Functional fitness in seniors and physical activity in children

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adherence to long-term therapy in order to reframe the patient ’ s perspectives of being rehabilitated. This is the fi rst time I have the honor to publish a paper from an African country. Oyeyemi & Oyeyemi from Nigeria present a survey among 181 Nigerian physiotherapists about their practice and their priorities concerning patient management. Approximately half of the Nigerian physiotherapists use evidence for selection of treatment. A great majority, 73%, indicated a preference for a clinical doctorate as entry-level education to practice physiotherapy and 75% post-graduate training as clinical specialization. These fi gures give interesting insights into potential for professional growth and the direction of physiotherapy in this country. Orbell & Smith from the UK present a systematic review of physiotherapeutic treatment of acetabular labral tears. After searching a number of databases, the authors found 13 papers to review. There was limited evidence for the use of pre-operative physiotherapy. Whilst post-operative physiotherapy was considered important, the operative procedure has largely determined individualized rehabilitation regimes. Therefore, greater evidence is required related to post-operative physiotherapy following acetabular labral repair. Finally, I want to thank all who visited our stand at the World Congress for Physical Therapy in Amsterdam in June this year. I hope that you will continue to support our journal by submitting papers to Advances in Physiotherapy . Next, you will fi nd presentation of the new board of associate editors. Please contact them or me at any time. We all wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.