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Muscle strength is associated with muscle mass in patients with esophageal cancer awaiting surgery

van Egmond, Maarten A. (Lectoraat Fysiotherapie - Transitie Van Zorg Bij Complexe Patiënten); van der Schaaf, Marike; Hagens, Eliza R. C.; van Laarhoven, Hanneke W. M.; van Berge Henegouwen, Mark I; Haverkort, Elizabeth B.; Engelbert, Raoul H. H. (Lectoraat Fysiotherapie - Transitie Van Zorg Bij Complexe Patiënten); Gisbertz, Suzanne S.

Background and Purpose: Decreased muscle mass and muscle strength are independent predictors of poor postoperative recov- ery in patients with esophageal cancer. If there is an association between muscle mass and muscle strength, physiotherapists are able to measure muscle strength as an early predictor …

2018-06-01AlgemeenArtikel

Physiotherapy students' perceived stress, stressors, and reactions to stressors

Hodselmans, Audy-Paul; Hemdal, Elin; Lundberg, Sophie; Bjarnegård, Anna; Hobbelen, Hans (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); Svantesson, Ulla

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Studies of healthcare students report increased levels of stress, with academic pressures being the greatest source. The objective of this study was to examine the differences in the overall stress level, stressors, and reactions to stressors between physiotherapy students at …

2017-10-25AlgemeenArtikel

Evaluating the outcome of an individual functional therapy program focused on children with cerebral palsy and cerebral visual impairment:

Salavati, Masoud; Rameckers, E.A.A.; Waninge, Aly (Participation And Health Of Persons With Intellectual And Visual Disabilities); Krijnen, Wim (Statistical Techniques For Applied Research); van der Schans, Cees (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); Steenbergen, B.

Background: To date, there is no evidence-based functional therapy programme available for children with both cerebral palsy (CP) and cerebral visual impairment (CVI). This study evaluates an individually targeted functional therapy programme adapted for these children experiencing difficulties with …

2017AlgemeenArtikel

Influence of physical therapists' kinesiophobic beliefs on lifting capacity in healthy adults

Jorna-Lakke, Sandra; Soer, Remko; Krijnen, Wim (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); van der Schans, Cees (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); Reneman, Michiel; Geertzen, Jan

BACKGROUND: Physical therapists' recommendations to patients to avoid daily physical activity can be influenced by the therapists' kinesiophobic beliefs. Little is known about the amount of influence of a physical therapist's kinesiophobic beliefs on a patient's actual lifting capacity during a lifting …

2015-09-01AlgemeenArtikel

The PACT trial: PAtient Centered Telerehabilitation

Ralf Joachim Schulz; Matthias Kraemer; Anna Beurskens; Susy Braun; Andreas Rothgangel; Luc de Witte; Rob Johannes Smeets

Non-pharmacological interventions such as mirror therapy are gaining increased recognition in the treatment of phantom limb pain; however, the evidence in people with phantom limb pain is still weak. In addition, compliance to self-delivered exercises is generally low. The aim of this randomised controlled …

2015-01GezondheidArtikel

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with chronic heart failure

H.M. Kemps; S. van der Voort; H. Koers; J.B. Staal; A.J. Achttien; E.J.M. Hendriks; M.W.A. (Tinus) Jongert (Lector)

Rationale To improve the quality of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) a practice guideline from the Dutch Royal Society for Physiotherapy (KNGF) has been developed. Guideline development A systematic literature search was performed to formulate conclusions …

2015GezondheidArtikel

Predicting 6-minute walking distance in recipients of lung transplantation

van Adrichem, Edwin; Reinsma, Gerda; van den Berg, Sanne; van der Bij, Wim; Erasmus, Michiel; Krijnen, Wim (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing); Dijkstra, Pieter; van der Schans, Cees (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing)

BACKGROUND: Exercise capacity, muscle function, and physical activity levels remain reduced in recipients of lung transplantation. Factors associated with this deficiency in functional exercise capacity have not been studied longitudinally. OBJECTIVE: The study aims were to analyze the longitudinal change …

2015AlgemeenArtikel

A clear definition of nocturnal leg cramps is essential for comparability of research

Hallegraeff, Joannes; de Greef, Mathieu; van der Schans, Cees (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing)

In 2012, our randomised trial demonstrated that stretching before sleep reduces the frequency and severity of nocturnal leg cramps in older adults.1 These episodic cramp attacks are characteristic: painful, sustained, involuntary muscle contractions of the calf muscles, hamstrings or feet. The sharp …

2014-09-01AlgemeenArtikel

Gross motor function, functional skills and caregiver assistance in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) with and without cerebral visual impairment (CVI)

Salavati, Masoud; Rameckers, E.A.A.; Steenbergen, B.; van der Schans, Cees (Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care And Nursing)

Abstract Aim: To determine whether the level of gross motor function and functional skills in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and cerebral visual impairment (CVI) as well as caregiver assistance are lower in comparison with the corresponding group of children experiencing CP without CVI. Method: Data …

2014-04-24AlgemeenArtikel

Effect of fatigue on landing performance assessed with the landing error scoring system (less) in patients after ACL reconstruction: a pilot study.

Gokeler, Alli; Dijkstra, P.U.; Welling, Wouter; Padua, Darin; Otten, Bert; Benjaminse, Anne

2014AlgemeenArtikel

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