Jan Taeymans

• Dr. Sports & Movement Science
• Lecturer at Bern University of Applied Sciences

Background During hospitalisation, older adults are at risk of developing functional decline unrelated to the condition for which they were admitted. The loss of independence in at least one activity of daily living is referred to as hospital-associated disability (HAD). A loss of functional independence in hospitalised older people is associated w...

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Introduction This systematic review and meta‐analysis evaluated the association between pain intensity and different body composition measures in adults suffering from chronic non‐specific low back pain (CNLBP). Methods A systematic literature search across five databases—PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library—was conduct...

Background Most of the worldwide population is overweight and suffers from the resulting musculoskeletal comorbidities such as knee osteoarthritis or back pain. Practice guidelines recommend weight loss interventions for individuals suffering from these conditions. This systematic review investigated whether including a weight loss intervention in...

Introduction: Hip microinstability has become a recognized cause of non-arthritic hip pain and disability in young patients. However, its pathophysiology remains unclear. We want to (1) present an overview of the evidence of hip microinstability and of its association with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), (2) map out the type of evidence availab...

(1) Background: In Switzerland, there is little data on injury characteristics in elite ice hockey players aged under 20 years (U20 Elite juniors). This study aimed to determine the injury rate and type of injury in Swiss U20 ice hockey players. (2) Methods: The present study was carried out in a retrospective, non-experimental design using an onli...

Oxidative stress is an important pathophysiological mechanism in the development of numerous cardiovascular disorders. To improve therapy and preventive strategies, clinicians need a better understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of congenital heart diseases (CHD). The objective of this meta-analysis was to determine whether o...

Introduction: Economic research in the field of pelvic floor rehabilitation is lacking in transparency of methodology and consideration of indirect costs. Service use questionnaires collect cost data with the broad approach needed for the societal perspective of health economic studies. Nevertheless, these questionnaires are seldom validated. There...

Background During hospitalization older adults have a high risk of developing functional impairments unrelated to the reasons for their admission. This is termed hospital-associated disability (HAD). This systematic review aimed to assess the incidence of HAD in older adults admitted to acute care with two outcomes: firstly in at least one activity...

Background Literature describing the impact of guided self-study (G-SS) in knowledge changes and skills improvements in undergraduate students is scarce. Objectives The aims of our study were to evaluate the feasibility of a G-SS programme in a full-time undergraduate physiotherapy degree course and to assess the effectiveness of the G-SS on chang...

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Physikalische Maßnahmen oder manualtherapeutische Techniken (MTTe) wie Mobilisationen, Manipulationen oder Weichteiltechniken führen zu einer Verbesserung des Metabolismus oder einer Senkung hypertoner Muskulatur und werden auch zur Balanceregulierung bei zentralnervösen Veränderungen des autonomen Nervensystems (ANS) ei...

Introduction Ankle sprains are common in sports and the general population. Although considered innocuous, a large proportion has residual complaints such as recurrent ankle sprains and develop chronic ankle instability. Although some predicting factors are identified, there is no unequivocality regarding the development of chronic ankle instabilit...

Physiotherapy education in Europe must incorporate self-study units in the curriculum due to the bologna reform. Studies investigating the impact of guided self-study (G-SS) on knowledge and skills in pre-clinical Swiss physiotherapy students are scarce. This study protocol describes a prospective randomized feasibility education study that will pr...

Aims of the study: Structured exercise, education, weight management and painkiller prescription are guideline recommended non-surgical treatments for patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis. Despite its endorsement, uptake of guideline recommended non-surgical treatments remains low. It is unknown whether the implementation of these treatment...

Introduction Due to demographic changes, falls are increasingly becoming a focus of health care. It is known that within six months after a fall, two thirds of fallers will fall again. Therefore, therapeutic procedures to improve balance that are simple and can be performed in a short time are needed. Stochastic resonance whole-body vibration (SR-W...

Objectives: 1) determine the primary impairment addressed by each exercise included in exercise-based rehabilitation programs for patients with an acute ankle sprain; 2) Determine whether prescribed exercises incorporate complex tasks associated with ankle sprain injury mechanisms? Methods: We searched databases CINAHL, Web of Science, SPORTDisc...

Study design Systematic review. Background and objective The International Ankle Consortium developed a core outcome set for the assessment of impairments in patients with lateral ankle sprain (LAS) without consideration of measurement properties (MP). Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate MPs of assessments for the evaluation of indi...

