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The Effect of Post-Exercise Cryotherapy on Recovery Characteristics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hohenauer, Erich, Taeymans, Jan, Baeyens, Jean-Pierre, Clarys, Peter, Clijsen, Ron

“…The aim of this review and meta-analysis was to critically determine the possible effects of different cooling applications, compared to non-cooling, passive…”
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Editorial: Cold, heat and hypoxia as a medical tool: the use in a healthy and diseased population by Hohenauer, Erich, Rogan, Slavko, Clijsen, Ron

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Effects of 3-week repeated cold water immersion on leukocyte counts and cardiovascular factors: an exploratory study by Versteeg, Ninja, Clijsen, Ron, Hohenauer, Erich

“…Aim: This exploratory study aimed to investigate the effects of a 3-week repeated cold water immersion (CWI) intervention on leukocyte counts and…”
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Sex differences during a cold-stress test in normobaric and hypobaric hypoxia: A randomized controlled crossover study by Hohenauer, Erich, Taube, Wolfgang, Freitag, Livia, Clijsen, Ron

“…Cold and hypoxia are two stressors that are frequently combined and investigated in the scientific literature. Despite the growing literature regarding…”
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Myotonometry for the evaluation of Achilles tendon mechanical properties: a reliability and construct validity study by Schneebeli, Alessandro, Falla, Deborah, Clijsen, Ron, Barbero, Marco

“…ObjectiveThis study evaluates the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the MyotonPRO and its construct validity for the assessment of Achilles tendon…”
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Prevalence of Myofascial Trigger Points in Spinal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Chiarotto, Alessandro, MSc, Clijsen, Ron, PhD, Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Cesar, PhD, Barbero, Marco, PT OMT

“…Abstract Objective To retrieve, appraise, and synthesize the results of studies on the prevalence of active and latent myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in…”
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Assessment of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury using quantitative pain drawings by Rosner, Jan, Lütolf, Robin, Hostettler, Pascal, Villiger, Michael, Clijsen, Ron, Hohenauer, Erich, Barbero, Marco, Curt, Armin, Hubli, Michèle

“…Study design Clinimetric cross-sectional cohort study in adults with paraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI) and neuropathic pain (NP). Objective To assess the…”
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An Exploratory Meta-Analytic Review on the Empirical Evidence of Differential Learning as an Enhanced Motor Learning Method by Tassignon, Bruno, Verschueren, Jo, Baeyens, Jean-Pierre, Benjaminse, Anne, Gokeler, Alli, Serrien, Ben, Clijsen, Ron

“…Background: Differential learning (DL) is a motor learning method characterized by high amounts of variability during practice and is claimed to provide the…”
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Short-term cutaneous vasodilatory and thermosensory effects of topical methyl salicylate by Versteeg, Ninja, Wellauer, Vanessa, Wittenwiler, Selina, Aerenhouts, Dirk, Clarys, Peter, Clijsen, Ron

“…Methyl salicylate, the main compound of wintergreen oil, is widely used in topical applications. However, its vascular and thermosensory effects are not fully…”
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Health economic evaluation of weight reduction interventions in individuals suffering from overweight or obesity and a musculoskeletal diagnosis-a systematic review by Schurz, Alexander P, Walter, Matthias M, Liechti, Melanie, Clijsen, Ron, Deliens, Tom, Taeymans, Jan, Lutz, Nathanael

“…Most of the worldwide population is overweight and suffers from the resulting musculoskeletal comorbidities such as knee osteoarthritis or back pain. Practice…”
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Hydration measurements of the stratum corneum: comparison between the capacitance method (digital version of the Corneometer CM 825®) and the impedance method (Skicon-200EX®) by Clarys, Peter, Clijsen, Ron, Taeymans, Jan, Barel, André O

“…Measurement of stratum corneum (SC) hydration often involves the use of commercial instruments. The aim of this study was to compare and validate two recent…”
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How can educational institutes in Switzerland prepare physiotherapy students to implement advanced practice roles - a view point paper by Tal-Akabi, Amir, Clijsen, Ron, Rogan, Slavko, Maguire, Clare, Winteler, Balz, Brand, Pascale, Taeymans, Jan

“…This viewpoint paper focuses on challenges for Swiss physiotherapy education institutes related to the transition towards evidence-based practice and the…”
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Questioning the "SPIN and SNOUT" rule in clinical testing by Baeyens, Jean-Pierre, Serrien, Ben, Goossens, Maggie, Clijsen, Ron

“…Specificity (SP) and sensitivity (SE) answer the question 'what is the chance of a positive or negative test in response to the presence or absence of a…”
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The Methodological Quality of Studies Investigating the Acute Effects of Exercise During Hypoxia Over the Past 40 years: A Systematic Review by Hohenauer, Erich, Freitag, Livia, Herten, Miriam, Siallagan, Julia, Pollock, Elke, Taube, Wolfgang, Clijsen, Ron

“…Exercise under hypoxia and the physiological impact compared to normoxia or hypoxia has gained attention in the last decades. However, methodological quality…”
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Evaluation of central and peripheral fatigue in the quadriceps using fractal dimension and conduction velocity in young females by Beretta-Piccoli, Matteo, D'Antona, Giuseppe, Barbero, Marco, Fisher, Beth, Dieli-Conwright, Christina M, Clijsen, Ron, Cescon, Corrado

“…Over the past decade, linear and non-linear surface electromyography descriptors for central and peripheral components of fatigue have been developed. In the…”
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Home-Based Virtual Reality-Augmented Training Improves Lower Limb Muscle Strength, Balance, and Functional Mobility following Chronic Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury by Villiger, Michael, Liviero, Jasmin, Awai, Lea, Stoop, Rahel, Pyk, Pawel, Clijsen, Ron, Curt, Armin, Eng, Kynan, Bolliger, Marc

“…Key factors positively influencing rehabilitation and functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI) include training variety, intensive movement…”
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Intramuscular Temperature Changes in the Quadriceps Femoris Muscle After Post-Exercise Cold-Water Immersion (10°C for 10 min): A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis by Freitag, Livia, Clijsen, Ron, Deflorin, Carlina, Taube, Wolfgang, Taeymans, Jan, Hohenauer, Erich

“…Post-exercise cold-water immersion (CWI) is a widely accepted recovery strategy for maintaining physical performance output. However, existing review articles…”
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Real-time sonoelastography using an external reference material: test–retest reliability of healthy Achilles tendons by Schneebeli, Alessandro, Del Grande, Filippo, Vincenzo, Gabriele, Cescon, Corrado, Clijsen, Ron, Biordi, Fulvio, Barbero, Marco

“…Objective To establish the test–retest reliability of sonoelastography (SE) on healthy Achilles tendons in contracted and relaxed states using an external…”
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A novel application of strain sonoelastography can detect changes in Achilles tendon elasticity during isometric contractions of increasing intensity by Schneebeli, Alessandro, Del Grande, Filippo, Falla, Deborah, Cescon, Corrado, Clijsen, Ron, Barbero, Marco

“…Background Mechanical and morphological properties of the Achilles tendon are altered in disease and in response to changes in mechanical loading. In the last…”
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Tendon morphological changes after a prolonged ski race can be detected by ultrasound echo intensity by Schneebeli, Alessandro, Visconti, Lorenzo, Cescon, Corrado, Clijsen, Ron, Giardini, Guido, Arizzio, Maria Elisabetta, Barbero, Marco

“…Background Ultrasound imaging techniques have been used to assess the characteristics of skeletal muscles and tendons. Such techniques (gray scale analysis)…”
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