Main goal of the Sport Physical Education And Coaching in Health (SPEACH) Project is to increase awareness and behavioural change in sport professionals and European citizens towards an active and healthy lifestyle. Sedentariness and physical inactivity are a cross-national problem. Therefore, the Project …

Poor mastication has been widely associated with cognitive impairments in elderly people. Ultrasound technology (US) and bite force measuring devices are both used to assess the masticatory muscles, providing an indication of their condition. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess masseter …

Total cholesterol, High density lipoprotein and the ratio between them is compared between a high intensity training group and a low intensity training group consisting of healthy second year physiotherapy students aged 18-29.

The Brain Gain Academy is an extra programme for the children of Leeuwarden to improve their performance in school. Facts have shown that their performance currently is below Dutch standards, this will have to improve. The hypothesis which started this development is: Motivating young primary school …

A random control trial investigating the effects of plantar fascia myo-fascial release techniques on sit-and-reach test scores in young adults. No significant differences were observed between the intervention group and control group however there was a trend showing greater improvment in the intervention …

Careers work is a very political business. Since the early 1990s, successive governments in England and the Netherlands have persistently challenged those working in the careers sector to demonstrate the educational, social and economic value and impact of their work. In this context, the marketisation …

Aims of this experimental study were the evaluation of the test-retest reliability of the Sensbalance MiniBoard with the interactive training software neuromuscular control tests and the capture of reference values. The test-retest analysis resulted in a poor to excellent agreement with ICCs ranging …

In our research project we investigate for Dutch young adults in three consecutive studies sports club involvement (SCI; in Dutch: clubgevoel). At the Dublin conference we present results of the first exploratory study. It consists of two parts: a small scale semi-structured survey and a large scale …

In our research project we investigate for Dutch young adults in three consecutive studies sports club involvement (SCI; in Dutch: clubgevoel). At the Dublin conference we present results of the first exploratory study. It consists of two parts: a small scale semi-structured survey (n=30) and a large …

Strength training is a part of the physical therapy for COPD patients, in particular to keep the lungs functioning optimally and to retain the strength of skeletal muscle tissue. It would be interesting to see whether there is a relation between overall body strength and lung capacity. Therefore, we …