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  1. Acute exacerbation of COPD: Physiotherapy practice and factors that influence management

    Article • South African Journal of Physiotherapy, December 2024, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  2. Cardiorespiratory fitness response to endurance training in athletes post-COVID-19 compared to unaffected athletes

    Article • South African Journal of Sports Medicine, November 2024, Academy of Science of South Africa

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen, Benita Olivier

  3. Protracted exercise tolerance post-coronavirus disease 2019 in endurance athletes: A survey

    Article • South African Journal of Physiotherapy, August 2024, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen, Benita Olivier

  4. ‘Every Run Is Hard’: Endurance Athletes’ Experiences of Return to Sports Participation After COVID‐19—A Mixed Methods Study

    Article • Translational Sports Medicine, January 2024, Wiley

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen, Benita Olivier

  5. Preoperative physiotherapy education for patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection

    Article • South African Family Practice, January 2023, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  6. Perceptions of students and educators regarding a once-off pre-clinical ICU simulation activity

    Article • South African Journal of Physiotherapy, November 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  7. Effectiveness of nonpharmacological therapeutic interventions on pain and physical function in adults with rib fractures during acute care: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • South African Journal of Physiotherapy, June 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  8. A profile of adult patients with major burns admitted to a Level 1 Trauma Centre and their functional outcomes at discharge: A retrospective review

    Article • South African Journal of Physiotherapy, January 2022, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  9. Barriers and facilitators to implementation of early mobilisation of critically ill patients in Zimbabwean and South African public sector hospitals: a qualitative study

    Article • Disability and Rehabilitation, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  10. Physical outcomes of patients infected with HIV requiring intensive care unit admission for mechanical ventilation at one South African hospital: a pilot study

    Article • Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, June 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  11. Preoperative physical activity and functional performance levels are predictors of acute postoperative outcomes in a private South African colorectal cancer cohort

    Article • South African Journal of Physiotherapy, March 2021, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  12. Physiotherapy management of patients with trunk trauma: A state-of-the-art review

    Article • South African Journal of Physiotherapy, June 2020, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  13. Organizational structures and early mobilization practices in South African public sector intensive care units—A cross‐sectional study

    Article • Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, March 2020, Wiley

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  14. Factors associated with physical function capacity in an urban cohort of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus in South Africa

    Article • South African Journal of Physiotherapy, September 2019, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  15. Investigation of physical and functional impairments experienced by people with active tuberculosis infection: A feasibility pilot study

    Article • African Journal of Disability, August 2019, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  16. Physiotherapy management of patients who suffered serious chest injuries.

    Article • Trauma, May 2019, SAGE Publications

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  17. Impact of the Chelsea critical care physical assessment (CPAx) tool on clinical outcomes of surgical and trauma patients in an intensive care unit: An experimental study

    Article • South African Journal of Physiotherapy, August 2018, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  18. Developing minimum clinical standards for physiotherapy in South African ICUs: A qualitative study

    Article • Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, May 2017, Wiley

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  19. Physical impairments and activity limitations experienced by people with tuberculosis: a scoping review protocol

    Article • The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  20. Physiotherapy contributions to weaning and extubation of patients from mechanical ventilation

    Article • Southern African Journal of Critical Care, July 2016, Health and Medical Publishing Group

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  21. Physiotherapy practice in South African intensive care units

    Article • Southern African Journal of Critical Care, July 2016, Health and Medical Publishing Group

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  22. The effect of two passive head-down tilt positions on diaphragm excursion in healthy adults: A preliminary study

    Article • Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  23. Physical Activity And Risk Factors Screening For Ischaemic Heart Disease In South African Individuals Living With HIV.

    Article • Journal of Clinical Research in HIV AIDS and Prevention, February 2016, Open Access Pub

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  24. Blunt and Penetrating Injuries

    Article • June 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  25. Burn Injuries

    Article • June 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  26. Multiple Orthopaedic Injuries

    Article • June 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  27. Physiological Response to Trauma

    Article • June 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  28. Physiotherapy Modalities, Markers and Outcome Measures

    Article • June 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  29. FRONT MATTER

    Article • June 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  30. Quality of Life of Survivors of Trauma

    Article • June 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  31. Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • June 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  32. Trauma and Immunosuppressive Diseases

    Article • June 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  33. Traumatic Brain Injury

    Article • June 2015, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  34. The effect of physical activity modification on ischaemic heart disease risk factors in people living with HIV: randomised control trial

    Article • Physiotherapy, May 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  35. The effect of two passive head down diaphragm stretching manoeuvres on diaphragm length in healthy adult individuals

    Article • Physiotherapy, May 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  36. ‘If you have a problem with your heart, you have a problem with your life’: Self-perception and behaviour in relation to the risk of ischaemic heart disease in people living with HIV

    Article • African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, March 2015, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  37. Effects of an Education and Home-Based Pedometer Walking Program on Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factors in People Infected with HIV

    Article • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, November 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  38. Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy in Trauma

    Article • October 2014, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  39. The effect of a workplace intervention programme on return to work after stroke: a randomised controlled trial

    Article • Clinical Rehabilitation, October 2014, SAGE Publications

    Mokgobadibe Ntsiea, Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  40. Developing minimum clinical standards for physiotherapy in South African intensive care units: the nominal group technique in action

    Article • Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, September 2014, Wiley

    Professor Susan D Hanekom, Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  41. “Not easy at all but I am trying”: barriers and facilitators to physical activity in a South African cohort of people living with HIV participating in a home-based pedometer walking programme

    Article • AIDS Care, August 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  42. Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation for people with neuromuscular disorders

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, December 2013, Wiley

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  43. Rehabilitation after pectus excavatum corrective surgery: A single case report

    Article • International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, June 2013, Mark Allen Group

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  44. Airflow distribution with manual hyperinflation as assessed through gamma camera imaging: a crossover randomised trial

    Article • Physiotherapy, June 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  45. Hydrotherapy in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative systematic review

    Article • Physical Therapy Reviews, October 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  46. The use of a weaning and extubation protocol to facilitate effective weaning and extubation from mechanical ventilation in patients suffering from traumatic injuries: A non-randomized experimental trial comparing a prospective to retrospective cohort

    Article • Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, September 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  47. Return to work services rendered for patients at stroke rehabilitation facilities in Gauteng Province, South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, March 2012, Mark Allen Group

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  48. The development of a clinical management algorithm for early physical activity and mobilization of critically ill patients: synthesis of evidence and expert opinion and its translation into practice

    Article • Clinical Rehabilitation, April 2011, SAGE Publications

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  49. Health-related quality of life of survivors of penetrating trunk trauma in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Article • European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  50. Effect of penetrating trunk trauma on the recovery of adult survivors: A pilot study

    Article • Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen

  51. Paediatric hiv in south africa: an overview for physiotherapists

    Article • South African Journal of Physiotherapy, February 2006, AOSIS Open Journals

    Professor Heleen Van Aswegen