Injuries are a huge setback for tennis players. Injury prevention needs a detailed understanding of tennis injury epidemiology. Lower extremity injuries occur about equal to or more often than upper extremity injuries in tennis. Although studies have described the incidence rate of injuries across the …

5% to 10% of all cancers are linked to gene mutations inherited from parents. The most common gene related to hereditary cancer is the p53 gene. It is a crucial tumor suppressor. However, the mutated gene is commonly inherited from one generation to another one. The functions of p53 resume to the activation …

Balance deficits play a major role in patients who have suffered strokes. It is estimated that 30% of patients cannot walk independently 6 months post-stroke, usually caused by impaired standing balance due to hemiplegia or hemiparesis that is experienced. Balance as a whole is a key factor when it comes …

As a Jazz and Classical Saxophone player, I sought to combine both worlds in my own compositions. As an admirer of Bach, I chose to combine the fugue as a form and compositional tool with Jazz to create an own original Jazz-fugue. This thesis seeks to find ways how to incorporate the form of Classical …

This graduation project, led by the Smart Industry research group at Saxion together with the Ambient Intelligence research group (AmI), aims to create an energy analysis tool for the SERENE/SUSTENANCE projects in the Dutch sustainable communities of Vriendenerf and Aardehuis. The goal of the project …

Introduction Men are insufficiently diagnosed with an eating disorder. This is because they are less likely to seek help and because too little research has been done on eating disorders in men. Prevention programs focus on influencing body image because negative body image is the biggest cause of an …

Patient education is a treatment modality that is essential to physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals alike. However, the topic of paediatric patient education is still relatively unexplored. This literature review looks into finding the best method of patient education for children with …

De ziekte van Parkinson is de meest voorkomende neurodegeneratieve ziekte (Balestrino, 2019). Wereldwijd is de prevalentie in 2019 geschat op 8.5 miljoen individuen die leven met Parkinson. Bij de ziekte van Parkinson gaat onder andere de motoriek achteruit naar mate de tijd verstrijkt. Patiënten met …

The UN SDG Action Campaign aims to raise awareness and mobilize action around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through effective communication strategies. The goal of this project was to analyze the current communication strategies of the campaign and provide recommendations for …

Een actueel onderwerp binnen de ergotherapie is de ‘balans tussen belasting en belastbaarheid (BBB). Veel volwassenen ervaren problemen in de BBB als gevolg van bijvoorbeeld Long-COVID of een burn-out. De kinderergotherapeuten van het Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC merken tijdens hun behandelingen dat dit …