The South African Journal o f PH YSIO TH ERAPY Die Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif FISIOTERAPIE DECEMBER 1983 VOLUME 39. NO. 4. EDITOR: Miss L. M. Davids, B.Sc (P hysioth era py). B.A.Hons., Dip. Ed. Physio. EDITORIAL BOARD: Mrs. J. A. C. Gilder, B.Sc (P hysioth era py), Dip. Ed. Physio. MiSS S. H. Ir w in - C a rru th e rs , Nat. Dip. Physio., Dip. Ed. Physio. Mrs. P. Versveld, Nat. Dip. Physio. CONTENTS EDITORIAL Heat Stress in Young Adults — Dr. R. van Zyl S m it.................. 85 Physical Activity & Aging — Dr. T. D. Noakes...................... 88 The Effects of Menisectomy on Knee Function — Jo ann e Enslin ......... .............. 93 Psychological Adjustment to Injury and Acute Trauma — Hein Helgo Schomer .............101 Report—National Exec. Committee . . . 92 Extension of the Profession...............103 Porphyria ...................................... 103 .Classified Advertisements .................... 104 *News of Courses & Congresses, 1984106 Book reviews .........................................108 Official organ o f th e South A frican Society o f Physiotherapy. Published quarterly by the Publications D ivision o f th e Medical A ssociation o f South A frica on behalf o f th e SA SP A ll correspondence to be addressed to the Editor, SA Journal o f P hysiotherapy, Private Bag X I , Pinelands 7430 ammb,? A t the C o u n cil M eeting held a t B lo em fo n tein , the im m ed iate past e d ito r.re p o rte d th a t few research o r review articles were received by the J o u r n a l a n d th a t it w as necessary to solicit a rtic le s o n a set ce n tra l them e in o rd e r to p u b lish each issue. 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If th e m em b ers o f a p ro fe ssio n w ish to p ro ject a n e d u c a te d an d 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. ) d y n am ic im age, they m u st be p re p a re d to c o n trib u te to th e ir jo u r n a l. If th e ir w ork is to be re g a rd e d as im p o rta n t an d c o n trib u tin g to th e w orld o f know ledge a n d ex p ertise , it m u st be p u b lish ed in a re p u ta b le p ro fessio n al jo u r n a l. O nly th ro u g h w ritin g a n d p u b li­ c a tio n can k n o w led g e be d is se m in a te d an d the c o u n tr y ’s p ro fe ssio n a l im age becom e • estab lish ed . A lth o u g h the jo u r n a l e d ito ria l is resp o n sib le fo r the selection o f c o n te n t, it is u ltim a te ly the resp o n sib ility o f the m em b ers o f the p ro fessio n to p ro d u c e the g o o d s. You need a jo u r n a l to e sta b lish y o u r p r o ­ fessional w o rth a n d id en tity . 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