Background: Clinical reasoning skills are considered to be among the key competencies a physiotherapist should possess. Yet, we know little about how physiotherapy students actually learn these skills in the workplace. A better understanding will benefit physiotherapy education. Objectives: To explore …

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the experience with commercially available activity trackers embedded in the physiotherapy treatment of patients with a chronic disease. Methods: In a qualitative study, 29 participants with a chronic disease participated. They wore an activity tracker for …

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the experience with commercially available activity trackers embedded in the physiotherapy treatment of patients with a chronic disease. Methods: In a qualitative study, 29 participants with a chronic disease participated. They wore an activity tracker for …

Study design: Prospective cohort study including patients with shoulder pain in primary care physiotherapy. Background: There is an increased tendency to use diagnostic ultrasound to aid the diagnostic strategy and target treatment. It is a relatively cheap and accessible imaging technique but the implications …

Background: A lack of physical activity during hospitalization can lead to adverse outcomes like complications and loss of physical function. More insight into factors that influence physical activity during a hospital stay is needed to develop strategies to change the mobility culture in hospitals. …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop practical recommendations for physiotherapy for survivors of critical illness after hospital discharge.  Methods: A modified Delphi consensus study was performed. A scoping literature review formed the basis for three Delphi rounds. The first round was used …

Presentatie/workshop (60 min) op het jaarlijkse KNGF congres op de Dag van de Fysiotherapeut over de mogelijkheden om wearables in te zetten bij het monitoren van herstel in een fysiotherapeutische behandelzetting.

Every type of dementia has specific motor dysfunctions. Movement disorders are already visible in a very early stage of dementia. Physiotherapists need to know more about these movement disorders and how to intervene. In this lecture insight will be given into these movement disorders, effective interventions …

Door de toegenomen levensverwachting en vergrijzing bestaat de samenleving uit steeds meer ouderen van hogere leeftijd. Ouderen hebben bij een stijgende leeftijd een grotere kans op frailty (kwetsbaarheid), waarbij door kleine verstoringen op fysiek, cognitief en sociaal vlak ernstige complicaties kunnen …

The loss of range of motion (ROM) in the upper extremities can interfere with activities of daily living (ADL) and, therefore, many interventions focus on improving impaired ROM. The question, however, is what joint angles are needed to naturally perform ADL. The present review aimed to compile and synthesize …