Comparison of Maitland Passive Joint Mobilization and Self-Rehabilitation on Function, Activity, and Quality of Life in Beninese Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial.

Background: Orthopedic manual therapy is currently considered as an alternative approach for treating hip osteoarthritis. However, studies assessing its efficacy in low-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are scarce.

Objectives: Investigating the effectiveness of Maitland passive joint mobilization (Maitland PJM) compared to self-rehabilitation in patients with hip osteoarthritis in Benin, a low-income country, in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Monitoring changes in locomotion-related daily life activities in post-stroke patients: the responsiveness of ABILOCO-Benin questionnaire.

Purpose: To investigate the responsiveness of ABILOCO-Benin questionnaire, a West-African adapted questionnaire of performance in locomotion-related daily-life activities in adults with stroke.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a longitudinal study involving 81 stroke patients (mean (SD) age: 54.6 (10.

Use of standardised outcome measures among physiotherapists in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: The use of standardised assessment tools is a fundamental aspect of good clinical practice. However, to our knowledge, no study has documented the use of standardised assessment tools in physiotherapy in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa.

Objectives: Documenting the use of standardised outcome measures in physiotherapy in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa.

Measuring global activity performance in children with cerebral palsy in West Africa: validation of an adapted version of the ACTIVLIM-CP questionnaire.

Purpose: To calibrate a West-African version of the ACTIVLIM-CP questionnaire (ACTIVLIM-CP-WA) for children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Materials And Methods: We recruited 287 children with CP of various age range: 2-6 years ( = 117, preschoolers), 6-12 years ( = 96, children) and 12-19 years ( = 74, adolescents). Caregivers of children of each age range completed the experimental version of the ACTIVLIM-CP-WA including 76 (preschoolers), 78 (children) and 76 (adolescents) global daily life activities.

Diastasis recti in the Beninese population: Cross-sectional study from normal values to diagnosis.

Background: Diastasis recti is diagnosed when the interrecti distance (IRD) is larger than a threshold value. Published thresholds were measured at rest with ultrasound while in Benin physiotherapists use calipers during abdominal contraction.

Objectives: The aim was to define IRD threshold values measured with calipers in Beninese participants in order to diagnose diastasis recti in a clinical environment and identify women needing abdominal rehabilitation.

Association between post-stroke psychological disorders, activity limitations and health-related quality of life in chronic stroke survivors in Benin.

Purpose: To evaluate the association between depression/anxiety and activity limitations and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in chronic stroke survivors in Benin.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and seventy-six chronic stroke survivors (113 males; mean age (±SD): 56.5 (±10.

Efficacy of hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy including lower extremities (HABIT-ILE) in young children with bilateral cerebral palsy (GMFCS III-IV) in a low and middle-income country: protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Cerebral palsy (CP) is highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, where clinically-based studies have shown a considerable over-representation of the severe bilateral subtype. However, children's access to rehabilitation care is limited by many local factors, notably the lacking of rehabilitation services, insufficient knowledge of caregivers and financial constraints. In such a context there is an urgent need for studies of the evidence-based rehabilitation approach.

Mothers' perception of cerebral palsy in a low-income country of West Africa: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Investigating mothers' perceptions of Cerebral Palsy (CP) and the impact of caregiving on family life in Benin, a west-African low to middle-income country (LMIC).

Methods: In this cross-sectional study we interviewed at their homes 88 mothers of children with CP about their perception of the cause of CP and stigmatization issues. Additionally, they completed the Impact on Family Scale and the Family Support Scale questionnaires.

Disability and functioning in primary and secondary hip osteoarthritis in Benin.

Background: In Africa, primary hip osteoarthritis seems to be less frequent than in Europe. Sickle cell disease is responsible for aseptic osteonecrosis of the femoral head associated with secondary hip osteoarthritis. Very little evidence is available on the influence of aetiology (primary and secondary) and radiographic status on pain and disability in a Beninese population with hip osteoarthritis.

Effectiveness of a self-rehabilitation program to improve upper-extremity function after stroke in developing countries: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: About two-thirds of stroke patients present long-term upper-limb impairment and limitations of activity, which constitutes a challenge in rehabilitation. This situation is particularly true in developing countries, where there is a need for inexpensive rehabilitation solutions.

Objective: This study assessed the effectiveness of a self-rehabilitation program including uni- or bi-manual functional exercises for improving upper-limb function after stroke with respect to the context in Benin, West Africa.

A Cross-sectional Study of the Clinical Profile of Children With Cerebral Palsy in Benin, a West African Low-Income Country.

Cerebral palsy is a common cause of pediatric motor disability. Although there are increasing amounts of data on the clinical profile of children with cerebral palsy in high-income countries, corresponding information about low-income countries and developing countries is lacking. Therefore, we aimed to describe the clinical spectrum of cerebral palsy in children in Benin, a representative West African low-income country.

Evaluation of manual ability in stroke patients in Benin: cultural adaptation and Rasch validation of the ABILHAND-Stroke questionnaire.

Background: ABILHAND is a self-reported questionnaire assessing manual ability. It was validated and calibrated using the Rasch analysis for European stroke patients. After a stroke, performing upper limb activities of daily living is influenced by personal and environmental contextual factors.

Comparison between self-reported and observed locomotion ability scores in patients with stroke: a cross-sectional study.

This study aimed to investigate (i) the validity of self-reported scores of locomotion ability in stroke survivors using the ABILOCO-Benin questionnaire, and (ii) the congruence between online Rasch analysis of the ABILOCO-Benin raw scores and a conversion table set along with the questionnaire development. Thirty-five adult poststroke patients [mean age: 52 (SD: 10) years, 60% men] recruited from the rehabilitation department of National University Hospital of Cotonou (Benin), self-reported their locomotion ability, filling out the ABILOCO-Benin questionnaire [self-reported scores (SRS)]. Afterwards, a physical therapist observed and rated the patients' locomotion ability, while they performed each of the 15 items of the questionnaire [performance-based scores (PBS)].

Box and block test in Beninese adults.

Objective: To determine the Box and Block Test norm in a sub-Saharan population and to compare these data with published norms for North American adults.

Methods: A total of 692 healthy Beninese people, age range 20-85 years, were recruited. These subjects were asked to perform the Box and Block Test with both hands.

Measuring functional recovery in stroke patients: the responsiveness of ACTIVLIM-stroke.

Background And Purpose: To determine the efficacy of the ACTIVLIM-Stroke questionnaire in detecting changes in functional status of stroke patients.

Method: Sixty-eight Benin and Belgian stroke patients participated in this 2-month longitudinal study, involving baseline and follow-up assessments. Outcome measures combined ACTIVLIM-Stroke questionnaire, Barthel Index (BI), 6-minute-walk test (6MWT) and modified Rankin scale (MRS).