User:Adesola Odole

Name[edit | edit source]

Christiana Adesola Odole

About Me
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Present post: Lecturer 1/ Consultant Physiotherapist, Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Area of clinical expertise:

Management of musculoskeletal conditions requiring physiotherapy through adequate clinical reasoning skills for good clinical decision making. Outcomes assessment and development of outcome measures for use in Nigerian clinical setting and cross-cultural adaptation of existing ones.

Education[edit | edit source]

(a)Bachelor of Medical Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy) (Sept., 1990)

Awarding Institution: Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria

(b)Masters Degree in Science (Physiotherapy) (April, 2001)

Awarding Institution: University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

(c)Doctorate (PhD.) Degree in Physiotherapy (May, 2007)

Awarding Institution: University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Professional Affiliations
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Registered Member, Health Professional Council UK
Member, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy UK
Member, Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy
Member, Oyo State Chapter of Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy
Registered Member, Medical Rehabilitation Therapist Board, Nigeria.
Member, Society for the study of Pain, Nigeria
Member, Public Health Association of South Africa

Professional Appointments
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Chief Physiotherapist University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria July 2005 – January 2008

Principal Physiotherapist University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria July 2003 – June 2005

Senior Physiotherapist University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria July, 1998 – June 2003

Physiotherapist I University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria February 1994 – June 1998

Physiotherapist II National Orthopaedic Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria September1991- Jan 1994

Itinerant Private Physiotherapy Practice October 1990 – Sept 1991

Corper Physiotherapist Military Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria September1989 – August 1990

Publications
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1.Obajuluwa VA and Odole AC (2000): Comparison of right and left quadriceps femoris muscle strength at two different back rest angles. African Journal of Biomedical Research. Vol 3: 25-30

2.Hamzat TK, Odole AC, Amusat NT(2002): Participation level of Nigerian physiotherapists in clinical research. Journal of the Nigeria society of Physiotherapy. Vol. 14. No 2: 40-44.

3.Odole AC, Akinpelu AO, Bamgboye EA (2006): Validity and internal consistency of a Yoruba version of the Ibadan Knee/Hip Osteoarthritis Outcome Measure (Yoruba IKHOAM). African Journal of Medicine and Medical Science. Vol. 35: 349-357.

4.Akinpelu AO, Odole AC, Adegoke BOA, Adeniyi AF (2007) Development and Initial validation of Ibadan Knee/Hip Osteoarthritis Outcome Measure (IKHOAM). South African Journal of Physiotherapy Vol. 63:3-8

5.Akinpelu AO, Alonge OO, Adekanla BA, Odole AC (2007). Pattern of Osteoarthritis seen in Physiotherapy facilities in Ibadan and Lagos, Nigeria. African Journal of Biomedical Research Vol. 10: 111-115

6.Odole AC, Akinpelu AO (2008): Validity and internal consistency of a Hausa version of the Ibadan Knee/Hip Osteoarthritis Outcome Measure. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Vol.6: 86

7.Odole AC, Akinpelu AO (2008): Translation and alternate forms reliability of the Visual Analogue Scale into the three major Nigerian languages. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice Vol. 7: 3

8.Akinpelu AO, Alonge TA, Adekanla BA, Odole AC (2008): Prevalence and Pattern of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis in Nigeria. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice Vol. 7: 3

9.Ifesanya AO, Afuwape OO, Okojie VN, Agunloye A, Odole A, Okolo CA, Alonge TO (2009): Unintentional Injury Outcomes Secondary to Pedestrian Traffic Crashes: A Descriptive Analysis from a Major Medical Center. Prehospital and disaster medicine 24(5):443–446.

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