Sunday R Akinbo
University of Lagos, Nigeria
Biography
Sunday R Akinbo is a recipient of several academic, professional and community distinctions awards. His academic and professional qualifications include BSc in Physiotherapy, MSc and PhD in Musculoskeletal Anatomy, University of Lagos, Nigeria and FPC, Nigeria. He is a member of several national and international academic and professional associations among which are, Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP), Society for the Study of Pain, Nigeria (SSPN), International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors (ISPJE). He has served as an external assessor for physiotherapy promotion exercise in several hospitals in Nigeria, and chairman and member of several academic and professional accreditation panels in Nigeria and Ghana. His professional skills include; Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedics Disorders Evaluation and Management, Sports Injury Preventions and Management, Injury Prevention, Pain Management, Wellness and Stress Management, Education and Research. He has published well over 80 full research articles and 100 research abstracts in peered reviewed journals and conferences proceedings. His professional areas of specialization are Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedics Physiotherapy and Sports Physiotherapy. He is presently the Head/Chairman, Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine of the University of Lagos (CMUL) and also; the Head/Chairman and Consultant Physiotherapist, Department of Physiotherapy, Lagos University Teaching Hospital. sraakinbo@cmul.edu.ng
Abstract
Abstract : Sport participation and sport injuries among youth and young adults in Nigeria