Background: Physiotherapists are important members of the sports medicine team and are involved in the prevention and management of injured athletes right from the acute stage of injury to the stage of rehabilitation. However, the type of treatments rendered to injured athletes and level of physiotherapy utilisation in terms of injury referrals for physiotherapy in sports medicine in Nigeria is not fully known. Objective: To find out the extent of referral of sports injuries for physiotherapy and types of treatments rendered to injured athletes referred for physiotherapy at the National Sports Medicine Centre (NSMC), Lagos, South-West, Nigeria. Methods: All case files at the general records unit from January 1995 to December 2002 were inves...
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is debilitating to any footballer. The injury is...
OBJECTIVE: To obtain data relating to the incidence of injuries s stained during taekwondo and judo ...
Both among amateurs and professionals who want to achieve the best possible achievements, sports phy...
This study was conducted to investigate the incidence, profile and treatment of injuries in the Nige...
Abstract Introduction: The risk of injuries related to physical activity and sports may increase i...
Evidently, football is one of the most wide-spread sport activities in the world. There are approxim...
Objective: To profile the patients with sports related fractures. Patients and methods: This was a r...
This study was designed to evaluate the knowledge of physiotherapy among managers of amateur soccer ...
This study was conducted to investigate the incidence, profile and treatment of injuries in the Nige...
The purpose of this study was to perform a survey about the prevalence, type and location of the inj...
Physiotherapists must have precise and accurate clinical decisions when dealing with an injured at...
A better understanding of the pattern of musculoskeletal injuries and the zones of the playing field...
Abstract Objectives Clinical research is the bedrock of clinical innovation, education and practice....
Background: Many international sporting organizations have recommended practices to reduce the risk ...
Overuse injuries constitute a great diagnostic and therapeutic problem because the symptoms are ofte...
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is debilitating to any footballer. The injury is...
OBJECTIVE: To obtain data relating to the incidence of injuries s stained during taekwondo and judo ...
Both among amateurs and professionals who want to achieve the best possible achievements, sports phy...
This study was conducted to investigate the incidence, profile and treatment of injuries in the Nige...
Abstract Introduction: The risk of injuries related to physical activity and sports may increase i...
Evidently, football is one of the most wide-spread sport activities in the world. There are approxim...
Objective: To profile the patients with sports related fractures. Patients and methods: This was a r...
This study was designed to evaluate the knowledge of physiotherapy among managers of amateur soccer ...
This study was conducted to investigate the incidence, profile and treatment of injuries in the Nige...
The purpose of this study was to perform a survey about the prevalence, type and location of the inj...
Physiotherapists must have precise and accurate clinical decisions when dealing with an injured at...
A better understanding of the pattern of musculoskeletal injuries and the zones of the playing field...
Abstract Objectives Clinical research is the bedrock of clinical innovation, education and practice....
Background: Many international sporting organizations have recommended practices to reduce the risk ...
Overuse injuries constitute a great diagnostic and therapeutic problem because the symptoms are ofte...
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is debilitating to any footballer. The injury is...
OBJECTIVE: To obtain data relating to the incidence of injuries s stained during taekwondo and judo ...
Both among amateurs and professionals who want to achieve the best possible achievements, sports phy...