ABOUT THE JOURNAL
The South African Journal of Physiotherapy is the official voice of The South African Society of Physiotherapy and aims to reflect physiotherapy in Africa. It is an academic research-orientated publication that publishes original research, theory, and/or best practice related to physiotherapy or rehabilitation. View our Editorial Team.
The South African Journal of Physiotherapy is the official voice of The South African Society of Physiotherapy and aims to reflect physiotherapy in Africa. It is an academic research-orientated publication that publishes original research, theory, and/or best practice related to physiotherapy or rehabilitation. View our Editorial Team.
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LATEST ARTICLES
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| Physical activity of community-dwelling adults with traumatic spinal cord injuries in the Cape Metropole | |
| Aeysha Gabriels, Toughieda Ismail, Lucian Bezuidenhout, Conran Joseph | |
| 13 June 2025 | |
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| Perspectives on adherence to prescribed home exercises after polytrauma: A qualitative study | |
| Keamogetswe Monaiwa, Mariatha Yazbek, Nontembiso Magida | |
| 11 June 2025 | |
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| ‘Sometimes I feel like the only physio in the whole wide world, so alone’ | |
| Brett J. Mason, Romy Parker, Martha Geiger | |
| 09 June 2025 | |
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| Health systems and quality of life: The situation of South Africans with spinal cord injury | |
| Eugene Nizeyimana, Anthea Rhoda, Joyce Mothabeng, Francois Theron, Conran Joseph | |
| 06 June 2025 | |
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| Early gross motor development: Agreement between the AIMS and the BSID-III | |
| Marlette Burger, Esme R. Jordaan, Dana Niehaus | |
| 31 May 2025 | |
State of the Art |
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| Current state of evidence-based practice in clinical physiotherapy | |
| Ronel Roos | |
| 29 May 2025 | |
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| Student and educator perspectives on clinical reasoning: A qualitative study | |
| Danelle Hess, Jacqueline Hendricks, José Frantz, Michael Rowe | |
| 28 May 2025 | |
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| Physical activity profile of hypertensive adults living in rural South Africa | |
| Kganetso Sekome, Hellen Myezwa, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Lauren B. Sherar, Dale Esliger | |
| 23 April 2025 | |
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| A protocol for delivery of prehabilitation in lower limb arthroplasty in South Africa | |
| Prithi Pillay-Jayaraman, Verusia Chetty, Stacy Maddocks | |
| 08 April 2025 | |
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| Pectoralis minor index range of healthy 18–24-year-old students from a Kenyan public university | |
| Eugene C. Agweyu, Joseph M. Matheri, Benita Olivier, Elzette Korkie | |
| 28 February 2025 |
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Notification: A must-read for researchers in Science, Engineering and Technology |
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| We’re excited to share a compelling editorial by Karishma Singh: ‘Aligning conservation efforts with the Sustainable Development Goals’ in African Journal of Biodiversity Conservation. It explores the theological significance of launching the journal. Read the editorial. | |
| Posted: 2025-06-02 | More... |
Book Release: Education and climate change: Discovering strategies for individual and collective action |
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| Read the open-access book, Education and climate change: Discovering strategies for individual and collective action. This book positions education as a transformative force in climate action, advocating for inclusive, action-oriented learning to build resilience and drive sustainable change. | |
| Posted: 2025-05-29 | |
Book Release: Oral history in South Africa: Autoethnography, methodologies and ethics |
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| Read the open-access book, Oral history in South Africa: Autoethnography, methodologies and ethics. This book reimagines South African historical scholarship by elevating oral testimonies and advocating for Afrocentric, ethical approaches to oral history as vital tools for inclusive and transformative narratives. | |
| Posted: 2025-05-22 | |
Book Release: Digital inequality in a developing context: A multifaceted approach |
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| Read the open-access book, Towards the sustainable well-being of communities: Africa, the modern empire and Christianity. This book examines South Africa’s persistent digital divide across sectors like education, healthcare, and agriculture, highlighting how socio-economic, technical, and geographical factors—especially the urban–rural split—contribute to unequal digital access and outcomes. | |
| Posted: 2025-05-22 | |
Notification: Conference Abstracts Now Live! |
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| We’re thrilled to announce that all Conference Abstracts of SASP 2024 are now available! Explore the full collection of insights, research, and discussions from Dr Corlia Brandt, Prof. Marianne Unger, Dr Ntsikelelo Pefile and Dr Vaneshveri Naidoo and contributors at Vol 80, No 1 (2024). Dive into each abstract and discover the comprehensive perspectives the most recent and ongoing research in Physiotherapy in South Africa, presented at the World Physiotherapy Africa Region Congress 2024, held from 12 to 15 September 2024. For new special collections, contact special-issues@aosis.co.za. | |
| Posted: 2024-11-30 | More... |
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