Lameness in horses is a big problem in the equine industry, it is the most common health problem and causes horses to retire early or the horses are in need of special care and attention which takes a lot of time, effort and money. The aim of this study is to better understand the movement of a warmblood …

Lezing voor ISMR congres, juni 2015, UMCG

Focus on nutrition. Lezing op MASCC congres, juni 2015, Kopenhagen.

Malnutrition is a frequent problem in patients with head and neck cancer. Prevention or timely treatment of malnutrition is of great importance because deteriorated nutritional status can have a negative effect on clinical outcome in head and neck cancer patients. Malnutrition is a multidimensional problem, …

Debates about the new welfare, and the new social policies that go (or should go) with it, share an emphasis on risk-prevention strategies and pluralistic risk management. Focusing specifically on the risk of unemployment, this article discusses the case for so-called preventive worker-directed active …

The hospitalized elderly are at risk of functional decline. We evaluated the effects and care costs of a specialized geriatric rehabilitation program aimed at preventing functional decline among at-risk hospitalized elderly.

External of focus of attention has been shown to result in superior motor performance compared to an internal focus of attention. Adding external focus of attention may optimize current anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention programs. Objective: To determine the effect of internal (IF) and …

Primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention programs effectively reduce ACL injury risk in the short term. Despite these programs, ACL injury incidence is still high, making it imperative to continue to improve cur- rent prevention strategies. A potential limitation of current ACL injury …

OBJECTIVE: Previous systematic reviews on occupational therapy for elderly included studies until 2003. The present evidence mapping summarizes recent evidence for the efficacy of occupational therapy with older persons based on randomised controlled trials from 2004-2012. METHOD: An electronic search …

The objective of this research is to find out whether the mandate of the European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Atalanta needs to be altered in order to respond to the changing business model of Somali piracy. This business model has changed from one determined on receiving high revenues through ransom …