Doel: Erachter komen wat de effecten van mobiliserende scapula technieken en stabiliserende oefentherapie zijn bij patiënten met het schouder impingement syndroom. Methode: Er is naar literatuur gezocht in vier verschillende databases. Pubmed, Cinahl, Cochrane en Pedro. De methodologische kwaliteit is …

In the multi-billion dollar game industry, time to market limits the time developers have for improving games. Game designers and software engineers usually live on opposite sides of the fence, and both lose time when adjustments best understood by designers are implemented by engineers. Designers lack …

BACKGROUND: Chest physiotherapy is widely used in people with cystic fibrosis in order to clear mucus from the airways. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness and acceptability of chest physiotherapy compared to no treatment or spontaneous cough alone to improve mucus clearance in cystic fibrosis. …

Next-generation sequencing technology allows culture- independent analysis of species and genes present in a complex microbial community. Such metagenomics may overcome the inability to culture microbes in isolation. Microbial communities of interest are for example responsible for making biogas. Many …

QUESTION: Do negative expectations in patients after the onset of acute low back pain increase the odds of absence from usual work due to progression to chronic low back pain? DESIGN: Systematic review with meta-analysis of prospective inception cohort studies. PARTICIPANTS: Adults with acute or subacute …

This is the first meta-analysis focusing on elderly patients with mobility problems, physical disability and/or multi-morbidity. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of physical exercise therapy on mobility, physical functioning, physical activity and quality of life. A broad systematic literature …

BACKGROUND: Advantages of outpatient exercise training are reduced waiting lists, better compliance, reduced time investment by the patient with reduced travel expenses, and less dependence on other people to participate. Therefore, this systematic review studies the effects of outpatient exercise training …

Achtergrond: Coronaire hartziekten zijn de meest voorkomende hart- en vaatziekten in Nederland. De hartrevalidatie bestaat uit aerobe training en soms in combinatie met kracht uithoudingsvermogen. Wat zijn de effecten hiervan in vergelijking met alleen aerobe training? Vraagstelling: Heeft de combinatie …

Doel: Literatuuronderzoek naar de meest effectieve fysiotherapeutische interventie (ontspanning, cognitieve gedragstherapie en fysieke training) bij mensen met burn-out gerelateerde klachten (depersonalisatie, emotionele uitputting, verminderde persoonlijke bekwaamheid, angst, hartslag, bloeddruk en …

Achtergrond: Myofasciale triggerpoints kunnen een mogelijke oorzaak zijn van a-specifieke lage rugklachten. Deze triggerpoints kunnen worden behandeld met acupunctuur of dry needling. Vraagstelling: Wat is het effect van het behandelen van myofasciale triggerpoints, met behulp van acupunctuur en dry …