Walking speed is one of the best measures of overall walking capacity. In plantar pressure measurements, walking speed can be assessed using contact time, but it is only moderately correlated with walking speed. The center of pressure might be of more value to indicate walking speed since walking speed …

Background Information: Slumped sitting has been associated with low back pain. Low back pain has shown to affect postural stability. In the lower back of a healthy person, little is known about the effects slump sitting has on motor control and sway. Objective: To investigate if there are differences …

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 …

Het doel van dit onderzoek is een valide en betrouwbaar meetinstrument ontwikkelen om de balans op één been en de veranderingen daarin bij sporters in beeld te brengen. Bij de studenten van de Haagse Academie voor Lichamelijke Opvoeding (HALO) komen veel blessures voor, waaronder enkelblessures. Wanneer …

In contrast to western countries, foot complaints are rare in Africa. This is remarkable, as many African adults walk many hours each day, often barefoot or with worn-out shoes. The reason why Africans can withstand such loading without developing foot complaints might be related to the way the foot …

Achtergrond: Gonartrose is de meest voorkomende vorm van artrose. Gonartrose heeft doorgaans zijn oorsprong in het mediale compartiment van de knie. Dit maakt dat het knieadductiemoment (KAM) een belangrijke factor is die (mediale gon)artrose beïnvloedt. Wanneer het KAM vergroot zal de belasting in de …

Laboratory study using a repeated measures design. The aim of this study was to determine if ankle proprioception is targeted in exercises on unstable surfaces. Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) has recurrence rates over 70%, which are believed to be due to a reduced accuracy of proprioceptive signals from …

Optimal postural control is an essential capacity in daily life and can be highly variable. The purpose of this study was to investigate if young people have the ability to choose the optimal postural control strategy according to the postural condition and to investigate if non-specific low back pain …

PURPOSE: The popularity of long-distance walking (LDW) has increased in the last decades. However, the effects of LDW on plantar pressure distribution and foot complaints, in particular, after several days of walking, have not been studied. METHODS: We obtained the plantar pressure data of 62 subjects …

Samenvatting Dit onderzoek is geschreven in opdracht van de Fontys Hogeschool Eindhoven en Roessingh Revalidatie Techniek in Enschede met als doelstelling om af te studeren. In dit onderzoek is gekeken naar de relatie tussen stabiliteit in de standfase en het activiteitenniveau van een prothesedrager …