Modifiable (biomechanical and neuromuscular) anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk factors have been identified in laboratory settings. These risk factors were subsequently used in ACL injury prevention measures. Due to the lack of ecological validity, the use of on-field data in the ACL injury …

Background: Although the timely involvement of trauma surgeons is widely accepted as standard care in a trauma center, there is an ongoing debate regarding the value of an on-site attending trauma surgeon compared to an on-call trauma surgeon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of introducing …

BACKGROUND: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) may be a relevant comorbidity when managing people with low back or pelvic girdle pain. It is unknown how often physiotherapists inquire about LUTS, and what the potential barriers and facilitators are to inquire about LUTS in this patient population. OBJECTIVE: …

Het doel van de studie is het in kaart brengen wat de oorzaak van de stijging van het aantal uitgevoerde defecografie onderzoeken binnen de Tjongerschans is, ondanks de alternatieven. MRI-D en DAE worden in de literatuur als alternatieven gezien. Van de respondenten vindt 69% MRI-D een goed alternatief …

Background: Previous systematic reviews revealed poor reliability and validity for sacroiliac joint (SIJ) mobility tests. However, these reviews were published nearly 20 years ago and recent evidence has not yet been summarised. Objectives: To conduct an up-to-date systematic review to verify whether …

Er bestaat onenigheid over het benaderen van een functioneel beenlengteverschil ten opzichte van een anatomisch beenlengteverschil en de noodzaak om deze verschillen te corrigeren, zo ook onder de werknemers van (Voet Medisch Adviescentrum) Starshoe. Hierdoor zijn de werkwijze en de bevindingen bij het …

In this thesis the research on the automatic constructing of intelligible digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRR’s) of the hips is described. This project was initialized when the Department of Orthopedic surgery, within UMC Utrecht, decided to research the relation between spinopelvic parameters and …

The external knee adduction moment, which represents the medial knee load during walking, stays constant while walking at different speeds. The medio-lateral pelvic sway might be mechanism some people use as a mechanism to keep this adduction moment constant

This study evaluated the effect of specific postural support on motor behaviour of infants with and without minor neurological dysfunction (MND). The following questions were addressed: (1) Does application of supportive pillows affect the time during which the infant exhibits general movements (GMs) …

Realizing the need for information about the topic Peripartum Pelvic Pain (PPPP) the global research question; "Is it possible to make a Reader for 3rd year English Stream (ES 4) physiotherapy students in module gynaecology and obstetrics?" was made. Literature was gathered from different sources to …