Movement is an essential part of our lives. Throughout our lifetime, we acquire many different motor skills that are necessary to take care of ourselves (e.g., eating, dressing), to work (e.g., typing, using tools, care for others) and to pursue our hobbies (e.g., running, dancing, painting). However, …

To evaluate the construct validity and the inter-rater reliability of the Dutch Activity Measure for Post- Acute Care “6-clicks” Basic Mobility short form measuring the patient’s mobility in Dutch hospital care. First, the “6-clicks” was translated by using a forward-backward translation protocol. Next, …

The standardized Mensendieck test (SMT) was developed to quantify posture, movement, gait, and respiration. In the hands of an experienced therapist, the SMT is proven to be a reliable tool. It is unclear whether posture, movement, gait, and respiration are related to the degree of functional disability …

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the effect of (new) treatments or analyse prevalence and risk factors of contractures, rating scales are used based on joint range of motion. However, cut-off points for levels of severity vary between scales, and it seems unclear how cut-off points relate to function. The purpose …

Aanleiding: Iliotibiaal Band Syndroom (ITBS) is de tweede meest voorkomende blessure bij hardlopers en de meest voorkomende blessure aan de laterale zijde van de knie. In de huidige literatuur worden er geen eenduidige adviezen gegeven over oefentherapie voor deze patiëntenpopulatie. Het doel van deze …

Aanleiding: Mensen met perifere polyneuropathie hebben last van gevoelsstoornissen en verminderde proprioceptie wat zorgt voor een verhoogd valrisico. In de literatuur is weinig bekend over het trainen van de proprioceptie bij deze patiëntenpopulatie. Het doel van dit onderzoek is het verkrijgen van …

Introduction – Prevention programmes have been shown to have a positive effect on prevention of injury, however, stretching has limited evidence of effectiveness in preventing injury. This systematic review was undertaken to examine the evidence that stretching prevention protocol has demonstrated effectiveness …

BACKGROUND: Higher levels of physical activity (PA) after treatment are associated with beneficial effects on physical and psychosocial functioning of cancer survivors. However, survivors often do not meet the recommended levels of PA. In order to promote PA, we developed a closed internet-based program. …

Door middel van literatuurstudie is onderzoek gedaan naar effectieve interventies om de valfrequentie bij Parkinsonpatiënten te verminderen. De ziekte van Parkinson is de tweede meest voorkomende neurodegeneratieve aandoening ter wereld. Door het verlies van dopaminerge neuronen in de substantia nigra …

Health care professionals sometimes have to work in stressful situations. How can simulation through Virtual Reality (VR) help students and professionals prepare for this? To find out, the team brought together students, teachers and researchers from the departments of Nursing, Physiotherapy, Psychology …