Objectives: In patients with burns an early accurate diagnosis of burn depth is essential to determine optimal treatment. The combination of Laser Doppler imaging (LDI) and clinical assessment leads to an accurate estimate of burn depth. However, the actual effects of the introduction of LDI on therapeutic …

In Zukunft lebenPresentatie gegeven door Peter Boonstra op de Fachhochschule Joanneum in Graz, Oostenrijk op hun symposium In Zukunft Leben d.d. 29-10-2014. Opbouw: demografische ontwikkelingen, ontwikkelingen in de gezondheidszorg en definitie van gezondheid, organisaties in Noord-Nederland, samenwerkingsverbanden, …

Active and Healthy Ageing in EU and the regional approach in the Northern Netherlands. In the Northern Netherlands a regional Healthy Ageing innovation network has been developed in which many partners in research and education, health and welfare, business, and regional authorities have been collaborating …

Supporting the physical therapists that care for a globally aging population: promoting active aging. IPTOP is de internationale vereniging voor fysiotherapie in de geriatrie. Het heeft 15 landen die lid zijn van deze vereniging en vertegenwoordigt meer dan 8000 fysiotherapeuten wereldwijd. Bewegen, …

PG-SGA Nutritional (risk) assessment in de praktijk. Presentatie NVD netwerkbijeenkomst, 23-09-2014, Assen.

Uitwisseling ervaringen. RAAK project bijeenkomst 22 september 2014.

Background There is a growing interest to study the transfer of evidence-based information into daily practice. The evidence-based programme Rehabilitation, Sports and Exercise (RSE) that aims to stimulate an active lifestyle during and after a rehabilitation period in people with a disability and/or …

Movement disorders and inactivity in dementia. Movement disorders in dementia An interesting article by Ramakers et al in 2007 showed that 5 years prior to the diagnosis of dementia these people significantly more often visited their home physician in contrast with cognitive healthy age matched controls. …

Background and purpose: Treatment plan verification of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is generally performed with the gamma index (GI) evaluation method, which is difficult to extrapolate to clinical implications. Incorporating Dose Volume Histogram (DVH) information can compensate for this. …

In 2012, our randomised trial demonstrated that stretching before sleep reduces the frequency and severity of nocturnal leg cramps in older adults.1 These episodic cramp attacks are characteristic: painful, sustained, involuntary muscle contractions of the calf muscles, hamstrings or feet. The sharp …