General Papers
The physical preparation of the referees of football: state of play | |
Germain Maberou HOUNGBEDJI, Rodia I.O. TESSILIMI, Toussaint G. KPADONOU |
Attitudes and beliefs of acute low back pain in Cotonou: influence on the transition to chronicity | |
Renaud Elogni AMANZONWE |
COMMUNITY BASED READAPTATION (CBR) PILOT PROJECT AT OUIDAH ANTI LEPROSY TREATMENT CENTER | |
GBADI Kadoukpé Jovincia, Dr JOHNSON Roch Christian |
Flipping the ICF for the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy | |
Yogolelo Doris Mbuyu |
Risk Factors and Clinical Subtypes of Cerebral Palsy in urban Benin. | |
Damienne Houekpetodji |
PREVALENCE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL STRAINS AMONG SEMI-SKILLED WORKERS CASE STUDY OF TWO (2) FLOWER FARMS IN UGANDA | |
Priscillah Love Ondoga |
Défis et perspectives de la kinésithérapie au TOGO. | |
Elom Koku DZAMESSI, Têtê GUEDEHOUSSOU |
Sociodemographic factors associated with nonspecific rachialgic pains in Beninese adolescents schooled | |
Fiacre Sètondji D. Akplogan, Maberou Germain Houngbédji, Aristide Sèdonoudé Honado, Orthelo Léonel G. Atigossou |
: DEFINITION DU BUT DE LA FONCTION DE LA KINESITHERAPIE EN SANTE PUBLIQUE ET EN READAPTATION | |
Kokouvi Senyo AGBENOWODUGA |
Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Sawmill Workers in Accra | |
Dennis Assibey |
Design of a Tool to Assess the Recurrence of Clubfoot deformity in Children. | |
Dennis Assibey |
Discrepancies in classroom furniture dimensions and Junior High School students’ anthropometry in Ghana. | |
ELLEN AFRIYIE MENSA-BONSU |
Cardiopulmonary and Cardiovascular
Cardiorespiratory endurance of Sawmill workers using Home step test | |
ABDULSALAM MOHAMMED YAKASAI, SONILL MAHARAJ, AISHA SHITTU, MUSA SANI DANAZUMI, USMAN USMAN ZAKARI, USMAN TIJJANI SHEHU |
INFLUENCE OF THE ROOM TEMPERATURE ON LINEAR INDEXES OF HEART RATE VARIABILITY | |
Sèdogandé Wilfred BONOU, Zakiyah TCHACOULA, Elie FIOGBE, Toussaint G. KPADONOU |
CURRENT PERSPECTIVES, KNOWLEDGE AND PARADIGM REGARDING POST STROKE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN GHANA; AN INSIGHT INTO THE PHYSIOTHERAPIST’S PERSPECTIVE | |
Adjoa Nkrumah Banson |
SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CORRELATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE BENEFIT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH ASTHMA IN KANO STATE | |
AISHAT SHITTU, AISHAT SHITTU, IBRAHIM AHMED ABUBAKAR, Farida Garba Sumaila |
Systematic review of the impact of cardiac rehabilitation treatment modalities in Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Alice Dwight Namanja |
Availability of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Its Implementation and Barriers to Its Utilisation among Health Professionals in North Western Nigeria | |
Jibril Mohammed Nuhu |
Clinical Research
Energy expenditure and perceived exertion during light and moderate-intensity physical activities in young and elderly | |
Oyene KOSSI |
Physical activity for Chronic Low Back Pain: A randomized controlled trial comparing group-based yoga plus walking versus individual physical therapy sessions (study protocol) | |
Ildephonse Nduwimana, Ildephonse Nduwimana, Felix Nindorera, Jean Louis Thonnard, Yannick Bleyenheuft, Oyene Kossi |
IMPACT OF USE OF APPROPRIATE WHEELCHAIR IN THE LIFE OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES WITH REDUCED MOBILITY AND THEIR CAREGIVERS | |
