Wits Physiotherapy Department

Wits Physiotherapy Department Dissemination of research findings and knowledge sharing. Officially: Physiotherapy Department, Univ

Well done Ms Panashe Furusa, on your Master’s degree in Physiotherapy! 🎊Title: The point prevalence of paediatric upper ...
18/07/2025

Well done Ms Panashe Furusa, on your Master’s degree in Physiotherapy! 🎊

Title: The point prevalence of paediatric upper limb fractures and their effect on the quality of life of children in rural Mpumalanga, South Africa
Supervisor: Dr Natalie Benjamin-Damons

Congratulations Ms Komal Soni, on your Master’s degree in Physiotherapy! 🎉Title: South African physiotherapists’ percept...
18/07/2025

Congratulations Ms Komal Soni, on your Master’s degree in Physiotherapy! 🎉

Title: South African physiotherapists’ perceptions of and involvement with non-invasive positive pressure ventilation therapy in the management of patients following coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Supervisor: Prof Heleen van Aswegen

Well done Ms Amanda Hawke, on your Master’s degree in Physiotherapy! 🎉Title: The effectiveness of neuroplastic intervent...
18/07/2025

Well done Ms Amanda Hawke, on your Master’s degree in Physiotherapy! 🎉

Title: The effectiveness of neuroplastic interventions on accelerating return to play following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A Systematic Review
Supervisor: Dr Natalie Benjamin-Damon’s

A massive congratulations to our Prof Corlia Brandt on yet another Master’s degree! A Master of Science in Epidemiology!...
18/07/2025

A massive congratulations to our Prof Corlia Brandt on yet another Master’s degree! A Master of Science in Epidemiology! 🥳

Title: Biopsychosocial factors associated with sexual dysfunction in self-identified females in Gauteng, South Africa, during 2013-2023
Supervisor: Prof Sumaya Mall

Congratulations to Dr Abigail Dreyer for receiving their PhD in Public Health 🎉Thesis: A comparative study of decentrali...
15/07/2025

Congratulations to Dr Abigail Dreyer for receiving their PhD in Public Health 🎉

Thesis: A comparative study of decentralised training platforms in undergraduate medical education at four South African universities
Supervisors: Prof A Stewart and Dr S Pilusa (from the Physiotherapy department)

Congratulations to Dr Worku W. Herbaye for receiving his PhD in Physiotherapy 🥳Thesis: The Profile and Psychosocial impa...
15/07/2025

Congratulations to Dr Worku W. Herbaye for receiving his PhD in Physiotherapy 🥳

Thesis: The Profile and Psychosocial impact of burn injuries among children and their caregivers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Supervised by Prof Ntsiea, Prof Roos and Dr Agizew.

Congratulations to Dr Cheryl Haley, who received her PhD in Physiotherapy this week! 🎊Thesis title: The impact of COVID-...
15/07/2025

Congratulations to Dr Cheryl Haley, who received her PhD in Physiotherapy this week! 🎊

Thesis title: The impact of COVID-19 on endurance athletes’ return to pre-illness level of participation.
Supervisors: Prof Heleen Van Aswegen and Prof Benita Olivier

🌟 Join Us at the Clinical Education Symposium! 🌟Are you passionate about advancing clinical education for health profess...
09/07/2025

🌟 Join Us at the Clinical Education Symposium! 🌟

Are you passionate about advancing clinical education for health professionals? Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to share your research, connect, learn, and grow with industry leaders and peers at our upcoming Clinical Education Symposium!

🗓 Date: 8 September 2025📍 Location: Public Health Resource Room, Wits Education Campus

Highlights of the Programme:
🕢 Registration: 7:30 - 8:30
👋 Welcoming: 8:30 - 8:45
🎤 Programme Start: 8:45 - 17:00.

Sessions:
• Keynote Speakers: Simulation, Clinical Evaluation, IPE
• Campfire Stories with marshmallows! • Research presentations • Pecha Kucha • Panel Discussion. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a transformative experience! Register now and take your clinical education journey to the next level.

👉 Registration Link: https://forms.office.com/r/RCsDbfgbvw

This is the 2025 Wits Physiotherapy Council making waves and taking names 🥳Chairperson: Onalerona MokhuwaVice-chairperso...
07/07/2025

This is the 2025 Wits Physiotherapy Council making waves and taking names 🥳

Chairperson: Onalerona Mokhuwa
Vice-chairperson: Gundo Raphunga
Treasurer: Kylie Marais
Secretary: Dimpho Sedibeng
Deputy Secretary: Nyeleti Maluleke
Transformation officer: Aphile Mngomezulu
Academic officer: Thobeka Mkhonza
Events coordinator: Lethabo Kgwadi

Congratulations to the Wits Physiotherapy Student Council for a successful first Career Expo! 🥳 The expo aimed to inform...
07/07/2025

Congratulations to the Wits Physiotherapy Student Council for a successful first Career Expo! 🥳 The expo aimed to inform 3rd and 4th year students on the different career paths they could choose from after comm serve. These were not just clinical careers, but also included medico-legal, corporate and academia 🎊

Today Part 3 of the four part series on burn injuries will be released. This episode deals with physiotherapy management...
07/07/2025

Today Part 3 of the four part series on burn injuries will be released. This episode deals with physiotherapy management of adult patients with burn injuries. Thank you for your continued interest in trauma care! https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2431934.rss

Wits was well represented at the International Alliance of Associations of Childhood-onset Disability Conference in Germ...
04/07/2025

Wits was well represented at the International Alliance of Associations of Childhood-onset Disability Conference in Germany. Dr Jacqui Bezhuidenhout, Dr Gillian Sallojee,Prof Joanne Potterton, Kyara Reynhardt, Stacey Kennedy, Precious Madzimbe

Kyara Reynhardt presented her MSc research on the developmental outcomes of children undergoing liver transplant and on the health related quality of life of children after liver transplant.

Stacey Kennedy presented her MSc research on the functional outcomes of children on discharge from paediatric ICU.

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