OBJECTIVES: (1) To study the natural decline in functional capacity (FC) of healthy aging workers; (2) to compare FC to categories of workload; and (3) to study the differences in decline between men and women. DESIGN: Cross-sectional design. SETTING: A rehabilitation center at a university medical center. …

BACKGROUND: Burn injuries have a major impact on the patient's physical and psychological functioning. The consequences can, especially in pediatric burns, persist long after the injury. A decrease in physical fitness seems logical as people survive burn injuries after an often extensive period of decreased …

The focus of this paper is to make a comparison between five different types of conductive, heatable samples. These samples have been produced according to the five most important implementation techniques developed so far, which are knitting, weaving, embroidery, printing and nonwoven padding  –and …

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: …

Introduction: the purpose of this study was to examine wath the best evidence-based physical therapy treatment following reversed total shoulder arthroplasty is. Method: A systematic search to relevant scientific articles has been held in Pubmed, Cinahl and PEDro to articles concerning rTSA with the …

Decreased tongue strength (TS) might herald bulbar involvement in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) well before dysarthria or dysphagia occur, and as such might be prognostic of short survival. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of a decreased TS, in addition …

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the developmental changes in performance in a repeated-sprint ability (RSA) test in young soccer players of contrasting maturity status. A total of 83 regional level Portuguese youth soccer players, aged 11- 13 years at baseline was assessed annually. Stature, …

The purpose of this systematic review was to identify the measurements that are used in clinical practice to assess the quantity and quality of functional performance in men and women more than 2 years after ACL reconstruction with bone patellar-tendon bone (BPTB) or semitendinosus/gracilis (STG) graft. …

Aanleiding: Jaarlijks lopen 600.000 mensen in Nederland enkelletsel op. 50% hiervan ontstaat tijdens het sporten. Er komen jaarlijks 87.000 mensen met een enkelblessure bij de fysiotherapeut en in totaal worden er 490.000 behandelingen gegeven. Probleemstelling: Is de prevalentie en hersteltijd van acuut …

Synthetic fibers, mainly polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamide (PA), polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and polypropylene (PP), are the most widely used polymers in the textile industry. These fibers surpass the production of natural fibers with a market share of 54.4%. The advantages of these fibers are …