Musculoskeletal pain is caused by risk factors for acquiring pain and prognostic factors for the persistence of prolonged pain and is the number one causal reason for restricted participation at work. Many studies have been performed on the reasons for acquiring and the continuance of musculoskeletal …

Previous research has shown clinical effectiveness of dermal substitution; however, in burn wounds, only limited effect has been shown. A problem in burn wounds is the reduced take of the autograft, when the substitute and graft are applied in one procedure. Recently, application of topical negative …

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 …

OBJECTIVES: Mechanical load during patient handling activities is an important risk factor for low back pain among nursing personnel. The aims of this study were to describe required and actual use of ergonomic devices during patient handling activities and to assess the influence of these ergonomic …

Background: Paratonia causes severe movement dysfunction in late stage dementia. Passive Movement Therapy (PMT) is often used to decrease high muscle tone, but the efficacy has never been shown. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of PMT on muscle tone after two and four weeks of …

QUESTION: In adults who experience nocturnal leg cramps, does stretching of the calf and hamstring muscles each day just before sleep reduce the frequency and severity of the cramps? DESIGN: A randomised trial with concealed allocation and intention-to-treat analysis. PARTICIPANTS: Eighty adults aged …

OBJECTIVE: To reach consensus on the most important biopsychosocial factors that influence functional capacity results in patients with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain, arranged in the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. DESIGN: Three-round, internet-based …

Vraagstelling: Wat is de oorzakelijke relatie tussen het PFPS en verzwakte heupmusculatuur en in welke populatie presenteert deze relatie zich voornamelijk? Doel: Het doel voor het uitvoeren van dit onderzoek is om de etiologie rond het PFPS beter in kaart te kunnen brengen. Doelgroep: Fysiotherapeuten Methode: …

Aanleiding: Op dit moment bestaat er geen eenduidig antwoord over de oorzaak of de risicofactoren van Fasciitis plantaris (FP). Om mogelijk preventieve maatregelen tegen FP te nemen, zal eerst moeten worden aangetoond welke factoren het risico op FP vergroten. Het uiteindelijke doel van dit artikel is …

Achtergrond: Doordat bij tillen veel belasting op de lage rug komt te staan zijn er voor op de werkvloer criteria opgesteld rondom het tillen. Deze belasting die plaatsvindt op de lage rug wordt beïnvloed door veel variabelen, zoals het tilgewicht, de tilhoogte en de tiltechniek. Vraagstelling: Wat is …