EDITORIA Sport th a t wrinkled Care derides And Laughter holding both his sides Come, a n d trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe And in thy right hand lead with thee The m ountain nymph, sweet liberty John M ilton 1608-1674 It was decided earlier in the year that this edition of the Journal would be devoted to matters relating to sporting activities. Although Groups were invited to submit re­ search articles, case studies or notes for this edition, the response w as very poor. The Editorial Board would wel­ come suggestions as to how they could motivate and assist members of the Society in writing articles for publication. However, a few good articles were received and in the study by Petrick et al, schoolgirl hockey players and their coaches were questioned about lower leg injuries they m ay have sustained. Although only 27% of those questioned reported any problems, it was found that very few of the players or the coaches were aware of the causative factors of lower leg injuries or how these could be avoided. The authors recommend that those involved in sport should be educated in overuse injuries and their prevention. The prevalence of cycling injuries was investigated by Bakkes et al. In this descriptive study valuable base-line information of the types and frequency of injuries sutained was obtained. The authors stress the importance of knowl­ edge of ergonomics in the assessment and management of sports injuries. In the clinical notes subm itted, the m echanism of shoulder problems in tennis players is discussed and a scheme of treatment is given which should be of value to our many sports physiotherapists. An undergraduate project by I Harris is included be­ cause of its topical subject of cricket, now that South Africa is becoming involved in international competition. Time is always a big factor in undergraduate research, but students are invited to submit summaries of their findings to the Journal, so that valtiable information m ay be shared with others, and that more in depth research m ay ensue from their findings. W CPT AFRICA At the recent Executive Committee Meeting of the World Confederation of Physical Therapy it was resolved that "There should be a commendation to W CPT Africa on their extraordinary progress and the great strides they are mak­ ing". The executive committee of W CPT Africa have been working very hard to arrange their first congress at which it is hoped that physiotherapists in Africa will be provided a forum to exchange ideas on the practice of their pro­ fession on the continent. The pre-congress workshops will probably be held in Mombasa from 9-11 April 1994 and will deal with trigger point therapy, community based rehabili­ tation and a McKenzie teaching module. A General Meet­ ing of all member organisations will take place in Nairobi on April 12 which will be followed by a two day congress. The post-congress workshops will possibly be held in Mombasa from 15-17 April and will concentrate on sports injuries, stroke management and McKenzie techniques. Transport will be arranged by the congress secretariat. Members of the SASP are urged to support their region and to submit papers to this congress. Suggested topics for papers were published in the August Bulletin of the Jour­ nal. If you are thinking of attending the congress a n d /o r workshops and visiting the beauty sites of Kenya, start saving now! Early bird registration fees will be very much less than you would have to pay later. For further informa­ tion contact the President of W CPT-Africa, c / o Zimbabwe Physiotherapy Association, P O Box A 147, Avondale, H a­ rare, Zimbabwe now. The Editorial Board and Publications Division wish all success to the final year students and welcome them as fully fledged members of the society in the near future. We would also like to wish all members much happiness and success in the coming year which holds so m any chal­ lenges. / C Beenhakkrr HAZEL BAINES - IN MEMORIAM Many friends, colleagues and ex-students w ere saddened to hear about the passing of N Hazel Baines CSP, TLET, M SASP and Honorary M em ber of the SASP, in England, on July 16 1993 Hazel trained as a physiotherapist at G uys’ Hospital, London, during the w ar years, and later qualified as a Chartered Society Teacher of Electrotherapy. She cam e to South A frica in 1948 and accepted a position as Electrotherapy Teacher at the University of the W itwatersrand. She took a particular interest in nerve stim ulation and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of nerve lesions, a new oncom ing science at the time, in which she excelled. Always being a perfectionist, her techniques in this field were superb. Later, Hazel w orked at “P hysiotherapy Advisor” for M edical Distributors (Pty) Ltd., in which capacity she taught many of her,colleagues in hospital and private practice modern techniques at diagnosis and re-education by means of exponential and related currents. In between, she taught and assisted the staff of the Pretoria P hysiotherapy School, w hen they w ere short of teachers. Hazel later w ent on to build up an im portant Private Physiotherapy Practice in the N orthern Suburbs of Johannesburg, and became well known for the next eighteen years fo r the efficient w ay she ran this big practice and for the excellent w ork she did for her m any patients. In 1980 she returned to the UK and set up house in Kent but ten years later, she returned to South Africa. She had many friends, here and had hoped to make her home here again, but increasing poor health made her decide to return to “the old country” , w here she died on July 1 6 1 99 3 . Hazel gave a great deal of her time to the SASP w here she was firstly Treasurer fo r the Southern Transvaal Branch, and later a most dedicated and successful National Treasurer. Her hard w ork in these fields w as not always appreciated o r realised by her colleagues, but when she retired to England in 1980, the Society honoured her by making her an Honorary Life M em ber of the SASP in appreciation for what she had done for Physiotherapy and fo rth e SA Society of Physiotherapy. As was expected, she put all her affairs in o rder and succeeded in saying “goodbye” to as many friends and relatives as possible. The SASP and Hazel’s many friends and relations in this country and overseas mourn the passing of a good friend and pioneer physiotherapist. Our sym pathy goes out to her brother, M ichael, and her nephews and nieces. Donations in com m em oration o f Hazel Baines ca n be m ade to The C oeliac Group of South Africa, P O Box 51489, Raedene 2124. C ontact: Mrs M Kaplan. R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. )