Since the Arab Spring in the beginning of 2011, Egypt has experienced many social and political changes. Islamist parties have gained a firm foothold in the political arena after years of secular rule by the Mubarak regime and the interim SCAF government. A new constitution, in which men and women are …

Achtergrond: Chronische liesblessures hebben een aandeel van 15% in alle sportblessures. De ernst kan soms zodanig zijn dat ze kunnen leiden tot beëindiging van sportcarrières. De biomechanica van het bekken speelt een belangrijke rol bij chronische liesblessures. Welke rol dit speelt binnen de conservatief …

Aanleiding: Fasciopathie plantaris is de meest voorkomende vorm van inferieure hielpijn. De etiologie van de aandoening wordt nog niet volledig begrepen; in 85 procent van de gevallen is de oorzaak onduidelijk. Er zijn veel verschillende behandelmethodes, maar er is momenteel nog geen methode die voor …

After 2001, nine years after the fall of the Taliban, women's socio-economic position in Afghanistan has hardly improved. To this day, women are subjected to many cruelties such as torture and rape. After the Taliban had been defeated in 2001, the total amount of development assistance by the international …

Almost continually Afghanistan has had a national police force which, centrally controlled, served the interests of the government in a repressive manner. Dependent on the signature of the regime, the role and realisation of its task differed. Where in the nineteen-sixties and seventies the emphasis …

Background: Eccentric overload training seems to be a promising conservative intervention in patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy. The efficacy of eccentric overload training on the outcome measures of pain and physical functioning are not exactly clear. Study design: Systematic review of the …

In tegenstelling tot het Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent (UZG) wordt in het Maxima Medisch Centrum Veldhoven (MMC-V) geen fysiotherapie gegeven na een femoro-popliteale bypass. In het UZG wordt fysiotherapie aangeboden aan de patiëntengroep die recent een femoro-popliteale bypass heeft ondergaan. Bij ontslag …

Abstract Main question What is the best evidence based exercise treatment protocol for shoulder instability and rotator cuff injuries in athletes performing overhead activities and what is the best measurement tool used to determine the athlete's present level after recovery? Background Athletes …

STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review BACKGROUND: The Norwegian Sling Exercise Therapy (S-E-T) concept, is a treatment system that was developed in 1999. Being such a new concept, there is yet scarce evidence based research existing on the treatment effect. The S-E-T concept consists of different treatment …

The study group performed a systematic review on the effect of neuromuscular training. The investigation focused on patients suffering from ACL injury of the knee, as this is a frequent injury in the field of physiotherapy. In recent years there has been conducted research on neuromuscular training effect …