Mary Wetani Agoriwo

Mary is a neuro-physiotherapist with over a decade experience in clinical practice. She holds a BSc. In Physiotherapy and an MSc. in Neurorehabilitation from Ghana and UK respectively. Mary is an assistant lecturer at the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana and currently pursuing a PhD in Physiotherapy at the Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She serves in a number of positions as a coordinator of the PD-Support Group Ghana and a Co-director for the MDS-Africa Section Train the Trainer Program. Her recent publication (June 2022), in the Ghana Medical Journal 56(2), is on the use of MyotonPRO device to objectively measure muscle tone in persons with Parkinson’s disease (PD). She has presented a number of abstracts during national and international platforms including the 2018, 2020 and 2022 MDS International Congresses. Mary is a former Chevening Scholar (2016/2017 Cohort) and currently a 2021 Fellow of the Organization for Women in Science for the Deve

EDUCATION

Stellenbosch University - PhD Physiotherapy (Ongoing - 2022)
Brunel University London - MSc. Neurorehabilitation (2016-2017)
University of Ghana - BSc. Physiotherapy (2005-2010)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Rehabilitation
Parkinson's disease
Neurology