Background To improve the quality of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) the CR guideline from the Dutch Royal Society for Physiotherapists (KNGF) has been updated. This guideline can be considered an addition to the 2011 Dutch Multidisciplinary CR …

Introduction: The aim of this study was to examine how physical therapists are taking cognizance of psychomotor therapy. Theoretical border: Psychomotor therapy is a treatment for patients with psychological problems targeting body experience and behavioral changes. Physical therapy is aplied when patients …

Gastles fysiotherapie, juni 2013.

Gastles fysiotherapie, juni 2013.

‘Wat voel ik?’ is a study about the contribution of psychomotor therapy (PMT) in recognizing emotions by youth with mild intellectual disabilities (MID) in a age of 12 until 20 years. The study should result in a number of clues about how the PMT, as a form of treatment, can be used to learn youth with …

There is no strong evidence to support the claim that 80% to 90% of patients with low back pain (LBP) become pain-free within 1 month; on average, 62% (range42%–75%) of the patients still experienced back pain after 12 months.1 Studies following patients over a 12-month period have shown that LBP is …

The Dutch version of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire is an appropriate instrument for measuring patients' perceptions in acute low back pain patients, showing acceptable internal consistency and reliability. Concurrent validity is adequate, however, the instrument may be unsuitable for detecting …

Presentation January 2013

Background: Worldwide, fifteen million people suffer from a stroke every year. Approximately 55% of stroke survivors have a non-functional upper extremity following initial therapy, consisting of physical therapy and occupational therapy. Functional Electrical Stimulation is a treatment modality geared …