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A combination of a physiotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy in the treatment of non-specific chronic lower back pain: A systematic review
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Evidence indicates that the current physiotherapy management of patients with chronic
non-specific LBP only offers moderate benefit. Combined treatment programmes,
addressing body as well as the mind, shows promising ...
Roles of physiotherapy in primary health care: Awareness and perceptions of other health care professionals in Rivers East Senatorial District, Rivers State, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
BACKGROUND: Access to basic health care services through the primary health care (PHC) settings, was affirmed as a fundamental human right by the World health organisation (WHO) in 1978 in Alma Ata (Kazakhstan). Internationally, ...
The perceptions of clinical physiotherapists of their role in supervising undergraduate students in selected tertiary hospitals in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Clinical exposure is a major training component that professional training institutions use to
inculcate among undergraduate physiotherapy students clinical knowledge and skills from a real
world context. Good perceptions ...
Self-management strategies employed by stroke survivors in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Ischaemic heart disease and stroke were the leading causes of death and disability globally,
accounting for a combined 15 million deaths. Disability following a stroke is complex and
multidimensional. Disability and ...