BACKGROUND: Many work-related items are not included in the current classification of environmental factors from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Furthermore, personal factors are not classified and the ICF only provides a very limited list of examples. These …

Objective: To investigate the influence of three different types of shoe models frequently worn at home, including an open heel shoe model, on gait parameters that are associated with fall risk in older persons. Methods: Twenty-five community-dwelling independent older persons were asked to walk on …

This systematic review was conducted to find out whether balance training or a stretching program is more effective in improving the gait pattern and reducing the risk of falling en elderly people. This objective could not be answered directly. There is not sufficient evidence regarding the reduction …

Introduction: This study investigates a potentially new tool for physiotherapeutic fall prevention in elderly, namely Abdominal Breathing (AB). So far clinical relevance on this topic has been limited, because Normal Breathing (NB) was not included and because tasks were not sufficiently challenging …

Inleiding Deze literatuurstudie gaat in op de effecten van verschillende vormen van oefentherapie op de valincidentie bij patiënten met de ziekte van Parkinson. De ziekte van Parkinson is een neurodegeneratieve aandoening. Verminderde productie van dopamine, een neurotransmitter belangrijk bij het gecontroleerd …

Over the course of nearly two decades, the United Nations has displayed an looming incapability of effectively using its organizational means to intervene in order to prevent and suppress genocide. This paper defines the term 'genocide' and its implications and gives a short introduction to the treaties …

The prejudice and discrimination against Roma started upon arrival in the 11th century. They were seen as untrustworthy due to the nomadic lifestyle and different skin colour. Roma were forced to live as slaves during the 1500 which ended several centuries later in 1864. Although, legally they were …