Purpose:Chronic spasticity poses a major burden on patients after stroke. Intramuscular botulinum toxin injections constitute an important part of the treatment for patients suffering from troublesome focal spasticity. This study explores the experienced consequences of chronic spasticity amongst patients …

BACKGROUND: Scar contracture is a well-known sequela of burns that is specifically relevant as it may limit function. Reports regarding the course of scar contractures, however, are scarce and, moreover, not focussed on function. This study describes the course of prevalence of scar contractures that …

Worldwide, cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) or stroke are the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability (Johnson, Onuma, Owolabi, & Sachdev 2016). The people who survive will most likely enter rehabilitation to improve or learn how to live with the consequences of a stroke. …

Aanleiding Instabiliteit van het glenohumerale (GH)-gewricht is een veelvoorkomende blessure bij jonge, actieve sporters. De gegenereerde prevalentie van GH-instabiliteit is 0.12 per 1000 sportmomenten. Een gevolg van instabiliteit van het GH-gewricht kan luxatie zijn. Bij anterieure schouderluxatie …

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are universally prevalent among all age and gender groups and across all socio-demographic strata of society. Besides causing pain and decreased functional capacity, MSDs have a substantial influence on work capacity and quality of life. Altogether, they inflict an enormous …

This systematic review was conducted to find out whether it is clinically relevant to use gaming as an additional therapy in chronic stroke patients to improve upper extremity function. There was limited evidence on the specific topic, which suggests more research should be done to investigate the effect. …

Background: Worldwide, fifteen million people suffer from a stroke every year. Approximately 55% of stroke survivors have a non-functional upper extremity following initial therapy, consisting of physical therapy and occupational therapy. Functional Electrical Stimulation is a treatment modality geared …

Background: Stroke is one of the leading causes of illnesses, affecting approximately 15 million people worldwide every year. A large amount of stroke patients are left with upper extremity paresis in the long term. Several studies have been made on the effect of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy …

Achtergrond en doel: Volgens recent onderzoek zijn CIMT en mCIMT mogelijk goede therapieën om de hand- en armfunctie van een CVA patiënt te verbeteren. Het doel van deze literatuurstudie is om het effect van CIMT en mCIMT te vergelijken met het effect van conventionele therapieën. Methode: Zes artikelen …

This study investigated the effect of work pace on workload, motor variability and fatigue during light assembly work. Upper extremity kinematics and electromyography (EMG) were obtained on a cycle-to-cycle basis for eight participants during two conditions, corresponding to "normal" and "high" work …