BOFOSA ITOMBI LOKALA Félicité |
Prevalence and risk factors for low back pain in the military in Cotonou | |
Germain Maberou HOUNGBEDJI, Antoine T. DOVONON, Toussaint G. KPADONOU |
Impact of balneotherapy on the quality of life of low back pain patients at CNAO-RF, Lomé - TOGO | |
ODAH Kossi, Têtê GUEDEHOUSSOU, Komi OMLE, Viwalé KOFFI-TESSIO |
Title: Unveiling Care Pathways of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Namibia: Investigations of Care Processes and Outcomes. | |
Ndapandula Londo |
Need for psychotherapy in chronic low back pain patients followed in physiotherapy in Cotonou | |
Germain Maberou HOUNGBEDJI, Bibiane DAGBA, Bibiane S. DAGBA, Emilie FIOSSI-KPADONOU, Emilie FIOSSI-KPADONOU |
Clinical classification and Risk of Chronification among patients presenting with Low Back Pain at Tertiary care level in Tanzania | |
DORICE ADRIAN MAGAYANE, Nassib Tawa Ndune, Wallace Mugambi Karuguti, Evaristo Anindo Opondo |
RELATIONSHIP AMONG CLINICAL PRESENTATION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL, PERCEPTUAL AND PERFORMANCE BASED FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS. | |
MUKADAS OYENIRAN AKINDELE |
Current physiotherapy practices in the acute and early subacute phase after stroke in low- and middle-income countries: an observational prospective study in Benin | |
Elogni Renaud AMANZONWE |
Education and Emerging Practices
Advances in Physiotherapists’ Expertise in the Management of Parkinson’s Disease in Ghana | |
Mary Wetani Agoriwo |
Clinical Inter-Professional Education Activities: Students’ Perceptions of their Experiences | |
Mokgobadibe Veronica Ntsiea, Vaneshveri Naidoo, Fasloen Adams, Victor Mokokotlela, Paula Barnards |
Role of physiotherapy in the management of hemodialysis patients | |
ODAH Kossi, WILSON Sewa Atassé Dénis, TSEVI Yawovi, KOGOLE MMEWINESSO, GUEDEHOUSSOU Têtê |
Dizziness and Vertigo Management: the Implementation of Vestibular Rehabilitation Services in Ghana | |
Sara Abassbhay |
A PERSPECTIVE ON DECOLONIZATION AND PHYSIOTHERAPY EDUCATION | |
Joyce Diphale Mothabeng |
Electrotherapy, Electrophysiology and Laser Therapeutics
Prise en charge kinésithérapique du SDRC de la main traumatique | |
Christian Aby Kouassi Bado |
Geriatrics
Physiotherapy for older people in Malawi: a mixed-methods assessment of care delivery practices at Kalibu Elderly Clinic | |
Charles Nyasa |
KINESIOPHOBIC PREVALENCE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PAIN, FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG COMMUNITY DWELLING ELDERLY WITH LOW BACK PAIN IN KANO. | |
FARIDA GARBA SUMAILA, HUSSAINI UMAR ISAH |
Is transit training a solution for independent travel for older people with mobility impairments? | |
GBETOGO MAXIME Maxime KIKI |
Effets immédiats de la stabilisation lombaire sur le contrôle postural chez les aînés avec et sans lombalgie chronique ? (Résultats préliminaires) | |
Régis M.-L. d'Assomption, Régis Marie-Lucien Olivier d'Assomption, Maria do Carmo Correia de Lima, Kossi Epiphane Ketounou, Enafa Anaïs Wotto, Mathieu Dallaire, Hakim Mercheri, Christian Larivière, Suzy Ngomo, Rubens A. da Silva |
Polypharmacie et chutes chez les personnes âgées dans les services spécialisés de soins de réadaptation gériatrique du Saguenay-Québec : analyse préliminaire | |