Background: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) promotes activity-dependent neuroplasticity and is released following aerobic-exercise. Objective: Feasibility and efficacy of 1.Moderate-Intensity Cycle-Ergometer-Training (MI-ET) and 2.Low-Intensity Circuit-Training (LI-CT) on BDNF-serum-concentration in chronic-stroke and consequently effic...

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Background During hospitalization older people have a high risk of developing functional impairments unrelated to the reasons for their admission. This is termed hospital-associated disability. This systematic review aimed to assess the incidence of hospital-associated disability among older patients admitted to acute care, to identify the tools us...

Research questions What is the primary impairment addressed by each exercise included in exercise-based rehabilitation programs for patients who suffered an acute ankle sprain? Do prescribed exercises incorporate complex tasks associated with common ankle sprain injury mechanisms? Methods We searched six electronic databases (CINAHL, Web of Scienc...

Background Decision makers want to know if there is a financial benefit in investing scarce resources in occupational health management (OHM). Economic evaluations (EEs) of OHM-strategies try to answer this question. However, EEs of OHM-strategies which are strongly marked by quantitative methods may be limited by contextual, qualitative residuals....

Background and objective: Health-related quality of life (hrQoL) is a core outcome in evaluating interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation (IPR). This systematic review aimed to identify prognostic factors for hrQoL at least six months after IPR in chronic pain patients. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, CINAHL...

Research questions 1) Do exercise-based rehabilitation programs reduce re-injury following acute ankle sprain?; 2) Is rehabilitation effectiveness moderated by the exercise’s therapeutic quality, content and volume? Methods This systematic review with meta-analysis (PROSPERO: CRD42020210858) included randomized controlled trials in which adults wh...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate changes in exercise capacity (EC) and quality of life (QoL) of patients with ventricular assist devices (VADs) during cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Methods: Data from patients with VAD implantation and subsequent CR between 2007 and 2017 were analyzed retrospectively. Measures of the 6-min walk te...

Aims: to explore the impact of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) on the vestibular system by differing in vestibular function (VF) results between people with and without DMT2. Methods: relevant studies were identified through databases, including adults with DMT2 and controls. Only studies using objective VF tests were selected. For cervical vestibu...

Question: What is the cost-effectiveness of respiratory physiotherapy interventions for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Design: Systematic review of full economic evaluations alongside clinical trials published between 1997 and 2021. Reviewers independently screened studies for inclusion, extracted data and assessed methodolog...

Ectopic fat leads to metabolic health problems. This research aimed to assess the effectiveness of a hypocaloric diet intervention together with an unsupervised exercise training program in comparison with a hypocaloric diet alone to reduce ectopic fat deposition. Sixty-one premenopausal women with overweight or obesity participated in this control...

Objectives The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of local heat applications (LHA) in individuals with acute or chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Data Sources An electronic search was conducted on MEDLINE, CENTRAL, CINHAL and the PEDro databases up to December 2019. Study Selection Studies incorpora...

Background Guided self-study (G-SS) can be used as a self-directed learning method or self-determined learning that fosters changes in knowledge and skills in a higher physiotherapy education setting. Until now, there has been no empirical evidence for the use of G-SS in higher physiotherapy education. This study aimed to investigate the feasibilit...

Post-exercise cold-water immersion (CWI) is a widely accepted recovery strategy for maintaining physical performance output. However, existing review articles about the effects of CWI commonly pool data from very heterogenous study designs and thus, do rarely differentiate between different muscles, different CWI-protocols (duration, temperature, e...

Introduction Previous studies have analyzed the effects of manual therapy techniques (MTT) in patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Clinicians treat patients according the finding-oriented MTT approach. This approach is seldom pursued in research. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of finding-oriented MT...

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious and debilitating condition often associated with significant impairments in daily functioning. To date, research on the complexity of functional impairment in individuals with PTSD is scarce and only limited. Yet, a quantitative synthesis and comprehensive review of existing evidence is needed to be...

BACKGROUND The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 led to the COVID-19 pandemic since January 2020. The Swiss Federal Council prescribed a lockdown of non-essential businesses. Students and employees of institutions for higher education had to install home-office and online lectures. OBJECTIVE The aim of this survey was to evaluate lifestyle habits such as...

