Dit onderzoeksrapport geeft antwoord op de hoofdvraag: ‘Wat is het verschil in volume- en klachtenafname (of -toename) bij vrouwen met secundair lymfoedeem na mammacarcinoom, behandeld met MLD in combinatie met endermologie, in vergelijking met enkel behandelen met MLD in een periode van vier weken?’ Achtergrond: …

Stichting Young Focus heeft in samenwerking met Scholengemeenschap Groevenbeek in Ermelo een kleinschalig studentenuitwisselingsprogramma opgezet met jongeren uit de sloppenwijken van Manila. Wat is de impact van de uitwisseling op de studenten? Aangezien armoedebestrijding het achterliggende doel is …

BACKGROUND: Many people suffer from complaints of the arm, neck and/or shoulder (CANS). The complaints are persistent and there is a need for intervention programs for those with longstanding CANS. Studies suggest that a behavioural change is needed in employees with CANS. A self-management program with …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a self-management intervention (including an eHealth module), compared with usual care, in employees with chronic non-specific complaints of the arm, neck or shoulder (persisting >3 months). METHODS: Participants were randomised into the self-management group …

Dit verslag beschrijft de problematiek om te lezen voor een kind met een bewegingsstoornis als gevolg van een Cerebrale Parese(CP). Ergotherapeut Denise Maas merkte op dat een kind met CP van mytylschool ‘’De ruimte” te Bergen hierdoor een leesachterstand opliep in vergelijking met zijn leeftijdsgenoten. …

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 …

This paper explores a method for deducing the affective state of runners using his/her movements. The movements are measured on the arm using a smartphone’s built-in accelerometer. Multiple features are derived from the measured data. We studied which features are most predictive for the affective state …

This systematic review was conducted to find out whether it is clinically relevant to use gaming as an additional therapy in chronic stroke patients to improve upper extremity function. There was limited evidence on the specific topic, which suggests more research should be done to investigate the effect. …

This project aims to shorten the time spent on the PLC software development phase when setting up Rohaco transport systems. Developing the PLC software takes a long time and presents an opportunity to be improved. This can be done by automating PLC programming and enabling PLC programmers to start work …

BACKGROUND: Many people suffer from complaints of the arm, neck or shoulder (CANS). CANS causes significant work problems, including absenteeism (sickness absence), presenteeism (decreased work productivity) and, ultimately, job loss. There is a need for intervention programs for people suffering from …