The way we rebuild our buildings and cities show how we address, acknowledge and accept our history. In war-damaged cities, buildings with scars have the power to communicate the stories of the past. Revealing a difficult history through the built environment can be of added value in terms of knowing …

BACKGROUND: Coach2Move is a personalized treatment strategy by physical therapists to elicit physical activity in community-dwelling older adults with mobility problems. OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the implementation of Coach2Move …

Objective: Despite the common occurrence of lower levels of physical activity and physical fitness in youth with spina bifida (SB) who use a wheelchair, there are very few tests available to measure and assess these levels. The purpose of this study was to determine reliability and the physiologic response …

BACKGROUND: The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is highest among the elderly. An important treatment modality is surgery. After surgery, due to poor functional recovery, some elderly have an increased risk for complications and prolonged length of hospital stay (LOS). Preoperative elevated levels …

Background: To determine whether adolescents with generalized hypermobility spectrum disorder/hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (G-HSD/hEDS) show changes in the level of disability, physical functioning, perceived harmfulness and pain intensity after completing multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment. …

Objective: To develop a blended physiotherapeutic intervention for patients with non-specific low back pain (e-Exercise LBP) and evaluate its proof of concept. Design: Focus groups with patients, physiotherapists, and eHealth and LBP experts were conducted to investigate values according to the development …

OBJECTIVE: To develop a blended physiotherapeutic intervention for patients with non-specific low back pain (e-Exercise LBP) and evaluate its proof of concept. DESIGN: Focus groups with patients, physiotherapists, and eHealth and LBP experts were conducted to investigate values according to the development …

Frailty and Physical Therapy講演要旨 （Abstract）The speed of ageing differs from country to country, but ageing is worldwide happening more quickly than in the past. We live in a dangerous world and all kinds of negative influences like stress or poor nutrition causes random molecular damage with an accumulation …

PURPOSE: In this study we aimed (1) to identify the most prevalent physical symptoms and functional limitations that limit physical activity of patients with palliative treatment for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and (2) to identify their preferences for exercise-based physical therapy programs, as …

ADHD en reïficatie Dit proefschrift begint met een quote van de 11-jarige Sylvia, die denkt: “ADHD is net als kanker (…) maar je gaat er niet dood aan”. ADHD is zeker geen ziekte als kanker, maar een concept uit de Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), waarvan momenteel de 5e editie uit is. De DSM-5 …