Background: The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 led to the COVID-19 pandemic since January 2020. The Swiss Federal Council prescribed a lockdown of non-essential businesses. Students and employees of higher education institutions had to install home office and participate in online lectures. Objective: The aim of this survey was to evaluate lifestyle...

Chronic Patellar tendinopathy (CPT) is a frequent overuse disorder in athletes and active people. Sclerotherapy (ST) and prolotherapy (PT) are, among a wide range of conservative treatment options, two promising therapies and have shown positive results in other tendinopathies. Since the treatments’ efficacy and safety are still not defined, this r...

Background Training with brain-computer interface (BCI) technology in the rehabilitation of patients after a stroke is rapidly developing. Numerous RCT investigated the effects of BCI training (BCIT) on recovery of motor and brain function in patients after stroke. Methods A systematic literature search was performed in Medline, IEEE Xplore Digita...

BACKGROUND A new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 led to the COVID-19 pandemic since January 2020. To block the transmission of the virus, the Swiss Federal Council decided for a lockdown of the non-essential businesses. Students and employees of institutions for higher education were informed to install home-office and online lectures. OBJECTIVE The aim of...

Background SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus strain, has resulted in the COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020. To contain the transmission of this virus, the Swiss Federal Council ordered a nationwide lockdown of all nonessential businesses. Accordingly, students and employees of institutions for higher education were informed to continue their academi...

Background Self-directed learning (andragogy) or self-determined learning (heutagogy) can be implemented in guided self-study (GSS) with the aim to foster changes in the knowledge and skills of physiotherapy students in a higher education setting. To date, there is a lack of evidence for the use of GSS in higher education for physiotherapy. Aim Th...

Objective: The aim of this systematic review with meta-analysis was to describe the status on the effects of physical scar treatments on pain, pigmentation, pliability, pruritus, scar thickening, and surface area. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Subjects: Adults with any kind of scar tissue. Interventions: Physical scar management v...

Background: Self-directed learning or self-determined learning can be used in guided self-study (GSS) as an educational method with the goal to promote changes in the knowledge and skills of undergraduate physiotherapy students in higher education. Until now, there has been a lack of empirical evidence for the usage of GSS in physiotherapy higher e...

Introduction and hypothesisRunning is known to cause urinary leakage in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Task-specific fiber-type recruitment while running can be estimated using wavelets. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of a new physiotherapy program including involuntary, reflexive training with a standard physiothera...

Introduction Two thirds of women suffering from stress urinary incontinence (SUI) reported a negative impact on quality of life (QoL). SUI can also lead to less physical activity and more comorbidities. SUI may result in a substantial economic burden on health care services but numbers are not clear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate...

Zusammenfassung Ein häufiges Beschwerdebild am Bewegungsapparat stellt der anteriore Knieschmerz (AKS) dar. Die Vielzahl beitragender Faktoren, die zum Beschwerdebild führen, erschweren im Alltag das Verständnis für ein gezieltes physiotherapeuti-sches Behandlungsmanagement. In Bezug auf eine symp-tomkomplexorientierte physiotherapeutische Versorgu...

Background Guided self-study (G-SS) can be used as a self-directed learning method (andragogy) or self-determined learning (heutagogy) that fosters changes in knowledge and skills in a higher physiotherapy education setting. Until now, there has been no empirical evidence for the use of G-SS in higher physiotherapy education. This higher education...

Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of an influenza vaccination program (IVP) among employees. Methods: This health economic evaluation was embedded in a prospective cohort study of a voluntary IVP. Data on incidence, direct and indirect costs were collected via questionnaires. Bootstrapping and modelling techniques were used to assess...

Background: Guided self-study (G-SS) can be used as a self-directed learning method (andragogy) or self-determined learning (heutagogy) that fosters changes in knowledge and skills in a higher physiotherapy education setting. Until now, there has been no empirical evidence for the use of G-SS in higher physiotherapy education. Furthermore, and to t...

Background WATSU (portmanteau word: water and shiatsu) is a form of passive hydrotherapy in chest-deep thermoneutral water (35°C = 95°F = 308.15 K). It combines elements of myofascial stretching, joint mobilization, massage, and shiatsu and is reported to be used to address physical and mental issues. The objective of this systematic review (PROSPE...

