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In the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), people living with HIV (PLWH) experience increased longevity but also face a rising burden of HIV-related comorbidities and disabilities, impacting their quality of life. The WHO 2020 Guidelines have recommended a lifestyle adjustment in the form of physical activity as a strategy to minimize the risk of HIV-related disabilities. However, there is insufficient...
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Background: Stroke patients with hemiparesis often exhibit impaired ambulation function, balance confidence and asymmetrical weight distribution leading to ambulation dysfunction. This study was designed to compare the effects of Combined Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) upper and lower limbs (CO) with Modified CIMT Lower Limb (LL) and Modified CIMT Upper Limb (UL) on functional ambulation of stroke...
Building the future physiotherapist: Transcending boundaries to creative thinking
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Disruptive and undetermined events continue to give a new outlook to industries including that of healthcare, failure to continuously renew and standardize approaches among organized professions in healthcare like Physiotherapy will continue to give more power to alternative health market places, widen the knowledge practice gap, reduce professional prestige and policy protection, slow down innovation, expand inter and...
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Transitioning from a life-threatening infection resulting in acute illness to a long-term manageable condition implies that HIV management requires collaboration between the primary care clinicians and rehabilitation teams. Being an effective, safe, and beneficial health strategy, physical activity has been recommended in HIV management. Despite its numerous benefits, there is still a low prevalence of physical activity in...
Prevalence of neck pain among heavy truck drivers in Maiduguri north-eastern Nigeria
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Background: It is a general presumption that most workers in blue collar occupations are susceptible to spinal problems of postural nature including neck pain the prevalence of which relatively less attention has been paid by researchers compared to other work related musculoskeletal disorder such as back pain. Objectives: This study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of neck pain among heavy truck drivers in...
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Background: Data on physical activity and sleep quantity as important correlates of quality of life among individuals with diabetes in northwestern Nigeria are not available. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the pattern of self-reported physical activity, sleep duration and quality of life in persons with diabetes mellitus attending diabetic clinics for follow up. Methods: One hundred and twenty...
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