Background Exercise therapy is the cornerstone of knee osteoarthritis (OA) management. In particular muscle strengthening exercise, targeting the characteristic loss of muscle strength present in knee OA, is a key factor for the beneficial effects reported for exercise therapy. The optimal training intensity …

PURPOSE: Athletes require feedback in order to comply with prescribed training programs designed to optimize their performance. In rowing, current feedback parameters on intensity are inaccurate. Mechanical power output is a suitable objective measure for training intensity, but due to movement restrictions …

Aanleiding: Diabetes is een veel voorkomende oorzaak van vroegtijdig overlijden. Zo was diabetes mellitus type 2 in 2012 wereldwijd de directe oorzaak van 1,5 miljoen doden waardoor het op de zevende plek staat van doodsoorzaken. Er is echter overtuigend bewijs dat een vergroot aeroob uithoudingsvermogen …

Purpose: The effects of a multicomponent dyadic intervention on the mood, behavior, and physical health of people with dementia living in the community were evaluated in a randomized controlled trial. This multicomponent dyadic intervention is a translated and adapted version of an intervention that …

Total cholesterol, High density lipoprotein and the ratio between them is compared between a high intensity training group and a low intensity training group consisting of healthy second year physiotherapy students aged 18-29.

Obesitas is niet alleen een chronische aandoening, het is ook een risicofactor voor andere aandoeningen zoals, hart‐ en vaatziekten, diabetes mellitus type 2 en kanker. De richtlijn ‘Diagnostiek en behandeling van obesitas bij volwassenen en kinderen’ (CBO, 2008) beveelt aan om onder andere de lichamelijke …

Objective. To investigate the feasibility and effects of additional preoperative high intensity strength training for patients awaiting total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Design. Clinical controlled trial. Patients. Twenty-two patients awaiting TKA. Methods. Patients were allocated to a standard training …

Background: Congestive heart failure (CHF) has become an increasingly important public health problem. The rehabilitation of CHF patients have seen big changes in the last three decades; from bed rest being the preferred treatment in the 1980s, to the recognition of exercise training in CHF being safe …

Monitoring studies van het RIVM verwachten grote toenames onder chronisch zieken. Dit kan deels voorkomen worden door (actieve) leefstijl veranderingen. Preventief bewegen om zo de belastingcapaciteit te vergroten, wordt de trend binnen de Fysiotherapie. Voor deze literatuurstudie is het van belang een …

Introduction: Coronary heart disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Physical activity and training are central in rehabilitation of patients suffering from coronary heart disease. Aerobic capacity seems to be a significant predictor of morbidity and mortality of cardiac patients …