Enafa Anaïs Wotto, Enafa Anaïs Wotto, Régis Marie-Lucien O. d'Assomption, Kossi Epiphane Ketounou, Maria do Carmo Correia de Lima, Karen Barros Parron Fernandes, Suzy Ngomo, Rubens Alexandre da Silva |
Global Health
Sociodemographic characteristics associated with the quality of life of people living with HIV in Benin | |
Orthelo Léonel G. Atigossou, Aristide Sèdonoudé Honado, Charles Sèbiyo Batcho, Grégory Reychler |
Factors associated with physical adaptation to exercise in Beninese young adults. | |
Orthelo Léonel G. Atigossou, Vidéhoun Bérénice Dansou Sonou, Aristide Sèdonoudé Honado, Etienne Alagnidé, Charles Sèbiyo Batcho |
STROKE | |
Edith ayode OCHOUMARE |
EVALUATION OF MUSCULO-SKELETAL DISORDERS IN MIDWIVES AND BRANCARDIERS OF CHU.SO AND CHR-LC | |
ODAH Kossi |
Musculoskeletal disorders and physiotherapists in professional practice | |
ODAH Kossi |
Exercise re-training after acute low back pain: Case of three patients | |
Christelle Denise BISSAKOU LOUYINDOULA |
Health Care Administration and Policy
Sur qui reposent les charges financières et non financières du handicap au Benin ? | |
ASSOGBA Tolofon Corneille, LABAT Aline, LABAT Aline |
Représentation socio-culturelle du handicap, un frein à l'utilisation des services de réadaptation par les personnes handicapées au Bénin | |
ASSOGBA Tolofon Corneille |
Medicine and Acute Care
RESPIRATORY AND HAEMODYNAMIC RESPONSES OF CRITICALLY-ILL PATIENTS TO SELECTED PHYSIOTHERAPY PROCEDURES | |
Marufat Oluyemisi Odetunde |
Physiotherapy in the management of anxiety disorders at CHU Campus | |
Badaguéma Batako BAMANA, Kossi ODAH |
Neurology
A qualitative study on the assessment of the Needs of Families of Children with Cerebral Palsy in Kano Northern-Nigeria. | |
ABDULLAHI BATURE UMAR, UMARU MUHAMMAD BADARU, ABDULSALAM MOHAMMED YAKASAI, USMAN TIJJANI SHEHU, MUSA SANI DANAZUMI, USMAN USMAN ZAKARI |
THE USE OF STANDARDIZED OUTCOME MEASURES FOR STROKE REHABILITATION BY PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN GHANA | |
Cosmos Yarfi |
Combined and collective physical activity for stroke survivors; the CBCS: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. | |
Felix NINDORERA, Ildephonse Nduwimana, Thonnard Jean Louis, Yannick Bleyenheuft, Kossi Oyéné |
Knowledge and current practice of post-stroke unilateral spatial neglect rehabilitation: A survey of Nigerian Physiotherapists | |
Chuka Ifeanyi Umeonwuka, Ronel Roos, Veronica Ntsiea |
Accessibilité géographique aux services de rééducation des patients hémiplégiques: cas du TOGO. | |
Elom Koku DZAMESSI, Mofou BELO |
The validity and reliability of the digital scale to measure lower limb weight bearing in stroke patients | |
Pooveshni Naidoo, Pooveshni Naidoo, Joyce Mothabeng, Karien Mostert |
Prevalence of Psychological Symptoms amongst Spinal Cord Injury Survivors, In Selected Counties In Kenya | |
minah kinanu guantai |
Is quality of life influenced by physical deconditioning after a stroke? Case of Togo | |
Takassi LOMIE |
EFFECT OF ALLIUM CEPA (ONION) ON THERAPY OUTCOMES IN HEMIPLEGIC SHOULDER PAIN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL | |
Hauwa Hambali Mohammed |
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY AND EACH OF THEIR EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE | |
Jibrin Sammani Usman, Umaru Muhammadu Badaru, Muhammed Musa |
Health Information Provision for Stroke Survivors and Their Informal Caregivers by Physiotherapists in Ibadan, Nigeria | |
