Cerebrovasculaire aandoeningen kunnen beperkingen in het dagelijkse leven van patiënten veroorzaken met als gevolg afhankelijkheid op lange termijn. Het herstel van deze symptomen vindt verreweg het meeste plaats in de eerste dagen tot 3 maanden na het CVA. Een therapievorm die het KNFG in zijn richtlijn …

In this study, the effect of strapping rowers to their sliding seat on performance during 75 m on-water starting trials was investigated. Well-trained rowers performed 75 m maximum-effort starts using an instrumented single scull equipped with a redesigned sliding seat system, both under normal conditions …

Despite ample research on depression after stroke, the debate continues regarding whether symptoms such as sleep disturbances, loss of energy, changes in appetite and diminished concentration should be considered to be consequences of stroke or general symptoms of depression. By comparing symptoms …

In Deutschland ereignen sich jährlich rund 270.000 Schlaganfälle, von denen ca. 30% in einer Aphasie, einer Sprachstörung infolge einer umschriebenen Hirnschädigung, enden. In der ersten Phase der Erkrankung, der akuten Phase, sind die Symptome und die damit einhergehenden psychischen Belastungen für …

Jährlich erleiden deutschlandweit fast 300.000 Menschen im Erwachsenalter einen Schlag-anfall. Bei über 60% treten in der Akutphase Dysphagien auf. Um Folgeschäden wie Pneumonien, Malnutrition und Exsikkose zu vermeiden ist eine differenzierte Diagnostik durch einen Logopäden auf einer Stroke Unit erforderlich. …

Background A variety of options and techniques for causing implicit and explicit motor learning have been described in the literature. The aim of the current paper was to provide clearer guidance for practitioners on how to apply motor learning in practice by exploring experts’ opinions and experiences, …

A systematic review of interdisciplinary literature, to identify rehabilitation interventions that can be integrated into ward-based nursing for patients with hemispatial neglect following stroke in the right brain hemisphere.

OBJECTIVE: Previous systematic reviews on occupational therapy for elderly included studies until 2003. The present evidence mapping summarizes recent evidence for the efficacy of occupational therapy with older persons based on randomised controlled trials from 2004-2012. METHOD: An electronic search …

Purpose: Self-management has become an important concept in stroke rehabilitation; however, the way that people post-stroke reflect on the concept of self-management has not yet been studied. This qualitative study explored the reflections of persons post-stroke on self-management, readiness and needs …

Purpose: Self-management has become an important concept in stroke rehabilitation. This study explored allied healthcare professionals' (AHPs) perceptions and beliefs regarding the self-management of stroke survivors and their knowledge and skills regarding stroke self-management interventions. Method: …