Achtergrond: Doordat bij tillen veel belasting op de lage rug komt te staan zijn er voor op de werkvloer criteria opgesteld rondom het tillen. Deze belasting die plaatsvindt op de lage rug wordt beïnvloed door veel variabelen, zoals het tilgewicht, de tilhoogte en de tiltechniek. Vraagstelling: Wat is …

Inleiding: De schouderklacht is een veel voorkomende klacht in Nederland. Verschillende artikelen geven aan dat klachten in de subacromiale ruimte de meest voorkomende klacht is. Subacromiaal impingement is een multifactoriële aandoening. Hierdoor kunnen de symtomen toegeschreven worden aan verschillende …

Introductie: Dit artikel beschrijft de relatie tussen de biomechanica van de traumatische, unilaterale transtibiale amputiepatiënt en het relatieve risico op de ontwikkeling van osteo-arthritis aan de niet-aangedane zijde, naar aanleiding van een literatuuronderzoek met recente literatuur van 1998 tot …

Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs) to promote walking ability are a common treatment in patients with neurological or muscular diseases. However, guidelines on the prescription of AFOs are currently based on a low level of evidence regarding their efficacy. Recent studies aiming to demonstrate the efficacy of …

Plantar pressure measurement provides important information about the structure and function of the foot and is a helpful tool to evaluate patients with foot complaints. In general, average and maximum plantar pressure of 6-11 areas under the foot are used to compare groups of subjects. However, masking …

Background. Barefoot plantar pressure measurements are routinely used in the risk evaluation for ulceration in diabetic patients with neuropathy. The aim was to compare three step-protocols commonly used for pressure assessment in these patients. Methods. Dynamic barefoot plantar pressures were measured …

Elevated plantar foot pressures during gait in diabetic patients with neuropathy have been suggested to result, among other factors, from the distal displacement of sub-metatarsal head (MTH) fat-pad cushions caused by to claw/hammer toe deformity. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess …

Force transmission across the wrist during a grasping maneuver of the hand was simulated for three children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and for one healthy age-matched child. Joint reaction forces were estimated using a series of springs between articulating bones. This method (i.e., rigid …

Description of a new hand/palm-held computerized 3D force measuring system. The system is built for interface (direct) measurement of 3D manual contact force with real-time data presentation. Static calibration was performed of the 3D force sensor with variable preloads to study their effect as well …

Objective. In this study it was investigated whether an artificial neural network can be used to determine the horizontal, fore-aft component of the ground reaction force from insole pressure patterns. Design. An artificial neural network was applied to map insole pressures and ground reaction forces. …