Rationale: Diagnosis of sarcopenia in older adults is essential for early treatment in clinical practice. Bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA) may be a valid means to assess appendicular lean mass (ALM) in older adults, but limited evidence is available. Therefore, we aim to evaluate the validity …

Inleiding: A-lign is een trainingshulpmiddel voor golfers dat zich richt op de houding van de golfer in de setup. De setup is het moment, vlak voordat de swing wordt uitgevoerd, waarop de golfer zijn lichaam en golfclub oriënteert ten opzichte van de richting die de bal moet volgen. A-lign maakt gebruik …

Inleiding: De prevalentie van obesitas bij volwassenen van 18 jaar en ouder is in Nederland sinds 1990 toegenomen. Met als gevolg een verhoogd risico op het ontwikkelen van onder andere cardiovasculaire ziekten, musculoskeletale stoornissen en diabetes mellitus type 2. Een verlies van spiermassa in combinatie …

Background: Aerobe fitness (AF) is an important component of physical fitness of children and adolescents. To assess the AF, the 20-m Shuttle Run Test (SRT-20) is often used. Unfortunately, there is frequently a lack of an at least 22 m physical facility to utilize this test indoor. By still using the …

Purpose: To examine the test–retest reliability and validity of ten activity trackers for step counting at three different walking speeds. Methods: Thirty-one healthy participants walked twice on a treadmill for 30 min while wearing 10 activity trackers (Polar Loop, Garmin Vivosmart, Fitbit Charge HR, …

Educating students with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties requires a thorough systematic approach with the focus on academic instruction. This study addresses the development of a tool, consisting of two questionnaires, for measuring systematic academic instruction. The questionnaires cover …

BACKGROUND: Limited research has examined what is actually done in the process of care by nursing staff in long-term institutional care. The applied instruments employed different terminologies, and psychometric properties were inadequately described. This study aimed to develop and test an observational …

Introduction: Body composition and body circumferences are tools for health professionals to predict health risks and to evaluate a patient’s treatment. The BODPOD® is a validated device to determine body composition, but it is expensive and therefore not accessible for a lot of health professionals. …

De spagaat is een gymnastische houding in het turnen die excessieve bewegingsuitslagen vraagt in de betrokken gewrichten, met name in articulatio coxae. Literatuur heeft aangetoond dat er gemiddeld een tophoek mogelijk is van 150° tussen de femora. Zodra de knieën gestrekt zijn, wat een van de voorwaarden …

The aim of this study was to determine the measurement reproducibility for a procedure evaluating the mastication process and to estimate the smallest detectable differences of 3D kinematic and surface electromyography (sEMG) variables. Kinematics of mandible movements and sEMG activity of the masticatory …