Do you have asthma? Then you know that your lungs react very sensitively to stimuli, such as smoke, exhaust fumes, dust mites or pets. It can make you very short of breath or cause you to cough. If this comes on suddenly, it is called an asthma attack. Fortunately, this is not the case for everyone. How bad the asthma is varies from person to person....
Hay fever can cause annoying symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath and cold symptoms. The last thing on your mind is to exercise outdoors. This is quite understandable, but of course not conducive to your health. If you are an avid athlete, you naturally want to maintain your accumulated fitness. We will tell you how to do this despite your...
Do you suffer from abnormal fluid accumulation in your body? And can you move that part of your body more difficult due to this fluid accumulation? If so, this could be a sign of (lymph)oedema. Oedema therapy can provide the solution here. The human body consists of about 70% of fluid, which is found throughout the body. This...
By now, we have known about the coronavirus for a year. Nobody could have foreseen what we experienced last year and the situation we are still in today. Research has shown that mainly older people and those with chronic illnesses are using physiotherapy less. This is because of the fear that...
Can you still manage to open the lid of a jar? Do you still get up from your chair with ease? And is climbing stairs still easy? If you can answer "yes" to all these questions, your muscle mass is still in good shape. But did you know that as we age, we...
We all suffer from back pain from time to time. Sometimes back pain feels so severe that you would prefer to swallow a paracetamol every hour. However, did you know that most back pain can be relieved by doing regular targeted back exercises? This ensures that you keep the muscles around the spine strong and flexible. It goes...
We all know that exercise and sports are good for your health. But do you know exactly how much you need to exercise to actually stay healthy? And does age also play a role in the amount of exercise we need? World Health Organization (WHO) sets exercise guidelines for this? You can read all about it in...
Suffering from overweight/obesity? A large proportion of the population is struggling with obesity. Research shows that in 2019, over 50.1% of Dutch people aged 18 years and above will be overweight and 14.7% of them will even struggle with obesity. Being overweight can have a lot of impact on your daily life and hinder you from performing...
Today, a year ago, you might be at the top of the slopes in Germany, Switzerland or Austria enjoying a week of snow skiing or snowboarding. Now that is not an option. Exercise alone is still important. That is why we give you some good alternatives to still get that skiing and snowboarding feeling and at the same time enjoy yourself in...
Some 1.2 million people in the Netherlands live with osteoarthritis, almost half of them with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis of the knee is therefore the most common joint disorder in the Netherlands. Knee osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disorder in which the cartilage in the knee is affected. It often causes a lot of pain and limits people's mobility. What causes ...