Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is a common injury among healthy young people. Landing with dynamic knee valgus (DKV) is one of the main causative factor that could lead to ACL rupture. During deceleration phase of landing the increased valgus deviation can diminish the shock absorption capacity …

Ongeveer 10% van de wereldbevolking heeft osteoartritis(2). Hierbij zijn de heup en de knie het vaakst aangedaan(3). In 2015 stond het incidentiecijfer in Nederland op 52.800 mensen, met een prevalentiecijfer van 546.100 mensen met knieosteoartritis (KOA)(3). In 2015 werden bij KOA 28.798 gewrichtsvervangende …

The aim of this study is to investigate the strength of the correlation between the foot progression angle (FPA) and the shock absorption (SA) capacity of the leg in healthy individuals during walking. 22 students were recruited. SA and FPA were measured with accelerometry during walking (20 steps). …

Een OGP gericht op een leefstijlverandering kan een gezondheidsvoordeel voor ouderen met HVZ opleveren. Veel ouderen zijn zich echter niet bewust van het bestaan van eHealth. Het is de taak voor zorgverleners om patiënten hierop te wijzen. Voor de patiënt is het het prettigst en duidelijkst als er persoonlijk …

Background: Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are highly prevalent and pose a burden both on patients and on health care. In a pilot study psychosomatic therapy delivered by specialised therapists for patients with MUS showed promising results with regard to patient’s acceptability, feasibility and …

Presented at the 14th 14th European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance ECMLG 2018: From the article: "Online shopping in The Netherlands is rapidly becoming more popular and many web-shops are aiming to develop improved customer journeys. As a consequence pure play web-shops switch …

Background: The social identity approach proposes that the more older adults identify with the social group of “older adults,” the more they will conform to what they perceive as being normative exercising for their group. However, so far, it remains unclear why older adults adhere to these norms. Objective: …

In On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects (1958), French philosopher Gilbert Simondon noticed that humans were losing their reciprocal connection with technology. We push buttons without understanding what’s happening ‘inside’ the machine – whether it’s a light switch or a smartphone. ‘For Simondon, …