persons with lower-limb amputations in a rural community in Kwa-Zulu Natal
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
An estimated 387 million people worldwide already have diabetes mellitus (DM), with those
numbers rising to an estimated 592 million people by the year 2035. The prevalence of
diabetes mellitus continues to increase with ...