Background Understanding the kinematic characteristics of relapse clubfoot compared to successfully treated clubfoot could aid early identification of a relapse and improve treatment planning. The usage of a multi segment foot model is essential in order to grasp the full complexity of the multi-planar …

INTRODUCTION: With the introduction of digital radiography, the feedback between image quality and over-exposure has been partly lost which in some cases has led to a steady increase in dose. Over the years the introduction of exposure index (EI) has been used to resolve this phenomenon referred to as …

Introduction: In clinical practice AP pelvis standard protocols are suitable for average size patients. However, as the average body size has increased over the past decades, radiographers have had to improve their practice in order to ensure that adequate image quality with minimal radiation dose to …

BACKGROUND: Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) may be a relevant comorbidity when managing people with low back or pelvic girdle pain. It is unknown how often physiotherapists inquire about LUTS, and what the potential barriers and facilitators are to inquire about LUTS in this patient population. OBJECTIVE: …

Abstract gepubliceerd in Elsevier: Introduction: Recent research has identified the issue of ‘dose creep’ in diagnostic radiography and claims it is due to the introduction of CR and DR technology. More recently radiographers have reported that they do not regularly manipulate exposure factors for different …

The standardized Mensendieck test (SMT) was developed to quantify posture, movement, gait, and respiration. In the hands of an experienced therapist, the SMT is proven to be a reliable tool. It is unclear whether posture, movement, gait, and respiration are related to the degree of functional disability …

INTRODUCTION: In the Netherlands, hospitals have difficulty in implementing the formal procedure of comparing radiation dose values to Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs). METHODS: To support the hospitals, train radiography students, and carry out a nationwide dose survey, diagnostic radiography students …

Indien een standaard zitvoorziening niet voldoende ondersteuning of comfort geeft kan een zitorthese aangemeten worden. In de zitorthese is het beperkt mogelijk om te variëren in de hardheid van het traagschuim. Hierdoor kan het voorkomen dat de druk onder het Tuber Ischium nog ongewenst hoog is. Daarnaast …

What are possible differences in the outcomes of the Sensamove® therapy cushion NMC tests between 18 to 30 years old healthy men compared to 18 to 30 years old healthy women?

De spagaat is een gymnastische houding in het turnen die excessieve bewegingsuitslagen vraagt in de betrokken gewrichten, met name in articulatio coxae. Literatuur heeft aangetoond dat er gemiddeld een tophoek mogelijk is van 150° tussen de femora. Zodra de knieën gestrekt zijn, wat een van de voorwaarden …