Background: Experienced assessors show good intra-rater reproducibility (within-session and between-session agreement and reliability) when using an algometer to determine pressure pain thresholds (PPT). However, it is unknown whether novice assessors perform equally well. This study aimed to determine …

Nekpijn zorgt wereldwijd voor musculoskeletale klachten; dit kan veroorzaakt worden door het myofasciaal pijnsyndroom (MPS). Kinesiotape (KT) wordt vaak als interventie toegepast tijdens fysiotherapeutische behandelingen. In deze systematic review is onderzocht of KT effectiever is dan andere fysiotherapeutische …

BACKGROUND: A stratified approach to exercise therapy may yield superior clinical and economic outcomes, given the large heterogeneity of individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness during a 12-month follow-up of a model of stratified exercise therapy compared …

Veel voorkomende blessures die sport en bewegen van de mens vaak in de weg staan zijn de peesblessures. Voorbeelden van de meest voorkomende peesblessures zijn onder andere patella tendinopathie oftewel de jumpers knee (JK), achilles tendinopathie (AT) en ECRB tendinopathie (extensor carpi radialis brevis, …

Study Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Background Quantitative mechanical sensory testing (QST) assesses sensory functioning and detects functional changes in (central) nociceptive processing. In the current low back pain literature it has been hypothesized that these functional changes …

Objective Lowered pressure‐pain thresholds have been demonstrated in adults with Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome hypermobility type (EDS‐HT), but whether these findings are also present in children is unclear. Therefore, the objectives of the study were to determine whether generalized hyperalgesia is present …

BACKGROUND: The study objective was to obtain consensus on physical therapy (PT) in the rehabilitation of critical illness survivors after hospital discharge. Research questions were: what are PT goals, what are recommended measurement tools, and what constitutes an optimal PT intervention for survivors …

INTRODUCTION: Lowered pressure pain thresholds have been demonstrated in adults with Ehlers-Danlos Hypermobility type(EDS-HT), however it remains unclear if these findings are also present in children. Therefore, the objectives of the study were to: (1)determine if generalized hyperalgesia is present …

BACKGROUND: Current evidence shows that manual therapy elicits analgesic effect in different populations (healthy, pain inflicted and patients with musculoskeletal pain) when carried out at the spinal column, although the clinical significance of these effects remains unclear. Also the analgesic effects …

Schouderklachten is een veel voorkomende aandoening en een relatief nieuwe behandeling door fysiotherapeuten is het behandelen van myofasciale triggerpoints (MTrP's). Het effect van behandeling van MTrP's is nog onduidelijk bij patiënten met schouderklachten. Het doel van deze literatuurstudie is er …