Objective: The most common methods to calculate energy costs are based on measured oxygen uptake during walking a standardized distance or time. Unfortunately, it is unclear which method is most reliable to determine energy cost of walking in stroke survivors. The objective of this study was to evaluate …

Introduction: Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is a burden to patients and to society. In addition to well-known prognostic factors, illness perceptions (IPs) may be associated with pain intensity and physical functioning in MSP but their role is not fully understood. Our research focused on these questions: …

n Nederland wordt de grofmotorische ontwikkeling van zuigelingen van de geboorte tot het loslopen meestal gemeten met de Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS). Dit instrument komt uit Canada. Nederlandse kinderfysiothera-peuten vragen zich al langer af of de Canadese normwaarden van de AIMS wel passend zijn …

Background: The Turkish translation of the Dutch Talking Touch Screen Questionnaire (TTSQ) has been developed to help physical therapy patients with a Turkish background in the Netherlands to autonomously elucidate their health problems and impairments and set treatment goals, regardless of their level …

Het vakgebied van de persuasieve technologie richt zich op design, ontwikkeling en evaluatie van interactieve technologieën die bedoeld zijn om de houding of het gedrag van de patiënt/ cliënt te veranderen door middel van overtuiging en sociale invloed. Het is bij uitstek een interdisciplinair onderzoeksgebied …

Inleiding. Gedurende de opleiding Sportkunde leren studenten gezondheidsproblemen signaleren en leefstijlverbeteringen te bedenken. Dit o.a. middels eHealth. eHealth biedt sportkundige extra mogelijkheden voor informatieoverdracht, optimale monitoring en feedback. In het derde jaar ontwikkelen studenten …

Er zijn steeds meer kinderen die te dik zijn en te weinig bewegen. Ook zijn er steeds meer kinderen met een motorische achterstand. Op allerlei manieren wordt hier aandacht aan besteed. Wat zijn de trends rondom gezondheid? En wat is het belang van de ontwikkeling van motorische vaardigheden en de …

Objective: Despite the common occurrence of lower levels of physical activity and physical fitness in youth with spina bifida (SB) who use a wheelchair, there are very few tests available to measure and assess these levels. The purpose of this study was to determine reliability and the physiologic response …

Children with spina bifida who are wheelchair-users are less physically active than their typically developing peers. It is important to understand relations between physical activity and other factors, so approriate interventions can be developed. We explored relations between physical activity and …

Background: Although interdisciplinary multimodal pain treatment (IMPT) programs are widely regarded as treatment of choice for patients with chronic pain, there are signs that many patients are unable to maintain their treatment gains in the long term. To facilitate the maintenance of positive treatment …