De zes minuten wandeltest (6MWT) is een van de meest gebruikte testen die gehanteerd wordt om de functionele inspanningscapaciteit bij patiënten met chronisch obstructief longlijden (COPD) te meten. Volgens de American Thoracic Society wordt de 6MWT op een dertig meter parcours afgenomen, echter is …

The current procedure for assessing nervous activity in the spinal cord is needle ElectroSpinography (needle EMG). This is an invasive and painful approach during which a needle is inserted into the subarachnoid space. It is hypothesised that High-Density surface ElectroMyography (HD-sEMG) is a non-invasive …

Preoperative functional status is a risk factor for developing postoperative complications (POC) in major abdominal and thoracic surgery, but this has hardly been evaluated in esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to determine if preoperative …

Introduction: This study investigates a potentially new tool for physiotherapeutic fall prevention in elderly, namely Abdominal Breathing (AB). So far clinical relevance on this topic has been limited, because Normal Breathing (NB) was not included and because tasks were not sufficiently challenging …

Background: Nasal breathing is a commonly used technique among runners. However, the scientific research available on the topic is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of nasal breathing on runners' posture, perceived exertion and the effect of practice. Method: The participants, …

Achtergrond De axillary arch is een anatomische variant die aanwezig is in ongeveer 7 á 8 procent van de individuen. Door zijn anatomische kenmerken kan de axillary arch zorgen voor een compressie van de neurovasculaire bundel en de oorzaak zijn van neurologische en/of vasculaire symptomen. Om deze reden …