Parental involvement is a crucial force in children’s development, learning and success at school and in life [1]. Participation, defined by the World Health Organization as ‘a person’s involvement in life situations’ [2] for children means involvement in everyday activities, such as recreational, leisure, …

This thesis addresses the work participation of young adults with physical disabilities caused by a chronic condition. With increasing numbers of young people with a chronic physical condition living into adulthood, knowledge about the development of work participation in these young adults and the support …

Chronic widespread pain is highly present in patients with the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type (EDS-HT), but up to now, evidence for generalized hyperalgesia is lacking. The aim of this study is to investigate whether pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) at both symptomatic and asymptomatic body …

This graduation assignment report describes the research about pilot project of livelihood for persons with disabilities in Iloilo and Antique province, Western Visayas region, the Philippines.

Purpose The aims of this study were to adapt the Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory, Dutch version (PEDI-NL) for children with cerebral visual impairment (CVI) and cerebral palsy (CP) and determine test–retest and inter-respondent reliability. Method The Delphi method was used to gain consensus …

Stimulating physical activity behaviour in persons with a physical disability is important, especially after discharge from rehabilitation. A tailored counselling programme covering both the period of the rehabilitation treatment and the first months at home seems on the average effective. However, a …

Eerder onderzoek laat zien dat er bij mensen met verstandelijke beperkingen en diabetes, hun begeleiders en mantelzorgers behoefte bestaat aan voorlichtingsmateriaal over leven met diabetes, toegesneden op hun situatie. Daarom ontwikkelden vijf organisaties gezamenlijk een website voor deze drie doelgroepen. …

Introductie Transcutane Elektrische Neuro Stimulatie (TENS) kan een bijdrage leveren aan de behandeling van lumbosacrale radiculaire pijn (LRP) maar wordt wegens onvoldoende evidence niet als standaard geadviseerd. Doel Vergelijken van het effect van TENS-behandeling met een transforaminale epidurale …

Introduction: Falling causes long term disability and can even lead to death. Most falls occur during gait. Therefore improving gait stability might be beneficial for people at risk of falling. Recently arm swing has been shown to influence gait stability. However at present it remains unknown which …

BACKGROUND: In typically developing children, participation in sports has been proven to be positively correlated to both physical and psychosocial health outcomes. In children and adolescents with a physical disability or chronic disease participation in both recreational and competitive sports is …