Fysiotherapeuten zullen in de langdurige zorg op een andere wijze hun werkzaamheden moeten gaan uitvoeren. Ze krijgen andere taken door een andere inrichting van de zorg. Hier ligt meer de nadruk op 'thuis als het kan' en meer interprofessioneel. De fysiotherapeut zal minder behandelen en meer als coach …

Effective physiotherapy interventions are important to help with the recovery and the return to play (RTP) process, each athlete faces. This study investigates two modalities that have good effects on athletes’ RTP or return to sport (RTS). These are vestibular rehabilitation (VRT) and active recovery …

Injuries are a huge setback for tennis players. Injury prevention needs a detailed understanding of tennis injury epidemiology. Lower extremity injuries occur about equal to or more often than upper extremity injuries in tennis. Although studies have described the incidence rate of injuries across the …

Hungary has one of the lowest numbers of people in the European Union who live a healthy life. Therefore, new strategies need to be developed to motivate them to live a physically active life. In order to come up with an effective strategy for this, the perceptions of elderly about the physical aspects …

Balance deficits play a major role in patients who have suffered strokes. It is estimated that 30% of patients cannot walk independently 6 months post-stroke, usually caused by impaired standing balance due to hemiplegia or hemiparesis that is experienced. Balance as a whole is a key factor when it comes …

Movement disorders in dementia are not well known yet they have a devastating effect on the quality of life and the abilities of a person with dementia. Paratonia is one of these movement disorders that are already present in 10% of the population with dementia in the early stages and increase up to …

Patient education is a treatment modality that is essential to physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals alike. However, the topic of paediatric patient education is still relatively unexplored. This literature review looks into finding the best method of patient education for children with …

Purpose Supervisors are responsible to train students in healthcare placements. Although there is knowledge about workplace learning and supervision in general, little is known about supervisors’ pedagogic strategies in specific healthcare placements. In this study, we identify how supervisors’ reasoning …

(A) BACKGROUND: Home-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an attractive alternative for frail older patients who are unable to participate in hospital-based CR. Yet, the feasibility of home-based CR provided by primary care physiotherapists (PTs) to these patients remains uncertain. (B) OBJECTIVE: To …

Recent marketing literature suggests that brand orientation is an alternative concept for the public health because it is believed to address the shortcomings of market orientation. Brand orientation is specifically of interest to the sector of healthcare, due to the complex nature of the sector. The …