Purpose: There is lack of knowledge, evidence, and guidelines for rehabilitation interventions for persons with neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) or brachial plexus pathology. A first pilot study, evaluating the effect of an integrated rehabilitation programme, showed improvements in activity and participation …

In het kader van het praktijkgericht onderzoek is door dr. Ton Satink, werkzaam aan de Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN) en Erica Blokker MSc, werkzaam aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA), gevraagd om de Ergotherapierichtlijn Apraxie en het bijbehorende werkboek van Stehmann- Saris, Van Heugten, …

Overweight and obesity are common in patients with facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) and myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Lifestyle change is often challenging for patients with neuromuscular diseases, especially to increase physical activity. When lifestyle changes have not been effective, bariatric …

In Dutch policy and at the societal level, informal caregivers are ideally seen as essential team members when creating, together with professionals, co-ordinated support plans for the persons for whom they care. However, collaboration between professionals and informal caregivers is not always effective. …