Background: A feasible and reliable instrument to measure strength in persons with severe intellectual and visual disabilities (SIVD) is lacking. The aim of our study was to determine feasibility, learning period and reliability of three strength tests. Methods: Twenty-nine participants with SIVD performed …

Background and Purpose: Decreased muscle mass and muscle strength are independent predictors of poor postoperative recov- ery in patients with esophageal cancer. If there is an association between muscle mass and muscle strength, physiotherapists are able to measure muscle strength as an early predictor …

During this day I was invited to chair a workgroup of PhD and MA students, in which we discussed political and economic perspectives on the future of the Dutch-American alliance with Institute Clingendael, Elsevier Magazine, and a group of diplomats and economists.

Presenting the working group Online Learning as the chair of the working group.

Aanleiding: Voor mensen met dementie is het begrijpen en uitvoeren van een test vaak een probleem. Wil een test betrouwbaar zijn dan moet het goed worden uitgevoerd. De onderzoeksvraag van deze literatuurstudie is: Welke meetinstrumenten zijn betrouwbaar bij ouderen met dementie om de balans en daarmee …

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Standing up is harder to perform when getting older. The company SillaPlus want to create a physical device that can be attached to already existing chairs and will help elderly people get up from a chair. The company reached out to students who want to help with the development of a get up aid. The …

Little is known about innovation in the non-profit sport sector. The current research addresses this gap by questioning whether and to what extent sport federations innovate. It aims to identify types of innovation implemented by sport federations and their attitude and preferences towards innovation. …

Background Neck pain is a widespread complaint. People experiencing neck pain often present an altered timing in contraction of cervical muscles. This altered afferent information elicits the cervico-ocular reflex (COR), which stabilizes the eye in response to trunk-to-head movements. The vestibulo-ocular …

PURPOSE: The patients diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type (EDS-HT) are characterized by pain, proprioceptive inacuity, muscle weakness, potentially leading to activity limitations. In EDS-HT, a direct relationship between muscle strength, proprioception and activity limitations has …