Purpose Adding external focus of attention (EF, focus on the movement effect) may optimize current anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention programmes. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effects of an EF, by a visual stimulus and an internal focus, by a verbal stimulus …

BACKGROUND: People with severe or profound intellectual and motor disabilities (SPIMD) experience multimorbidity and have complex health needs. Multimorbidity increases mortality, decreases functioning, and negatively influences quality of life. Information regarding patterns of multimorbidity in people …

BACKGROUND: Among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), improvement of lifestyle-related risk factors (LRFs) reduces cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, modification of LRFs is highly challenging. OBJECTIVES: This study sought to evaluate the impact of combining community-based lifestyle …

BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity is a growing health problem worldwide. The most effective strategy to reduce weight is energy restriction (ER). ER has been shown to be beneficial in disease prevention and it reduces chronic inflammation. Recent studies suggest that reducing the protein quantity of …

This research is part of the international FRAMES project, a cooperation between the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, and Denmark to share knowledge and experiences with the Multi-Layer Safety approach. The shared data is used to build sustainable strategies and improve the capacity of …

In Finland bestaat er in het strafrecht geen apart jeugdstrafrechtsysteem, maar worden er wel andere regels voor het straffen van minderjarigen gehanteerd. Het jeugdbeschermingsrecht is gebaseerd op het beginsel van het belang van het kind en geldt voor minderjarigen tot vijftien jaar. Vanaf vijftien …

Background/aim We aimed to investigate the magnitude and characteristics of injuries and illnesses in Dutch physical education teacher education (PETE) students. Methods During the first 21 weeks of the academic year, 245 first-year students registered their health problems online using the Oslo Sports …

Een reconstructie van de voorste kruisband (VKB) brengt hoge me- dische en maatschappelijke kosten met zich mee. De auteurs van dit artikel vatten de resultaten van wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar preventieprogramma’s voor VKB- blessures samen. Zij vullen deze aan met nieuwe inzichten over mo- torisch …