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38 Health Council of the Netherlands; Reports 2003
Therapeutic exercise Health Council of the Netherlands. Therapeutic exercise. The Hague: Health Council of the Netherlands, 2003; publication no. 2003/22. ISBN: 90-554-506-9 (in Dutch) Therapeutic exercise is the prescription of muscular contraction and bodily movement ultimately to improve the overall function of the individual and to help meet the demands of daily living. It involves the positive and progressive application and adjustment of stress and forces of the appropriate type and amount to the body system to correct an impairment, improve musculoskeletal function, maintain a state of well being, or prevent dysfunction without causing injury. Exercise therapy in the Netherlands In the Netherlands, exercise therapy is practised by physiotherapists, Mensendieck exercise therapists and Cesar exercise therapists. In 2002, 17.2 percent of the Dutch population were seen by a physiotherapist. In 1985, this percentage was much lower, not even 10 percent. About 90 percent of the patients seen by a physiotherapist, Mensendieck exercise therapist or Cesar exercise therapist in the primary health care system are referred by their general practitioner. Sixty percent of these patients are between 25 and 55 years of age. Patients aged 55 and above are more often referred to a physiotherapist than to a Mensendieck exercise therapist or Cesar exercise therapist. Most patients (87.5 percent) referred to a physiotherapist have disorders of the musculoskeletal system. A small proportion of referred patients have disorders of the sensory and nervous system or disorders of the respiratory Therapeutic exercise 39
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Page 23 and 24: safeguard against the phenomenon of
Page 25 and 26: New Options for Organ Donation Heal
Page 27 and 28: donation, in order to give patients
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Page 35 and 36: Public awareness about genetics Hea
Page 37: Conclusions • The rapid advanceme
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Page 43 and 44: Pathogen reduction in blood product
Page 45 and 46: transfusion, however, the corrected
Page 47 and 48: Pneumococcal vaccine in elderly adu
Page 49 and 50: Tetanus prophylaxis in injuries Hea
Page 51 and 52: Controlling Legionnaire’s Disease
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Page 55 and 56: The Committee notes that the issue
Page 57 and 58: Vaccination of children against hep
Page 59 and 60: Vaccination In the vast majority of
Page 61 and 62: week of life), the second dose shou
Page 63 and 64: Dietary reference intakes: vitamin
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Page 67 and 68: folate in foods is too great. There
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Page 73 and 74: of the increased prevalence of over
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Page 81 and 82: Health effects of exposure to radio
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In 1996 the Committee recommended t
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Choice framework for BMD parameters
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The impact of passive smoking on pu
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Health and the environment: monitor
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Methodological criteria: • Measur
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Environmental measurement programme
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developed. One way in which this co
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confounders. It would also make it
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Environmental Health: Research for
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of both knowledge and initiatives c
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generated by high-voltage power lin
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of risk communication methods is ur
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Tetrachloroethylene (PER) Health Co
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Kinetics Actually all inhaled PER e
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Hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity I
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No clear signs for teratogenicity w
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Formaldehyde Health Council of the
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Toxicokinetics Under normal conditi
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incidence in controls and (III) min
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Sulphur dioxide Health Council of t
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Sulphur dioxide is a highly hydroph
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showed no defects in reproductive p
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Strong inorganic acid mists contain
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Metallic lead Health Council of the
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Tetrachloroethylene (PER) Health Co
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Nickel and its compounds Health Cou
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β-Chloroprene Health Council of th
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Trichloroethylene Health Council of
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