Browsing Physiotherapy by Author "Ennion, Liezel"
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Barriers and facilitators to utilisation of rehabilitation services amongst persons with lower-limb amputations in a rural community in South Africa
Naidoo, Ugendrie; Ennion, Liezel (SAGE Publications, 2018)BACKGROUND: Persons with disabilities who reside in rural areas experience challenges accessing and utilising health services and rehabilitation. Due to the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in rural regions, the risk ... -
Experiences of lower limb prosthetic users in a rural setting in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Ennion, Liezel; Manig, Sarah (SAGE Publications, 2018)BACKGROUND: Ambulation with a prosthesis is the ultimate goal of rehabilitation for a person with a major lower limb amputation. Due to challenges with prosthetic service delivery in rural settings, many patients with ... -
The modular socket system in a rural setting in Indonesia
Giesberts, Bob; Ennion, Liezel; Hjelmstrom, Olle (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2018)Background: Prosthetic services are inaccessible to people living in rural areas. Systems like the modular socket system have the potential to be fabricated outside of the prosthetic workshop. Objectives: This study ... -
Participation restrictions and vocational rehabilitation needs experienced by persons with a unilateral lower limb amputation in the Western Cape, South Africa
Yu, Tak Wing; Ennion, Liezel (AOSIS, 2019)Vocational rehabilitation (VR) aims to rehabilitate a person with an amputation back into actively participating in society. Even though lower limb amputation (LLA) surgery is commonly performed in South Africa (SA), little ... -
A qualitative study of the challenges of providing pre-prosthetic rehabilitation in rural South Africa
Ennion, Liezel; Johannesson, Anton (SAGE Publications, 2017)BACKGROUND: There is a known shortage of rehabilitation staff in rural settings and a sharp increase in the number of lower limb amputations being performed. A lack of adequate pre-prosthetic rehabilitation will result in ... -
Recommendations of behavioural facilitators for success in a physiotherapy clinical practice module: Successful students’ perspectives
Ennion, Liezel; Hess, Danelle (PubMed, 2020)Background: Students struggle to bridge the gap between theory and application thereof in clinical settings. Exploring the behaviours of students who have been shown to be successful in the clinical practice module of ... -
Recommendations of behavioural facilitators for success in a physiotherapy clinical practice module: Successful students’ perspectives
Ennion, Liezel; Hess, Danelle (OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)Students struggle to bridge the gap between theory and application thereof in clinical settings. Exploring the behaviours of students who have been shown to be successful in the clinical practice module of physiotherapy ... -
Retention of improved plantar sensation in patients with type II diabetes mellitus and sensory peripheral neuropathy after one month of vibrating insole therapy: a pilot study
Ennion, Liezel; Hijmans, Juha M. (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024)Sensory peripheral neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes mellitus and the biggest risk factor for diabetic foot ulcers. There is currently no available treatment that can reverse sensory loss in the diabetic ... -
The use of a direct manufacturing prosthetic socket system in a rural community in South Africa: a pilot study and lessons for future research
Ennion, Liezel; Johannesson, Anton; Rhoda, Anthea (Sage Publications, 2017)BACKGROUND: Challenges exist with the provision of appropriate mobility assistive devices in rural areas. The use of the direct manufacturing prosthetic socket system is a possible solution to these challenges. OBJECTIVES: ...