TITLE: Prof

NAME: Sunday R. Akinwumi AKINBO

POSITION: Professor

EDUCATION

Personal Statement

I have effectively served Physiotherapy profession and humanity in various capacities at both national and international levels. I have published well over 120 scientific articles in high impact journals that have contributed to human wellbeing and physiotherapy clinical practice globally. With well over 32 years as academic in the university, I have successfully supervised to completion 12 PhD theses, over 45 MSc dissertations and over 200 undergraduate research projects.

I was a Visiting Scholar, Department of Physiotherapy, Bayero University, Kano, in addition to being an external assessor for professorial cadre appointments in Nigeria universities, Physiotherapy Promotion Exercise in several hospitals in Nigeria and external examiner for both undergraduate and postgraduate professional examinations in most of the Physiotherapy training Universities in Nigeria.

I have also served as chairman and member of several academic and professional accreditation panels for National Accreditation Board, Republic of Ghana, National Universities Commission (NUC) and Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board (MRTB) to several universities, teaching hospitals and federal medical centers in Nigeria and Republic of Ghana.

Positions, Scientific Appointments and Honours

1. Deputy Provost, College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL); 2016 – 2020
2. Professor & Head, Department of Physiotherapy, CMUL; 2013 – 2016
3. Chairman Editorial Board and Editor in Chief, Nigerian Journal of Medical Rehabilitation 2004 – 2011.
4. Team leader/Chairman, National Accreditation Board, Ghana, NUC Accreditation panel and Medical Rehabilitation Therapy Board of Nigeria (MRTBN) for Physiotherapy Programme at most of the Physiotherapy training Universities and Teaching Hospitals in Nigeria and Ghana.
5. Member, Medical Rehabilitation (Registration) Therapists Board of Nigeria (MRTB) Governing Board, 2009 – 2015
6. Chairman Accreditation and Education Committee MRTB; July 2009 – 2015

Selected and Recent Publications

1. Okafor UA, Akinbo SRA, Odebiyi DO, Oghumu SN (2024). Knowledge attitude and practice of patients, healthcare practitioners and road traffic safety regulators on patients’ return to driving policy after recovery from musculoskeletal disorders. Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (2024). E0044; open access.
2.     Aiyegbusi AI, Okafor UA, Akinbo SRA(2023). Predictive Factors for the Pattern of Distribution and  Severity of Musculoskeletal Discomfort Among Nigerian Smartphone and Mobile Device Users. Journal of Orthopeadic and Manual Therapy (JOMT), 01(01) Oct, 2023: 1-6
3. Fapojuwo OA, Akinbo SRA, Orekoya DO (2023). Relationship Between Health Locos of Control with Pain, Physical Function and Treatment Satisfaction in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis. Romanian J Physical Therapy, 29(50); 22-32
4. Stephanie Ikwuanusi, Abidemi Tella, Sunday Akinbo, Obianuju Nwaedozie, Misheal Adjie (2023). Determinants of outcomes for patients’ chronic low back pain and fear-avoidance beliefs following treatment with specific stabilisation exercises.J Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation; 2023
5. Akinbo SRA, Aiyegbusi AI, Okafor UA (2022). Mobile Phone Usage among Nigerians: Risk Factors  for Musculoskeletal Injuries and Preventive Strategies. Niger Postgrad Med J 2022 (July-Sept edition)29: 221-7

Collaboration (International)/Grants

1. Delivered the Keynote Address (as Guest Speaker) titled; Exploring Novel Therapeutic Approaches in the field of Orthopedics & Rheumatology: Physical Therapy Perspective at the 2^nd International Conference & Exhibition on Orthopedics & Rheumatology (with 800 delegates all over the world); August 19 – 21, 2013 at Embassy Suites Las Vegas, NV, USA.
2. Chairman, Accreditation Panel, National Accreditation Board, Ghanato the College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Korle Bu, Accra Ghana and Premier Physiotherapy College, Kumasi, Ghana; September and October 2014 respectively.
3. University of Lagos, Central Research Committee (CRC)Research Grant CRC No 2005/09 (Lead/Principal Researcher). Cervical Traction Therapy: A Comparison of Cardiovascular Responses of Sitting And Supine Positions In The Management Of Cervical Spondylotic Pain.