BACKGROUND: Complaints of the arm, neck, or shoulder (CANS) have a multifactorial origin and cause considerable work problems, including decreased work productivity, sickness absence, and, ultimately, job loss. There is a need for intervention programs for people with CANS. Self-management is an approach …

STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity of instruments that claim to detect submaximal capacity when maximal capacity is requested in patients with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Several instruments have been developed to measure capacity …

STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity of instruments that claim to detect submaximal capacity when maximal capacity is requested in patients with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Several instruments have been developed to measure capacity …

Musculoskeletal pain is caused by risk factors for acquiring pain and prognostic factors for the persistence of prolonged pain and is the number one causal reason for restricted participation at work. Many studies have been performed on the reasons for acquiring and the continuance of musculoskeletal …

INTRODUCTION: To provide a state of the art on diagnostics, clinical characteristics, and treatment of paediatric generalised joint hypermobility (GJH) and joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS). METHOD: A narrative review was performed regarding diagnostics and clinical characteristics. Effectiveness of …

Samenvatting Achtergrond: Lage rugklachten is een probleem dat veelvuldig voorkomt in het Westen. Chronische lage rugklachten is één van de meest voorkomende redenen om naar een huisarts te gaan. Wat resulteert dat deze mensen uiteindelijk bij een fysiotherapeut terecht komen. Oefentherapie lijkt een …

QUESTION: Do negative expectations in patients after the onset of acute low back pain increase the odds of absence from usual work due to progression to chronic low back pain? DESIGN: Systematic review with meta-analysis of prospective inception cohort studies. PARTICIPANTS: Adults with acute or subacute …

OBJECTIVE: To reach consensus on the most important biopsychosocial factors that influence functional capacity results in patients with chronic nonspecific musculoskeletal pain, arranged in the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. DESIGN: Three-round, internet-based …

Achtergrond: Chronische liesblessures hebben een aandeel van 15% in alle sportblessures. De ernst kan soms zodanig zijn dat ze kunnen leiden tot beëindiging van sportcarrières. De biomechanica van het bekken speelt een belangrijke rol bij chronische liesblessures. Welke rol dit speelt binnen de conservatief …

Aanleiding: Bij vrouwen met chronische nekklachten zijn de diepe en superficiale cervicale flexoren verzwakt. De beste therapie hiervoor is nog onduidelijk. Er worden verschillende onderzoeken gedaan naar actieve oefentherapieën, zoals craniocervicale flexie (CCF) training en globale krachttraining van …