Olubukola Adebisi Olaleye, Folarin Anjolaoluwa Disu |
Contribution de la physiothérapie conventionnelle dans les soins de douleur chronique chez la clientèle de 65 ans et plus. | |
Kossi Épiphane KETOUNOU, Rubens Da Silva, Suzy Ngomo |
COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION OF CEREBRAL PALCY | |
CHEIKH BABA SECK |
Obstretrics, Gynaecology and Women's/Gender Health
Urinary incontinence among pregnant women, following antenatal care at University of Gondar Hospital, North West Ethiopia | |
Abey Bekele Abebe |
Knowledge, Attitude and Willingness to Use Smartphone Applications for Physical Activity among Pregnant Women | |
Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada, Oluwaseun Olayinka Omole, David Olakorede, Olabisi Aderonke Akinwande, Olorunfemi Ebenezer Adamolekun, Opeyemi Ayodiipo Idowu, Comfort Titilope Sanuade, Chizoba Favour Igwe, Oyeleye Olufemi Oyewole, Francis Fatoye |
Development and Feasibility Testing of a Walk-Talk Mobile-Phone Based Physical Activity Intervention in Pregnancy | |
Olabisi Aderonke Akinwande, Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada, Aderonke Eunice Oguntimehin, Comfort Titilope Sanuade, David Olakorede, Opeyemi Ayodiipo Idowu, Olorunfemi Ebenezer Adamolekun, Adaobi Margaret Okonji, Adepeju Ademilola Kolade, Oyeleye Olufemi Oyewole, Francis Fatoye |
Orthopaedic and Manual Physiotherapy
Muscles Energy Technique in the Management of Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain: A Scoping Review of Literature | |
Usman Abba Ahmed, Thaya Nanthee Nasan, Jessica Van Oosterwijck, Bashir Kaka, Maharaj Sooknunan Sonill |
Effects of Manual Therapy in Hip Osteoarthritis: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | |
Todègnon Franck ASSOGBA, Christine DETREMBLEUR, Diane-Aurore ZOUNON, Toussaint Godonou KPADONOU, Olivier CORNU, Philippe MAHAUDENS |
Disability and functioning in patients with primitive and secondary hip osteoarthritis in Benin | |
Todègnon Franck ASSOGBA, Didier Niama-Natta, Toussaint Godonou Kpadonou, Teefany Lawson, Philippe Mahaudens, Christine Detrembleur |
A randomised control trial of fracture healing using low intensity pulsed ultrasound in patients with surgically managed lower limb fractures | |
Nontembiso Magida, Hellen Myezwa, Witness Mudzi, Shehzaadi Aneesah Khan, Eustasius Musenge |
Effectiveness of motor control exercises versus other musculoskeletal therapies in patients with pelvic girdle pain of sacroiliac joint origin: A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials | |
Jean MAPINDUZI, Gérard NDACAYISABA, Philippe MAHAUDENS, Benjamin HIDALGO |
Traditional physiotherapy in Mali. Biomedical analysis of treatment techniques | |
Carme Campoy Guerrero |
Wrist opener splint:an effective way to treat chronic wrist flexion contracture | |
Myriam Ngoie Degez |
Outcome Measures
Cross-cultural adaptation and Psychometric Validation of the Hausa Version of Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire | |
Usman Abba Ahmed, Sonill Sooknunan Maharaj, Thaya Nanthee Nadasan, Jessica Van OOSTERWIJCK, Steven Linton, Bashir Kaka |
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the STarT back screening tool in isiZulu | |
Peta-Ann Schmidt, Vaneshveri Naidoo |
Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Yoruba version of the Back Beliefs Questionnaire among patients with chronic low-back pain | |
