Prince De-Gualle Deku, MPhil

Senior Laboratory Technician | Clinical Exercise Rehabilitation Specialist | Sports & Movement Researcher

Prince De-Gualle Deku is a Clinical Exercise Rehabilitation Specialist and Senior Laboratory Technician in the Department of Physiotherapy and Sports Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. His work sits at the intersection of biomechanics, rehabilitation science, sports performance, and public health, with a strong emphasis on evidence-based exercise therapy and injury prevention.

He holds a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Clinical Exercise Rehabilitation and a First-Class Bachelor of Science degree in Sports and Exercise Science from KNUST. His academic training is grounded in biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor performance, and therapeutic exercise, and has been complemented by extensive hands-on experience in teaching laboratories, clinical rehabilitation support, and sports medicine service delivery.

Prince currently supports undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research across physiotherapy and exercise science programs at KNUST. His responsibilities include laboratory coordination, student training, research assistance, and technical support for biomechanical and rehabilitation-focused studies. Previously, he served as a Teaching and Research Assistant in the same department during his national service period, further strengthening his foundation in academic mentorship and research facilitation.

His research portfolio spans sports injury prevention, movement biomechanics, physical activity and mental health, gait analysis, anthropometry, and exercise ethics. He has authored and co-authored 14 peer-reviewed journal publications in reputable international outlets, including Children, Health Science Reports, Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation, Current Issues in Sport Science, and the Saudi Journal of Sports Medicine. His work has explored joint kinematics in children, somatotype and muscular fitness in youth athletes, cardiovascular risk factors, exercise service delivery standards, and the psychosocial dimensions of injury in sport.

Mr. Deku is also an active scientific communicator, with multiple oral and poster presentations at international and regional conferences, including the World Physiotherapy Congress (Tokyo, 2025) and major scientific meetings of the College of Health Sciences, KNUST. His recent work on sensor-based gait assessment in typically developing children reflects his growing interest in technology-assisted movement analysis and translational biomechanics research.

Beyond academia, he has served extensively in applied sports medicine and rehabilitation contexts. He has worked as a sports medic for national teams and major competitions, including Ghana’s Basketball and Paralympic teams, the African Games, African Para Games, and national university sports championships. These roles have deepened his expertise in acute injury management, therapeutic exercise prescription, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, and athlete return-to-play decision-making.

Prince is also actively involved in community health education and professional development initiatives. He has delivered invited talks on physical activity for disease prevention, participated in breast cancer awareness programs emphasizing exercise in recurrence reduction, and contributed to sports medicine and rehabilitation workshops in collaboration with international institutions. He is a member of the Ghana University Sports Association and affiliated with several professional and community health initiatives, including STEM advocacy for girls.

His long-term academic vision is to contribute to the advancement of rehabilitation science and movement-based healthcare in Africa through rigorous research, postgraduate training, and institutional capacity building. He is particularly interested in collaborative projects focusing on lower-limb biomechanics, ACL rehabilitation, injury prevention strategies, and the use of wearable technologies in clinical movement assessment.

Prince is open to interdisciplinary research collaborations, postgraduate supervision opportunities, funded doctoral training, and consultancy or academic appointments in sports science, rehabilitation, and human performance research.

Research profiles:
ORCID: 0000-0001-8498-5473
Scopus Author ID: 57208709952
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xW3i6qUAAAAJ
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prince-deku-36216217a/

Contact:
pddeku@knust.edu.gh | princedd382@gmail.com