Prof. Grace Puiyuk SZETO | [DEV] Tung Wah University of Hong Kong

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Prof. Grace Puiyuk SZETO

Professor

Office:Room 1001F, Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building, KPC Campus
Telephone:(852) 3468 6721
Email:graceszeto@twc.edu.hk

Academic and Professional Qualifications

BSc(PT), MSc (Appl Sc), PhD (PT)

Author Identifications

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3674-3207
Scopus ID: 55899022400
Google Scholar: Grace Szeto

Biography

Professor Szeto is the Professor in Physiotherapy at Tung Wah University of Hong Kong . She joined the university in 2018 as the inaugural programme leader for the BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy. This programme has now obtained professional accreditation from the Physiotherapists Board of the Supplementary Medical Professions Council in Hong Kong. T

he first cohort of students graduated in June 2022 and are employed as Registered Physiotherapists in various public and private healthcare organisations in Hong Kong. Professor Szeto graduated with a BSc (Physiotherapy) from the University of Toronto, Canada, in 1982. She has extensive clinical experience in physiotherapy, working in Canada, Hong Kong, and Australia for over 30 years. She taught in the undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy programmes in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University for over 20 years. She has extensive experience in physiotherapy curriculum planning and coordination of clinical education.

She has published over 70 papers in internationally renowned journals and currently serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Musculoskeletal Science & Practice. She is also a member of the editorial board for the journal Applied Ergonomics.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

BSc(PT), MSc (Appl Sc), PhD (PT)

Author Identifications

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3674-3207
Scopus ID: 55899022400
Google Scholar: Grace Szeto

Biography

Discover More

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Ergonomics
Electrotherapy
Biomechanics
Occupational Health
Health Care Management

Representative Publications:

Chu GCH, Chan LYL, Do CW, Tse ACY, Szeto GPY , So BCL, Lee RLT, Lee PH. 2023. Association between time spent on smartphones and digital eye strain: A 1-year prospective observational study among Hong Kong children and adolescents. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30:58428-584435. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26258-0 (IF: 5.190)
LAM AKH, Fung OHY, Kwan C, Cheung J, Luk KDK, Chiu AYY, Descarreauz M, Szeto GPY , Wong AYL. 2022. The concerns and experiences of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis regarding prehabilitation and recovery after spine surgery: a qualitative study. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2022.100227
Szeto GPY, Jull G. 2022. Editorial: Defining the scope of your manuscript-Beware of “salami-slicing”. Musculoskeletal Science & Practice, 58, 102540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2022.102540 Tsang SMH, Szeto GPY , So BCL, Lau RWL, Dai J. 2022. Using cervical movement velocity to assist the prediction pain and functional recovery for people with chronic mechanical neck pain. Clinical Biomechanics, 93, 105607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2022.105607
Heredia-Rizo AM, Madeleine P, Szeto GPY . 2022. Chapter 27 - Pain mechanisms in computer and smartphone users, Editor(s): Rajkumar Rajendram, Vinood B. Patel, Victor R. Preedy, Colin R. Martin, Features and Assessments of Pain, Anaesthesia, and Analgesia, Academic Press, Pages 291-301, ISBN 9780128189887, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818988-7.00021-2
Tsang SMH, Szeto GPY , Yeung AKC, Chun EYW, Wong CNC, Wu ECM, Lee RYW. 2021. Recovery of the lumbopelvic movement and muscle recruitment patterns using motor control exercise program in people with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a prospective study. Plos One 16(11): e0259440. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259440
Lee PH, Tse ACY, Cheung T, Do CW, Szeto GPY , So BCL, Lee RLT. 2021 (April). Bedtime smart device usage and accelerometer-measured sleep outcomes in children and adolescents. Sleep and Breathing, p. 1-11 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-021-02377-1
Langella F, Christensen SWMcP, Palsson TS, Høgh M, Gagni N, Bellosta-López P, Christiansen DH, Delle Chiaie M, Domenéch-García V, Johnston V, Szeto GPY , Villafañe JH , Herrero P, Berjano P. Development of the Development of the Prevent For Work Questionnaire (P4Wq) for assessment of musculoskeletal risk in the workplace. Part 1: Literature review and domains selection. BMJ Open (2021) 11:e043800. http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043800
Do, CW, Chan LYL, Tse ACY, Cheung T, So BCL, Tang WC, Yu WY, Chu GCH, Szeto GPY, Lee RLT, Lee PH.2020. Association between time spent on smart devices and change in retractive error: A 1-Year perspective observational study among Hong Kong children and adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, 8923, doi:10.3390/ijerph17238923
Szeto GPY, Tsang SMH, Dai J, Madeleine P. 2020. A field study on spinal postures and postural variations during smartphone use among university students. Applied Ergonomics, 88(10), 103183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103183 (IF: 3.145)
Cheung K, Dai J, Cheung CL, Cho HK, Chow YL Fung KY, Lam WS, Li HLC, Ng SY, Ngan MY, Szeto G . 2020. The biomechanical evaluation of patient transfer tasks by female nursing students: With and without a transfer belt. Applied Ergonomics 82, 102940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2019.102940
So BCL, Szeto GPY, Lau RWL, Dai J, Tsang SMH. 2019. Effects of Ergo-motor Intervention on improving occupational health in workers with work-related neck-shoulder pain. IJERPH, 16, 5005. DOI:10.3390/ijerph16245005.

Research Projects:

2021-2024: Health & Medical Research Grant
The effects of muscle biofeedback versus posture biofeedback on pain and functional outcomes in people with chronic neck pain related to intensive smartphone use (Principal Investigator)
2021-2023: TWGH Research Project
An Evaluation Study on the Effectiveness of an Exercise Training Programme for People with Intellectual Disability (ActivPID) (Principal Investigator)