BACKGROUND: The mixing ability test (MAT) as an outcome measure of masticatory performance is largely used in studies with adults, but not yet with children. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to test the construct validity and the test-retest reliability of the MAT in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) …

Cervical dystonia is the most frequent form of focal dystonia. Symptoms often result in pain and functional disability. Local injections of botulinum neurotoxin are currently the treatment of choice for cervical dystonia. Although this treatment has proven effective and is widely applied worldwide, many …

Er zijn in de fysiotherapeutische praktijk nog weinig mogelijkheden om de spiervermoeidheid objectief in beeld te brengen, waardoor spiervermoeidheid vaak vertaald wordt naar het gevoel van de proefpersoon op dat moment. Momenteel lijkt de surface Electromyography (sEMG) het enige beschikbare middel …

The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of the Mastication Observation and Evaluation (MOE) instrument, dynamic ultrasound and 3D kinematic measurements to describe mastication in children with spastic cerebral palsy and typically developing children. Masticatory movements during five trials …

The current procedure for assessing nervous activity in the spinal cord is needle ElectroSpinography (needle EMG). This is an invasive and painful approach during which a needle is inserted into the subarachnoid space. It is hypothesised that High-Density surface ElectroMyography (HD-sEMG) is a non-invasive …

The aim of this study was to determine the measurement reproducibility for a procedure evaluating the mastication process and to estimate the smallest detectable differences of 3D kinematic and surface electromyography (sEMG) variables. Kinematics of mandible movements and sEMG activity of the masticatory …

Achtergrond Lage rugpijn komt veel voor onder de Nederlandse bevolking. Er wordt een stijging verwacht van 7% tussen 2005 en 2025. In 85% is er geen sprake van een specifieke lichamelijke oorzaak en is er sprake van aspecifieke lage rugpijn. Het disfunctioneren van het actieve subsysteem leidt tot meer …

In this study we assessed which is the most appropriate method of detecting stress to study the effect of Jacobson’s progressive relaxation exercises in patients with stress problems. In the study 7 patients are requested to fill in 3 different scales to quantify their stress before and after the exercises. …

Background information: Slumped sitting is associated with decreased back muscle activity and proprioception disturbances. An active posture is advocated to prevent those effects. Altered muscle activation patterns, disturbed proprioception and multifidus atrophy are commonly seen in people with low …