Current physiotherapy management in patients with shoulder pain is unknown. Additionally, little is known about the effect of diagnostic imaging procedures, especially diagnostic ultrasound, as a relatively new imaging procedure in primary care physiotherapy. The current evidence statement do not makes …

Rationale In order to prevent sarcopenia in community dwelling older adults a higher daily protein intake is needed. A new m-health strategy for dietary counseling was used with the aim to increase total daily protein intake to optimal levels (minimal 1.2 g/kg/d, optimal 1.5 g/kg/d) through use of regular …

Inleiding: Bij COPD is er sprake van zowel chronische bronchitis als van een longemfyseem. De hoofdoorzaak van COPD is roken. COPD is voornamelijk te herkennen aan dyspneu, hoesten, sputum, vermoeidheid, weinig spierkracht en/of gewichtstoename of afname. De grootste patiëntengroep is 55 jaar of ouder. …

Inleiding Er is sprake van interprofessioneel onderwijs als twee of meer professionals van verschillende disciplines over, van en met elkaar leren. Het bijbehorende doel is om de zorg voor de patiënt in de praktijk te verbeteren. Evidentie toont aan dat studenten zich door interprofessioneel onderwijs …

Background and Purpose: Decreased muscle mass and muscle strength are independent predictors of poor postoperative recov- ery in patients with esophageal cancer. If there is an association between muscle mass and muscle strength, physiotherapists are able to measure muscle strength as an early predictor …

Background Routine outpatient care of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) lacks a simple measure of physical fitness and risk of mortality. Heart rate recovery (HRR) is noninvasive and easily obtainable in outpatient settings. Prior studies have suggested that delayed postexercise HRR in the …