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EFFECTS OF EIGHT WEEKS OF NECK STABILISATION AND DYNAMIC EXERCISES ON SELECTED CLINICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLES AMONG PATIENTS WITH NON-SPECIFIC NECK PAIN
(2015-11)Non-specific Neck Pain (NsNP) constitutes a burden to the bearers and a management challenge to physiotherapists globally. Effectiveness of neck stabilisation and dynamic exercises in the management of NsNP has been ... -
THE EFFECTS OF ENDURANCE EXERCISE PROGRAMME ON THE RESPIRATORY FUNCTION OF ASTHMATIC CHILDREN
(1986-08)Bronchial asthma is an obstructive respiratory disorder characterised by recurrent attacks of breathlessness. Some studies have suggested that the exacerbation of asthma by exercise is probably due to the fact that asthmatics ... -
EFFECTS OF McKENZIE AND LUMBAR STABILISATION PROTOCOLS ON SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC MECHANICAL LOW BACK PAIN
(2017-08)Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain (CMLBP) has been associated with sexual dysfunction (SD). This problem is often not included in the management of individuals with CMLBP. McKenzie and Lumbar stabilisation are well established ... -
EFFECTS OF MOBILE HEALTH NURSING INTERVENTION ON MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES UPTAKE AMONG ANTENATAL CLINIC ATTENDEES IN OYO SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT, OYO STATE
(2014-08)Compliance with Antenatal Care (ANC) and Postnatal Care (PNC) regimen is a known determinant of pregnancy outcomes. In most developing countries, access to Skilled Birth Delivery (SBD) and Childhood Immunisation (CIm), ... -
EFFICACY OF BIOMECHANICAL ANKLE PLATFORM SYSTEM AND A STRENGTHENING EXERCISE PROGRAMME ON FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
(2012-08)Cerebral Palsy (CP), the most common neuropaediatric disorder, is characterised by impaired Functional Performance (FP) which may be associated with reduced muscular strength and poor balance. Improving balance and ... -
EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR IN MAN AND MOUSE: PHYSIOLOGICAL, CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES
(1989-04)Epidermal growth factor (EGF), which was first isolated from the mouse submaxillary gland and later from human urine belongs to a new class of polypeptides collectively known as growth factors. These growth factors regulate ... -
HERPES TYPE-2 VIRUS AND CARCINOMA OF CERVIX UTERI IN NIGERIANS: IMMUNOVIROLOGICAL STUDIES
(1976-03)In the search for etiology of carcinoma of the cervix uteri, various factors have been implicated by various workers. The disease has been shown to have a venereal origin, following on its significant association with ... -
IMPACT OF MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND GENERAL HEALTH STATUS OF CAREGIVERS
(2011-11)Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a neuropaediatric condition which occurs as a result of damage to an immature brain resulting in abnormal motor development requiring special care. Caring for children with CP may affect the quality ... -
MAJOR SKELETAL COMPLICATIONS OF SICKLE-CELL DISEASE IN IBADAN, NIGERIA, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
(1986-06)The landmark contributions to the recognition and understanding of sickle-cell disease at the clinical, cellular and molecular levels are reviewed. The variable natural history of the disease with environmental and ... -
THE NOSOLOGICAL STATUS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL VALIDITY STUDY
(1993)In spite of many years of research, schizophrenia remains a medical puzzle. Even though modern classificatory systems have revolutionized its clinical diagnosis by improving reliability, its validity as a distinct disorder ... -
NURSE-LED HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORTIVE SUPERVISION OF HOME MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF MALARIA AMONG UNDER-FIVES' MOTHERS IN EGBEDORE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OSUN STATE NIGERIA
(2015-11)Malaria contributes significantly to under-five mortality in Nigeria. Home management and prevention of malaria are key interventions for its control. However, effectiveness of these interventions require mothers's adequate ... -
THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF RESPIRATORY GAS EXCHANGE
(1991-01)Respiratory gas exchange involves the transfer of oxygen from the atmosphere to the metabolizing cell, and the movement of carbon dioxide in the opposite direction. Contributing to this phenomenon are various cardiorespiratory ... -
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF A SAMPLE OF UNIVERSITY FRESHMEN AND FRESHWOMEN
(1979)ABSTRACT Eight hundred and seventy University of Ibadan freshmen, consisting of 725 males and 145 females, were studied during their first few weeks in the university with the aim of assessing their social and personality ... -
POLIOMYELITIS: STUDIES ON DISTRIBUTION OF PARALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DEFORMITIES IN THE LOWER LIMBS OF CHILDREN IBADAN
(1982-09)Poliomyelitis or Heinemedin’s disease is one of the commonest crippling diseases amongst children under the age of five years in Nigeria. Though the disease is found in most parts of the world, it is morenoticeable in ... -
PSYCHO-SOCIAL FEATURES OF IN-PATIENTS IN LONG-STAY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS: CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY
(1985-03)In a survey of 226 patients at the Lantoro annex of Aro Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Abeokute, Nigeria, schizophrenic patients. constituted the largest group 163 (72.1%), followed by organic brain syndrome 37 (16.4%), and ... -
SOME STUDIES ON CONTACT DERMATITIS AND OCCUPATIONAL DERMATOSE IN LAGOS
(1990-01)A study was conducted on contact dermatitis and occupational dermatoses to identify causal factors and advance proposals on how best to humanize occupational life, and to form a base line for future studies as industrialisation ... -
A SPECTRUM OF IMMUNITY IN TUBERCULOSIS
(1984-09)ABSTRACT The variable clinical presentation of tuberculosis would suggest a spectrum of host immune responses to the disease. To investigate this hypothesis, 30 hospitalized patients aged 19 to 61 years (moan 34.4 years) ... -
STUDIES OF THE PREVALENCE OF RENAL DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION IN RELATION TO SCHISTOSOMIASIS: A CROSS SECTIONAL SURVEY OF OMI-ADIO, A COMMUNITY OF HIGH BILHARZIA ENDEMICITY AND OFFA-TEDO, ONE WITH LOW ENDEMICITY
(1973-10)Two rural communities in the environs of Ibadan, Western State of Nigeria, one with sustained high endemicity of urinary schistosomiasis as the test, the other with a low endemicity as control have been studied for the ... -
STUDIES ON CERTAIN NIGERIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH POTENTIAL ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY
(1972-10)As part of a search for new and active antineoplastic agents from some Nigerian plants, a survey of various herbal folk remedies for cancer was undertaken. Because the recorded Nigerian folklore medicine does not elaborate ... -
TIBIOFEMORAL ANGLE DEVELOPMENT IN A COHORT OF NIGERIAN CHILDREN DURING THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF LIFE
(2013-06)Knowledge of Tibio-Femoral Angle (TFA) development facilitates clinical decisions in managing childhood knee mal-alignment. Findings from cross-sectional studies on TFA development in Nigerian children vary in values and ...