BACKGROUND: Complaints of the arm, neck, or shoulder (CANS) have a multifactorial origin and cause considerable work problems, including decreased work productivity, sickness absence, and, ultimately, job loss. There is a need for intervention programs for people with CANS. Self-management is an approach …

Inleiding: De vorming van een contractuur is één van de mogelijke complicaties, die kan ontstaan na een CVA. Een contractuur kan leiden tot pijn, ongemak en beperkingen bij bewegingen. 52 % van de mensen in een ziekenhuis, die een CVA heeft doorgemaakt, krijgt te maken met een contractuurvorming. Het …

Doel: Erachter komen wat de effecten van mobiliserende scapula technieken en stabiliserende oefentherapie zijn bij patiënten met het schouder impingement syndroom. Methode: Er is naar literatuur gezocht in vier verschillende databases. Pubmed, Cinahl, Cochrane en Pedro. De methodologische kwaliteit is …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of body function, activities and pain on the level of activity in adults with Kashin Beck Disease (KBD). Seventy-five KBD patients with a mean age of 54.8 years (SD 11.3) participated. Anthropometrics, range of joint motion (ROM) and muscle strength …

The primary purpose of this study was to examine whether grip strength is related to total muscle strength in children, adolescents, and young adults. The second purpose was to provide reference charts for grip strength, which could be used in the clinical and research setting. This cross-sectional study …

De Nederlandse vertaling van de SDQ wordt vertaald naar het Duits en getest op methodologische kwaliteit.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the DASH is not only a valid and responsive instrument to measure patients with shoulder, arm, and hand complaints, but also to evaluate patients with neck complaints.

A wide variety of risk factors for the occurrence and prognostic factors for persistence of non-specific musculoskeletal pain (MSP) are mentioned in the literature. A systematic review of all these factors is not available. Thus a systematic review was conducted to evaluate MSP risk factors and prognostic …

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This study evaluated the effect of specific postural support on motor behaviour of infants with and without minor neurological dysfunction (MND). The following questions were addressed: (1) Does application of supportive pillows affect the time during which the infant exhibits general movements (GMs) …