Hintergrund Bei Patienten mit chronischer Sprunggelenkinstabilität (CIS) werden im Praxisalltag neben der Mobilisation des Sprunggelenks auch befundorientierte manualtherapeutische/muskuloskelettale Interventionen an den Fußwurzeln angewendet. Dies bedeutet, dass Mobilisationen im Talokruralgelenk und in den Fußwurzelgelenken erfolgen, in denen Ein...

Objective The workplace is an ideal setting to implement public health strategies, but economic justification for such interventions is needed. Therefore, we performed a critical appraisal and synthesis of health economic evaluations (HEE) of workplace interventions aiming to increase physical activity (PA) and/or decrease sedentary behavior (SB)....

Background: Physiotherapists often use thoracic spine mobilization (TSM) to reduce pain in patients with back disorders via a reduction of sympathetic activity. There is a "trade-off" in the activity of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system activity. A sympathetic/parasympathetic balance (SPB) is needed to guarantee body homeostasis....

Background: High-impact activities are often related to urine leakage in women, so deeper insight into continence mechanisms of pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) while running is needed. Therefore, simultaneous information about the intensity of PFM muscle activity and fibre recruitment behavior at each time point of the gait cycle can help in understan...

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Zweikämpfe an der Bande oder Kontakt mit dem Puck, Eishockeyschläger oder Schlittschuhen können Verletzungen bei Eishockeyspielern verursachen. Für eine adäquate Prävention von Verletzungen und Planung des Verletzungsmanagements ist eine gute epidemiologische Datenlage notwendig. In der Schweiz fehlen bis dato solche epi...

Background: To date, in-depth knowledge about how to structure guided self-study for the enhancement of the competencies of examination and treatment techniques in physiotherapy undergraduate students in the field of geriatrics, internal medicine and orthopedics is still lacking. For undergraduate physiotherapy students at Bern University of Applie...

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the evidence regarding economic evaluations of worksite health promotion programs in Europe. Methods: Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, the literature search, study selection, data extraction and quality appraisal were performed independent...

Exercising in high environmental temperatures may cause precocious hyperthermia induced fatigue resulting in a decreased athletes’ performance output. This systematic review with meta-analysis investigated the possible effects of pre-exercise cooling on performance output. This study was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines and the PICO mod...

Background: People with overweight or obesity are at increased risk for disease later in life which cause important health costs.The aim of this study was to estimate the health status and the corresponding costs in a sample of females with overweight or obesity which were participating in a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) exploring the effect o...

The aim of this study was to examine the magnitude of upper extremity bone mineral content (BMC) asymmetries in tennis players. Furthermore, the influence of sex (male versus female versus mixed), chronological age (juniors: < 18 years; adults: 18–39 years and seniors: ≥ 40 years) and starting age (early starters: < 14 years and late starters: > 18...

Background This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the results of empirical studies on the effects of CPM on rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction. The research question was: what are the effects of CPM on ROM, swelling and pain after ACL reconstruction? Patients/Material and Methods We searched in MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane and...

Acute Effects on TH4 Thoracic Spine Mobilisation Techniques on the Sympathetic Nervous System - a Cross-Over Feasibility Study Abstract. Up to date, empiric evidence about effects of thoracic spine mobilisation (TH4) on the sympathetic nervous system is lacking. The primary goal of this feasibility study was to determine adherence rate, side effect...

Rogan, S, Haehni, M, Luijckx, E, Dealer, J, Reuteler, S, and Taeymans, J. Effects of hip abductor muscles exercises on pain and function in patients with patellofemoral pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2018-This systematic review and meta-analysis considered the effects of hip strengthening (i.e., abd...

Zusammenfassung Um ein schmerzhaftes Patellofemoralgelenk (s-PFG) adäquat zu untersuchen, ist es essenziell, die biomechanischen Gegebenheiten der gesamten unteren Extremität zu analysieren. In die Analyse fließen außerdem knöcherne, muskuläre und ligamentäre Komponenten ein, um so die effektivste Therapie für den Patienten auszuwählen.

Motor unit recruitment behavior of continent and incontinent women’s pelvic floor muscles while running: A wavelet approach Hypothesis / aims of study: High impact activities such as running require involuntary, reflexive pelvic floor muscle (PFM) contractions to avoid urinary leakage. Structural and histochemical characteristics showed that the...

