Chronic musculoskeletal disorders: assessment and intervention
PhD ceremony: Ms. M.W. van Ittersum, 16.15 uur, Academiegebouw, Broerstraat 5, Groningen
Thesis: Chronic musculoskeletal disorders: assessment and intervention
Promotor(s): prof. J.W. Groothoff
Faculty: Medical Sciences
This dissertation entitled ‘Chronic musculoskeletal disorders: assessment and intervention’ focuses on osteoarthritis of hip and knee and on fibromyalgia. Despite differences in their pathophysiology, the symptoms in both disorders manifest themselves in the musculoskeletal system and the connective tissue and physical symptoms such as pain, stiffness and fatigue occur in both.
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