Rugpijn, met name lage rugpijn, is met een prevalentie van ongeveer 30% een veelvoorkomende klacht in de algemene Nederlandse bevolking. In 95% van de gevallen is er geen specifieke oorzaak aan te wijzen, wordt er gesproken van aspecifieke lage rugpijn en verminderen de klachten gedurende de eerste zes …

Wereldwijd ervaart ongeveer 15-50% van de bevolking jaarlijks een episode van nekpijn. Het aantal DALY’s (Disability Adjusted Life Years), als gevolg van nekpijn is in twintig jaar gestegen van 23,9 miljoen in 1990 naar 33,6 miljoen in 2010. De reden daarvoor is de groeiende en ouder wordende bevolking. …

Advances in neuroscience and the identification of the new concept of central sensitisation (CS) have increased understanding of the complexity of pain, offered explanations for pain without a source and reasons for its persistence, forcing a more holistic chronic pain (CP) treatment approach. Pain neuroscience …

De onderzoeksvraag van deze scriptie luidt: ‘’Wat is het effect van pijneducatie met oefentherapie in vergelijking met alleen oefentherapie op de pijnintensiteit en mate van beperking bij patiënten met chronische aspecifieke lage rugpijn?’’ De meerwaarde van pijneducatie bovenop oefentherapie wordt …

Chronic pain rehabilitation programs are aimed at helping patients to increase their functioning despite being in pain, thereby improving their quality of life. However, conversations between patients and practitioners about how the patient could deal with his/her pain and pain-related disabilities in …

Background Chronic pain (CP) affects a large part of the population worldwide, decreasing physical and mental health and causing a shift in occupational roles. This has created a need for a better understanding to address this problem. Objectives To explore possible changes in occupational roles and …

A significant proportion of adolescents with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) experience difficulties in physical functioning, mood and social functioning, contributing to diminished quality of life. Generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) is a risk factor for developing CMP with a striking 35-48% of …

BACKGROUND: Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP), Generalized Joint Hypermobility (GJH) and pain-related fear have influence on physical functioning in adolescents. AIM: to evaluate differences in physical functioning between adolescents with CMP, GJH or the combination of both, and in addition evaluate …

Study Design. Prospective cohort study.Objective. The aim of this study was to identify treatment response trajectories in patients with low back pain (LBP) during and after multidisciplinary care in a tertiary spine center, and to examine baseline patient characteristics that can distinguish trajectories.Summary …

Background: Osteoarthritis is one of the most common chronic joint diseases, mostly affecting the knee or hip through pain, joint stiffness and decreased physical functioning in daily life. Regular physical activity (PA) can help preserve and improve physical functioning and reduce pain in patients with …