Chronische lage rugpijn (CLBP) is een veelvoorkomend en langdurig gezondheidsprobleem. CLBP gaat vaak gepaard met veranderingen in perceptie en cognitie, wat invloed kunnen hebben op hoe de omgeving wordt waargenomen. Aangezien gewichtsperceptie afhankelijk is van zowel visuele als haptische informatie, …

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease primarily affecting older adults, mainly impacting the hip and knee joints. The increasing prevalence of OA contributes to rising healthcare demands and costs. Current OA treatment guidelines emphasize the importance of self-management education and …

(Chronische) musculoskeletale pijn is wereldwijd een grote uitdaging voor zorgverleners. Uit literatuur en praktijk blijkt dat veel fysiotherapeuten zich onbekwaam voelen in het behandelen van pijn vanuit een biopsychosociaal perspectief. Een oorzaak hiervan is dat het huidige onderwijs te veel gericht …

Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is best addressed from a biopsychosocial perspective. Despite physiotherapists’ awareness of this approach, translating it into practice remains a challenge. A three-month post-graduate course was designed to facilitate Dutch physiotherapists in private practice …

Physiotherapists recognise the biopsychosocial model as important in treating chronic pain. However, the adoption of this model in Dutch private practice is limited. Participatory action research, including co-design methods and an explicit perspective on workplace learning, may be helpful in developing …

Inleiding: Chronische pijn veroorzaakt wereldwijd aanzienlijke economische en sociale lasten, met jaarlijkse kosten van twintig miljard euro. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), een derde generatie gedragstherapie, biedt een veelbelovende aanpak. Binnen de medische specialistische revalidatie (MSR) …

Background Healthcare providers’ attitudes and beliefs can influence how patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain are treated. A biopsychosocial approach is more effective than a purely biomedical approach. Ensuring healthcare professionals have appropriate pain science education (PSE) is essential …

Background Illness perceptions can affect the way people with musculoskeletal pain emotionally and behaviorally cope with their health condition. Understanding patients illness perceptions may help facilitate patient-centered care. The purpose of this study was to explore illness perceptions and the …

Objective To develop and internally validate a prognostic model to predict chronic pain after a new episode of acute or subacute non-specific idiopathic, non-traumatic neck pain in patients presenting to physiotherapy primary care, emphasising modifiable biomedical, psychological and social factors. Design …

In Chapter 2, we found that our measures to assess motor control of the trunk during seated repetitive reaching, variability (temporal and spatial) and local dynamic stability, were sufficiently reliable in single-session experiments, in a mixed group of people with and without chronic/recurrent low …