A wide variety of risk factors for the occurrence and prognostic factors for persistence of non-specific musculoskeletal pain (MSP) are mentioned in the literature. A systematic review of all these factors is not available. Thus a systematic review was conducted to evaluate MSP risk factors and prognostic …

OBJECTIVE: Measurement of exercise capacity is essential in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain (CLBP). However, the conventional Astrand bicycle test is not feasible in patients with a very poor aerobic capacity. Therefore the Astrand bicycles test for non-specific CLBP patients based on …

Objective: Psychophysical lift capacity tests are lifting tests in which the performance, expressed in Newtons, is divided by the perceived exertion, expressed on a Borg scale. The aim of this study was to analyse test-retest reliability of psychophysical lift capacity tests. Subjects: Patients with …

Design Literature research. Objective To find out whether there is a difference in physiotherapeutic interventions related to chronic nonspecific low back pain if psychological stress is given consideration and if it is not. Summary of background data Chronic non-specific low back pain is a disorder …

De doelstellingen van het onderzoek zijn het nagaan van de mate van de implementatie van de KNGF-richtlijn lage-rugpijn, het inventariseren van het handelen van eerstelijns fysiotherapeuten bij patiënten met lage-rugpijn en het in kaart brengen van de bekendheid met en het oordelen over de KNGF-richtlijn …