**4.1 Commonality among the professions of physiotherapy, occupational therapy and biokinetics**

The professions of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Biokinetics are concerned with the rehabilitation of human pathology at various stages of healing, thus requiring the study of similar academic literature. These professions treat pathologies that range from neuro-musculoskeletal pathologies to noncommunicable diseases, operating in both the pathogenic (illness) and fortogenic (apparently healthy) healthcare paradigms [12, 19]. Practitioners require a sound knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, kinesiology and biomechanics. In some South African HEIs Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Biokinetics students attend the same fundamental modules, underlining the commonality between the disciplines. Furthermore, the prerequisite academic modules are identical: English, Mathematics, Life Science, and Physical Science (**Table 1**). However, the admission scores varies (**Table 1**). Moreover, these professions follow similarly structured residency and work-integrated learning programmes which are synthesised by their respective HEIs.
