Oluwaseun Kubeyinje

University of Benin Teaching Hospital | UBTH · Department of Physiotherapy

Background The use of antiretroviral drugs has made human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS a chronic disease with adverse anthropometric changes as one of its complications. Objectives This study investigated the effects of aerobic and resistance exercise training on anthropometric parameters of HIV-positive individuals. The study examined the in...

This study investigated the effects of cryokinetics on hand function of subjects with spinal cord injury. The present study has an experimental design. Thirty-nine subjects with upper spinal cord injury were included. Handgrip and pinch strength were measured using electronic hand dynamometer (in kg) and mechanical pinch gauge (in kg) respectively...

The study examined state coaches’ educational qualifications as an indicator for the coaches’ legal duties knowledge in Edo State. The survey research design was adopted for this study. The population of the study comprised 187 coaches in Edo State. The multistage sampling technique was used to obtain 100 coaches that were used as the sample for th...

Objectives: To investigate the levels and interrelationships between fear of falling (FOF), physical activity (PA), social support (SS), and general self-efficacy (GSE) among older adults in a Nigerian community. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey involving 100 older adults (65.0% females; mean age = 74.25 ± 8.01 years) consecutively recrui...

This study investigated the alterations of haematologic parameters of HIV-positive patients due to a 10-week aerobic and resistance exercise training. The study examined the influence of aerobic and resistance exercises on White Blood Cells (WBC), Red Blood Cells (RBC), Haematocrit (HCT), and Platelets (PLT). The pretest-posttest control-group expe...

This study investigated the psychosocial parameters as determinants of return to work among stroke survivors. This study involved 49 stroke survivors. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to determine the levels of anxiety and depression of the subjects. Equally, Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) of the subjects was measured w...

Background: Quality healthcare requires learning organizations who demonstrate commitment to evaluation and improvement. The Geriatrics Unit in the 850-bedded University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Nigeria, was set up in 2014 to provide quality healthcare to older persons. The goal of this evaluation was to assess the extent to which that in...

This study was designed to assess the changes in anthropometric parameters of HIV-seropositive patients following 6-week aerobic and resistance exercise training. The pretest-posttest control-group design (experimental and control groups) was adopted. 60 female HIV-seropositive patients in stage 1 and 2 of the disease registered in University of Be...

This study was designed to assess the changes in lipid profile of HIV-seropositive patients following 6-week aerobic and resistance exercise training. The pretest-posttest control-group design (experimental and control groups) was adopted. Sixty female HIV-seropositive patients in stage 1 and 2 of the disease registered in University of Benin Teach...

The purpose of this study was to assess the compliance of exercise therapy/fitness outfits in the south-south geopolitical zone of Nigeria to standard equipment requirements. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the conduct of the study using a sample size of 51centres/managers purposively selected from a population of 102 managers of fitness...

Spinal cord injury is a life-transforming condition of sudden onset that can have devastating consequences. A multidisciplinary, functional goal-oriented programme is required to enable the tetraplegic patient live as fully and independently life as possible. Physiotherapy is a very important part of the multidisciplinary team required to prevent m...

These case reports describe the therapeutic efficacy of a physiotherapy modality, the short-wave diathermy in the management of pain and functional limitation which are sequelae of avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Four patients who were primarily referred for physiotherapy by their doctors for assisted ambulation and infrared therapy were as...