Chidozie Mbada, Oluwafunmilayo Adeniyi, Opeyemi Idowu, Clara Fatoye, Adesola Odole, Francis Fatoye |
KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND USE OF SMART-PHONE RELATED MEDICAL APPLICATIONS AMONG STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERISTY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA | |
Chidozie Mbada, David Olakorede, Clara Fatoye, Opeyemi Idowu, Francis Fatoye |
Outcome measures used in stroke rehabilitation within South Africa | |
Mokgobadibe Veronica Ntsiea, Witness Mudzi, Douglas Maleka, Nicolette Comley-White, Sonti Pilusa |
TRANSLATION, VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE YORUBA VERSION OF PAIN- SELF EFFICACY QUESTIONNAIRE | |
Chidozie Mbada, Timothy Oladayo, Clara Fatoye, Opeyemi Idowu, Francis Fatoye |
Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Yoruba Version of the STarTBack Screening Tool among persons with long-term non-specific low-back pain | |
Chidozie Mbada, Olubusola Johnson, Taiwo Adeulure, Taofik Afolabi, Adesola Odole, Aanuoluwa Afolabi, Clara Fatoye, Opeyemi Idowu, Oyinade Akindele-Agbeja, Francis Fatoye |
Paediatrics
Comparative Efficacy of Water-based and Land-based Exercises on Spasticity and Gross Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy | |
BOLARINWA ISAAC AKINOLA, Caleb Ademola Gbiri, Daniel Oluwafemi Odebiyi |
A CASE OF A CHILD WITH ANGELMAN SYNDROME IN LAGOS NIGERIA: A PHYSIOTHERAPIST’S APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT | |
BOLARINWA ISAAC AKINOLA, Ngozi F Onuegbu, Caleb Ademola Gbiri, Daniel Oluwafemi Odebiyi |
Development of an African tool to measure poor motor competence and fitness in school aged children: the PERF-FIT. | |
Bouwien C Smits-Engelsman |
Caractéristiques cliniques et utilisation d’aides techniques à la marche chez les enfants atteints de paralysie cérébrale au Bénin | |
Solange SOTINDJO |
LES CONTRIBUTIONS PLURIDISCIPLINAIRES DANS LA PRISE EN CHARGE DES HANDICAPS COMPLEXES : QUELLE APPROCHE POUR DE MEILLEURES PERSPECTIVES | |
Sam Aristide Niamké |
EFFECT OF TASK-ORIENTED TRAINING ON THE FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY | |
Umaru Muhammad Badaru |
: Quality of life of parents of children with cerebral palsy following the HAMBISELA approach in Togo: a case-control study. | |
GALOKPO Kodjovi Roland |
Improving health-related quality of life in children with acute and chronic pulmonary disease – the physiotherapist’s role. | |
Anri Human, Alison Lupton-Smith, Brenda May Morrow |
Physiotherapy in Private Practice
Evaluation de la dyskinésie scapulaire chez des patients atteints d’épicondylalgie latérale. | |
DEGEZ Frédéric |
Primary Health Care and Public Health Issues
TRADITIONAL BONE SETTING PRACTICE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY | |
Francis Oluwafunsho Fasuyi, CHIDOZIE EMMANUEL MBADA, LAMINDE MAIKUDI, BASHIR BELLO, BASHIR KAKA |
Long-term effects of physical activity interventions for health and components associated with effectiveness: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | |
Juliette GASANA, Thomas Withers, Colin Greaves |
Professional issues
LES FACTEURS RETARDANT LE TRAITEMENT PRECOCE EN READAPTATION DES ENFANTS ATTEINTS DE LA PARALYSIE CEREBRALE DANS LA REGION ATSINANANA MADAGASCAR | |
razafindramavo Maminirina josiane, rakotoarivelo lantoharisoa |
LA NEGLIGENCE ET LES CAUSES DE LA DOULEUR DU DOS DES ETUDIANTS | |
