BACKGROUND: Complaints of the arm, neck, or shoulder (CANS) have a multifactorial origin and cause considerable work problems, including decreased work productivity, sickness absence, and, ultimately, job loss. There is a need for intervention programs for people with CANS. Self-management is an approach …

Background: Cervical dystonia is characterized by involuntary muscle contractions of the neck and abnormal head positions that affect daily life activities and social life of patients. Patients are usually treated with botulinum toxin injections into affected neck muscles to relief pain and improve control …

The consequences of head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment have great impact on patients' lives. Despite the importance of preparing patients for the period after discharge, patients frequently experience a lack of information. Aims of the study were to develop a nurse-led educational intervention to provide …

Aanleiding: Bij vrouwen met chronische nekklachten zijn de diepe en superficiale cervicale flexoren verzwakt. De beste therapie hiervoor is nog onduidelijk. Er worden verschillende onderzoeken gedaan naar actieve oefentherapieën, zoals craniocervicale flexie (CCF) training en globale krachttraining van …

The recently developed HyperCollar applicator was specifically designed to heat tumors in the head and neck region. The applicator uses twelve antennas to create an EM interference pattern, which applies heat to the target area. Patients' position and movement needs to be tightly monitored and controlled …

In samenwerking met het Paramedisch Centrum Sittard-zuid is de volgende vraagstelling in het afstudeerproject onderzocht: Wat is de invloed van de DVD “nekklachten de baas”, vergeleken met huiswerkoefeningen op papier, in de eerste zes weken na het behandeltraject bij patiënten met aspecifieke nekklachten …

Purpose: to find parameters that predict which head and neck patients benefit from a sequentially delivered boost treatment plan compared to a simultaneously deliverd plan, with the aim to spare the salivary glands.

Background: There are many ways clinicians measure pain intensity in patients with musculoskeletal conditions, such as a Whiplash Associated Disorder. Objective: To assess if some ratings of pain are scored systematically higher than others and whether this pattern changes with increasing symptom duration …

Achtergrond: Lage rugpijn en nekpijn zijn veel voorkomende klachten onder de Westerse bevolking. Fysiotherapeuten komen hier vaak mee in aanraking. Oefentherapie is een veel gebruikte therapie bij deze klachten. Het knelpunt bij oefentherapie is vaak dat patiënten hun huiswerkoefeningen niet of nauwelijks …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the DASH is not only a valid and responsive instrument to measure patients with shoulder, arm, and hand complaints, but also to evaluate patients with neck complaints.