The prevalence and management of central post-stroke pain at a hospital in Zimbabwe.

Background: Central post-stroke pain (CPSP) is a poorly diagnosed chronic pain. It is under-treated and usually mismanaged.

Objective: To establish the prevalence of CPSP and its management in stroke clinics at a tertiary hospital.

Current stroke rehabilitation services and physiotherapy research in South Africa.

Background: Stroke is one of the most common causes of morbidity and disability in South Africa, with the burden of stroke particularly high in rural South Africa.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to collate South African (SA) physiotherapy stroke rehabilitation research.

Method: A narrative review of physiotherapy stroke rehabilitation research conducted within the last 10 years in South Africa.

The effectiveness of backward walking as a treatment for people with gait impairments: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective:: To investigate the effectiveness of backward walking in the treatment of people with gait impairments related to neurological and musculoskeletal disorders.

Design:: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized and quasi-randomized control studies.

Data Sources:: Searched from the date of inception to March 2018, and included PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, PEDro, CINAHL, and the MEDLINE databases.

University of the Witwatersrand physiotherapy undergraduate curriculum alignment to medical conditions of patients within Gauteng state health facilities.

Background: The healthcare sector requires graduates with the ability to confidently assess and manage the majority of the medical conditions seen in hospitals.

Objective: To establish whether the most prevalent medical conditions treated by physiotherapists in Gauteng (South Africa) state health facilities align with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) physiotherapy curriculum.

Methods: This was a retrospective review of condition-related statistics from physiotherapy departments within the Gauteng province state health facilities.

Factors that influence functional ability in individuals with spinal cord injury: A cross-sectional, observational study.

Background: Spinal cord injuries result in devastating impairments that can produce severe functional limitations. However, few documented studies have investigated the levels of function and factors that influence functional ability at discharge from in-patient rehabilitation facilities in Gauteng following such injuries. This necessitated further investigation.