lantoharisa rakotoarivelo, Josiane maminirina razafindramavo |
Professional Practice
The physician-physiotherapist relationship in Cotonou: state of the art in 2019 | |
Germain Maberou HOUNGBEDJI, Timothé GUIGUEMDE, Toussaint G. KPADONOU |
MAKING AFFORDABLE POSTURAL ASSISTIVE DEVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY IN LOW RESOURCED SETTINGS: Case study of KIZIBA refugee camp | |
Alphonse Jimmy MASENGESHO |
Sports Physiotherapy and Therapeutic Exercises
Intrinsic Risk Factors for Injuries Among First Division Male Soccer Players in Rwanda: A Prospective Cohort Study | |
Nuhu Assuman |
HIP ABDUCTOR MUSCLE STRENGTH IS RELATED TO MEDIO-LATERAL UNIPEDAL BALANCE AMONG PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS | |
Francis Oluwafunsho Fasuyi, BABATUNDE OLUSOLA ADEGOKE, AYODEJI AYODELE FABUNMI |
RESULTS OF A PROGRAMME OF ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ON ADULT OBESE PEOPLE: PRELIMINARY STUDY IN COTONOU AND ABOMEY-CALAVI | |
LAURENCE SINGAN OKOU, Etienne Hountondji ALAGNIDE, Yollande DJIVOH SONOUNAMETO, Germain Mabèrou HOUNGBEDJI, Salifou Yarou KORA ZAKI, Toussaint Godonou KPADONOU |
CARDIOVASCULAR ADAPTATION OF STROKE PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES AND THOSE WITHOUT TO 8 WEEKS OF AEROBIC EXERCISES | |
Muhammad Jibrin Yakasai, Aysha Idris Adhama |
Stroke and Stroke Rehabilitation
Advancing research for stroke rehabilitation in Benin at the dawn of the 4th Industrial Revolution | |
Oyene KOSSI |
Functional outcomes and needs for community dwelling stroke survivors: A protocol for a survey in Rwanda | |
Anne Kumurenzi, Jackie Bosch |
Convergent validity and test-retest reliability of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire in healthy subjects and stroke survivors in Benin. | |
Aristide Sèdonoudé Honado, Orthelo Léonel G. Atigossou, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Jean-François Daneault, Charles Sèbiyo Batcho |
How self-efficacy, social participation, activity limitations and locomotion ability predict physical activity level in stroke survivors? | |
Aristide Sèdonoudé Honado, Orthelo Léonel G. Atigossou, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Jean-François Daneault, Charles Sèbiyo Batcho |
Current stroke rehabilitation services and physiotherapy research in South Africa | |
Mokgobadibe Veronica Ntsiea |
Mise en charge du pied parétique en statique et paramètres spatio-temporels de la marche après un AVC | |
Inès Sènadé NOUKPO |
EFFECTIVENESS OF LOW-COST VIRTUAL REALITY GAMES THERAPY IN UPPER LIMB STROKE REHABILITATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW | |
Jacques NSHIMIYIMANA, Glenis Donaldson |
An evaluation of the structure and process of stroke rehabilitation in primary, secondary and tertiary hospitals in Ghana | |
Tawagidu Mohammed |
Manual dexterity recovery in acute and subacute stroke patients following 3 months of rehabilitation | |
Eric Havyarimana, Alexis Sinzakaraye, Aristide S Honado, Charles Sèbiyo Batcho |
ALGONEURODYSTROPHIE CHEZ L'HÉMIPLÉGIE VASCULAIRE : QUEL TRAITEMENT ? | |
Christian Aby Kouassi Bado |
Approches kinésithérapiques de l’épaule douloureuse chez l’hémiplégique Post-AVC | |
Nestor Dembélé |
Technological Advances in Practice
Actigraph GT3X+ Location and Energy Expenditure Estimation During Light and Moderate-Intensity Physical Activities in Young and Elderly | |
Oyene KOSSI |