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Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Health Care Sciences
Department of Physiotherapy

Eksteen, CA

BSc(Fis)(Stell) MEd PhD(Didaktiek)(Pret) DTO(Unisa) - Senior Lecturer

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Telephone number: 012 354 1249
Fax number: 012 354 1226
E-mail address: carina.eksteen@up.ac.za

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Professional Development

A comparrison of the pressure relieving characteristics of a newly developed wheelchair cushion with two standard typesm of wheelchair cushions

Physiotherapy curriculum design and implementation

Science philosophy of Physiotherapy

The impact of a multi-disciplinary asset-based approach to early intervention on the development of pre-term babies, as well as the quality of life and lifestyle of the family/caregivers in the Witbank and Hammanskraal areas

Human Movement Science

Rehabilitation of patients with neurological disease

Rehabilitation Spinal cord injured patients

Seating solutions for people in wheelchairs, (SIT Lab) joint collaborative venture

Curriculum development and E-learning

Seating of people using wheelchairs as mobility device

Research Output:

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Bütow-Dütoit L, Eksteen CA, de Waal M: 2007. The law and sexual harassment in the physiotherapy work environment in South Africa. South African Journal of Physiotherapy/ Suid-Afrikaanse Fisioterapie Tydskrif, 63 (3) / Nov, pp 37-44.

 

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