Chronic non-specific low back pain is assumed to be a multifactorial affliction, implying that a number of different risk factors contribute to its development and persistence. After onset, prognostic factors can potentially predict the future course. Risk factors for the development of chronic pain …

Background: Post-term pregnancy, a pregnancy exceeding 294 days or 42 completed weeks, is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality and is considered a high-risk condition which requires specialist surveillance and induction of labour. However, there is uncertainty on the policy …

BACKGROUND: Due to the rapidly increasing number of older people worldwide, the prevalence of frailty among older adults is expected to escalate in coming decades. It is crucial to recognize early onset symptoms to initiate specific preventive care. Therefore, early detection of frailty with appropriate …

The present study aims at understanding how individuals engage in organized crime activities. Processes responsible for organized crime involvement are still poorly understood, particularly for those who become engaged only later in life. In-depth interviews with 16 inmates, all convicted of participation …

Insomnia affects an estimated 7.5 to 40% of the general population, and commonly results in severe health and socio-economic functioning deficits. The purpose of this study is to review the effects of aerobic exercise on insomnia. The Cochrane library, PubMed, and PEDro databases were searched from …

The transition from adolescence to adulthood also has been described as a window of opportunity or vulnerability when developmental and contextual changes converge to support positive turnarounds and redirections (Masten, Long, Kuo, McCormick, & Desjardins, 2009; Masten, Obradović, & Burt, 2006). The …

Samenvatting Achtergrond en doel: CVA is een chronische aandoening die grote beperkingen met zich meebrengt. Één van de belangrijkste beperkingen die de patiënten aangeven is een verminderde loopfunctie. Er komt steeds meer bewijs dat een taakspecifieke circuittraining, die wordt uitgevoerd met een hoge …

Vraagstelling: De vraagstelling van dit artikel luidt: wat is het gevolg van een eerdere aanspanning van de musculus Vastus Lateralis (VL) ten opzichte van de musculus Vastus Medialis Obliquus (VMO) voor het ontstaan van patello-femoraal pijn syndroom (PFPS) en welke invloed kan therapie daarop hebben. Achtergrond: …

QUESTION: Do negative expectations in patients after the onset of acute low back pain increase the odds of absence from usual work due to progression to chronic low back pain? DESIGN: Systematic review with meta-analysis of prospective inception cohort studies. PARTICIPANTS: Adults with acute or subacute …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinical tachyarrhythmia associated with significant morbidity and mortality and is expected to affect approximately 30 million North Americans and Europeans by 2050. AF is a persistent disease, caused by progressive, often age-related, derailment of proteostasis …