Browsing by Author "Phillips, J"

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    Another piece to the epidemiological puzzle of traumatic spinal cord injury in Cape Town, South Africa: A population-based study2018
    (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018) Phillips, J; Braaf, J; Joseph, C
    The epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is poorly understood in developing countries. In South Africa (SA) specifically, two healthcare systems (private v. government funded) exist, and it is therefore important to assess patient characteristics in order to plan appropriately.To determine epidemiological characteristics of TSCI in the private healthcare system in Cape Town, SA, and compare findings with previously published data from the government sector.
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    Medical doctors physical activity patterns and their advice about chronic diseases of lifestyle risk reduction in Tanzania
    (2010) Wallace, K; Phillips, J
    Chronic diseases of lifestyle (COL) are on a raising trend in the world regardless of age, economic class or geographical location of a population. The mortality rate associated with COL is alarmingly among the highest globally. Tanzania is not exempted from this development. Literature indicates that physical activity is a health practice that can prevent COL. It is recommended that medical practitioners should hold the responsibility of counselling patients on physical activity. Some studies outside Africa found an association between doctors' physical activity patterns and their counselling practices on the same. This study therefore sought to establish whether physical inactivity among medical doctors in Tanzania significantly influenced their counselling practices on physical activity. A cross sectional quantitative survey at the Muhimbili National Hospital and Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute was conducted to derive the required information. A self administered structured questionnaire was voluntarily answered by 144 medical doctors.
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    The effect of a proprioceptive training programme on ankle injury rates in soccer players in Rwanda.
    (University of the Western Cape, 2017) Hakizimana, Moussa; Phillips, J
    Background: Soccer is one of the most popular sports throughout the world, with more than 270 million players estimated to be participating in 2000. Soccer results in many injuries, with the lower extremities most commonly affected, and the knee and ankle joints are the most commonly affected sites. Aims: The study aimed to investigate the factors associated with ankle injuries in soccer players and to test the effect of a proprioceptive training programme on the incidence rates of these acute injuries among healthy players.