Exercising in high environmental temperatures may cause precocious hyperthermia induced fatigue resulting in a decreased athletes’ performance output. This systematic review with meta-analysis investigated the possible effects of pre-exercise cooling on performance output. This study was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines and the PICO mod...

Introduction L’efficacité de la cryothérapie sur la récupération après exercice est décrite comme la capacité à diminuer le processus inflammatoire en réduisant le métabolisme cellulaire local par le biais de la vasoconstriction. Le but de cette revue systématique et de la méta-analyse était de déterminer les effets possibles de différentes applica...

Introduction En rééducation musculo-squelettique, le traitement au laser à faible intensité est fréquemment utilisé comme additif pour gérer la douleur des patients atteints de troubles musculo-squelettiques. Bien que le traitement au laser à faible intensité soit utilisé dans une grande variété d’environnements cliniques, les résultats de son effi...

Introduction Cette revue systématique et méta-analyse a été accomplie pour déterminer si le traitement à base d’exercices est une intervention efficace pour réduire la douleur ainsi que les limitations d’activité et les restrictions à la participation chez les personnes atteintes de douleurs fémoro-patellaires. Méthode Les études randomisées contr...

Purpose: To assess differences in prerequisites to blended learning such as technology use and Internet access in an international sample of physiotherapy students from Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Luxembourg, Sudan, Switzerland and South Africa. Results: Students' digital technology experiences were generally low. They primarily used a smartphone...

Systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of exercise therapy in patients with patellofemoral pain.

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to critically determine the possible effects of different cooling applications, compared to non-cooling, passive post-exercise strategies, on recovery characteristics after various, exhaustive exercise protocols up to 96 hours

Introduction Pour pratiquer le WaterShiatsu (WATSU), un thérapeute travaille dans une eau à 35 °C ; il applique des tractions douces au corps du patient et stimule des points d’acupuncture. Le WATSU se pratique dans le monde entier dans le cadre thérapeutique. L’objectif de cette revue systématique de la littérature (enregistrement PROSPERO : RD420...

Objective: Ectopic fat depostion in youth with obesity is associated with an increased cardiovascular disease risk. The aim of this meta-analysis was to summarize the evidence for the use of diet and/or exercise on ectopic adiposity in this population. Methods: A systematic literature search was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Ite...

Hintergrund: Manualtherapeutische Behandlungen werden oftmals auf der Höhe der thorakalen Wirbelsäule durchgeführt. Die segmentale Reaktion des sympathischen Nervensystems nach einer BWS-Mobilisation ist bislang unklar. Ziel: Ziele dieser Pilotstudie sind (1) die Darstellung der Durchführbarkeit sowie (2) die Untersuchung der akuten Effekte einer t...

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to offer an updated overview of the current studies on all types of whole-body vibration (WBV), to determine the effects of WBV on balance in Go-Go (active, independent), Slow-Go (some physical activity limitations) and No-Go (in need of care) elderly and to provide recommendations on availabl...

Background: Gait stability during dual tasks is important for elderly persons, especially for elderly individuals in need of care. A study was conducted to assess gait stability by using Lyapunov exponents (λS) during single task and dual task conditions in independently living elderly people (Go-Goes) and elderly people in need of care (No-Goes)....

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of conservative interventions for pain, function and range of motion in adults with shoulder impingement. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials. Data sources Medline, CENTRAL, CINAHL, Embase and PEDro were searched from inception to January 2017. Study selection criteria Random...

Aim: To assess the relative effects of different types of exercise and other non-pharmaceutical interventions on cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in patients during and after cancer treatment. Design: Systematic review and indirect-comparisons meta-analysis. Data sources: Articles were searched in PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL and published meta-analys...

Chronic painful AT is a common disorder among athletes. Sclerotherapy (ST) and prolotherapy (AT) are two promising options among the numerous other conservative therapies. Since their efficacy and potential adverse effects (AE) are still unclear, we systematically searched, analysed, and synthesised the available literature on ST and PT for treatin...

Hintergrund: Die Bedeutung gesundheitsökonomischer Evaluationen von physiotherapeutischen Interventionen hat seit dem Jahr 2000 stark zugenommen. Dieser Trend wird sich zukünftig fortsetzen. Ziel: Der Artikel vermittelt Physiotherapeuten Grundkenntnisse vergleichender gesundheitsökonomischer Evaluationen. Methode: Dieses methodologische Manuskript...