Background: Stroke is one of the leading causes of illnesses, affecting approximately 15 million people worldwide every year. A large amount of stroke patients are left with upper extremity paresis in the long term. Several studies have been made on the effect of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy …

The Internet offers many opportunities to provide parenting support. An overview of empirical studies in this domain is lacking, and little is known about the design of web based parenting resources and their evaluations, raising questions about its position in the context of parenting intervention programs. …

Vraagstelling: Welke therapie is het meest effectief en efficiënt bij Faciitis plantaris op de korte - en lange termijn op de eerste stap/startpijn? Methode: Er werd gebruik gemaakt van twee verschillende databases, namelijk; PubMed en PEDro. De zoekwoorden waarvan gebruik gemaakt is zijn; Plantar Heel …

Introduction: This study investigates a potentially new tool for physiotherapeutic fall prevention in elderly, namely Abdominal Breathing (AB). So far clinical relevance on this topic has been limited, because Normal Breathing (NB) was not included and because tasks were not sufficiently challenging …

BACKGROUND: Complaints of the arm, neck, or shoulder (CANS) have a multifactorial origin and cause considerable work problems, including decreased work productivity, sickness absence, and, ultimately, job loss. There is a need for intervention programs for people with CANS. Self-management is an approach …

The aim of the present thesis is to identify violations of the right to a fair trial and the right to liberty and security of person in Romania. It focuses on the developments that have taken place since country acceded to the EU in 2007, and delivers recommendations to address them. The miscarriages …

Background: Inspiratory Muscle Training is a well known tool used for treatment in COPD. Proven to improve endurance in patients suffering from this condition the question arises if this effect could be transferable towards healthy individuals. Athletes could benefit from improved performance if Inspiratory …

Doel: Dit systematisch literatuuronderzoek onderzocht het effect van shockwave therapie bij het verminderen van pijn en het verbeteren van de schouderfunctie bij patiënten met een verkalkte tendinitis van de rotator cuff spieren. Methode: Aan de hand van een literatuurstudie in PubMed, CINAHL, PEDro …

Insomnia affects an estimated 7.5 to 40% of the general population, and commonly results in severe health and socio-economic functioning deficits. The purpose of this study is to review the effects of aerobic exercise on insomnia. The Cochrane library, PubMed, and PEDro databases were searched from …

BACKGROUND: The treatment-related burden for patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) may be relieved by physical exercises. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to summarize and analyze the evidence provided by randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on physical exercise interventions …