Purpose:Chronic spasticity poses a major burden on patients after stroke. Intramuscular botulinum toxin injections constitute an important part of the treatment for patients suffering from troublesome focal spasticity. This study explores the experienced consequences of chronic spasticity amongst patients …

BACKGROUND: Scar contracture is a well-known sequela of burns that is specifically relevant as it may limit function. Reports regarding the course of scar contractures, however, are scarce and, moreover, not focussed on function. This study describes the course of prevalence of scar contractures that …

Worldwide, cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) or stroke are the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability (Johnson, Onuma, Owolabi, & Sachdev 2016). The people who survive will most likely enter rehabilitation to improve or learn how to live with the consequences of a stroke. …

Aanleiding Instabiliteit van het glenohumerale (GH)-gewricht is een veelvoorkomende blessure bij jonge, actieve sporters. De gegenereerde prevalentie van GH-instabiliteit is 0.12 per 1000 sportmomenten. Een gevolg van instabiliteit van het GH-gewricht kan luxatie zijn. Bij anterieure schouderluxatie …

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are universally prevalent among all age and gender groups and across all socio-demographic strata of society. Besides causing pain and decreased functional capacity, MSDs have a substantial influence on work capacity and quality of life. Altogether, they inflict an enormous …

Achtergrond en doel: Volgens recent onderzoek zijn CIMT en mCIMT mogelijk goede therapieën om de hand- en armfunctie van een CVA patiënt te verbeteren. Het doel van deze literatuurstudie is om het effect van CIMT en mCIMT te vergelijken met het effect van conventionele therapieën. Methode: Zes artikelen …

This study investigated the effect of work pace on workload, motor variability and fatigue during light assembly work. Upper extremity kinematics and electromyography (EMG) were obtained on a cycle-to-cycle basis for eight participants during two conditions, corresponding to "normal" and "high" work …

To investigate whether oxygen consumption and blood flow at rest and after exercise are lower in the affected arm of patients with repetitive strain injury (RSI) compared to controls, and lower in the healthy nonaffected forearm within patients with unilateral RSI. RSI is considered an upper extremity …