Background Disorders of the rotator cuff are a common musculoskeletal pain presentation in the general population, and treatment by a physiotherapist is often prescribed. In 2011, 2016, surveys of physiotherapy practice in the United Kingdom (UK) were performed, which reported that advice and exercise …

BACKGROUND: Current evidence shows that manual therapy elicits analgesic effect in different populations (healthy, pain inflicted and patients with musculoskeletal pain) when carried out at the spinal column, although the clinical significance of these effects remains unclear. Also the analgesic effects …

Background: The awareness is growing that central sensitization is of prime importance for the assessment and management of chronic pain, but its classification is challenging clinically since no gold standard method of assessment exists. Objectives: Designing the first set of classification criteria …

Combinaties van arthromyofasciale technieken, oefentherapie, uitleg en advies zijn effectief in het verminderen van pijn en beperkingen. Dat blijkt uit verschillende studies naar fysiotherapeutische behandeling van mensen met klachten over rug-, nek- en schouderpijn.Lees mee over de rol van het brein …