PURPOSE: Update of a clinical practice guideline for the physiotherapy management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease supporting the clinical decision-making process. METHODS: A systematic computerized literature search was performed on different modalities for improving physical exercise …

The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility and efficacy of an exercise training program to improve exercise capacity and fatigue level in pediatric patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Twenty children on dialysis intended to perform a 12-week graded community-based exercise …

Doel Door het groeiende aantal werknemers met een burnout komt ook de eerstelijns fysiotherapeut steeds vaker in aanraking met het ziektebeeld burnout. Er is echter nog geen voorlichtingsprotocol voor deze beroepsgroep ontwikkeld, dat beschrijft hoe een werknemer met burnout benaderd en behandeld dient te …

In the Netherlands comparable levels of sports-participation between persons with haemophilia and healthy controls have been reported. This raises the question if children with haemophilia under the currently available prophylaxis do reach comparable levels of physical fitness and health-related quality …

Main question: The main question of this project was: "Which treatment programmes of graded aerobic exercise result in improved Quality of Life in patients diagnosed with the fibromyalgia syndrome based on evidence based literature?" Background: The fibromyalgia syndrome is one of the many chronic musculoskeletal …