GRON aims to group and structure research into the growth and development of healthy and chronically ill children. Growth and development should be viewed in broad terms, i.e. both physically, psychologically, and development of maturity and (medical) responsibilities.
The research of the group focuses on the following sub-areas:
- Head injury: pharmacological agents. - Lumbardisc herniation: prevention of epidural scan tissue formation. - Hydrodynamic characteristics of the cerebrospinal fluid spaces in normal and hydrocephalic brain. Physiopathology of the Cushing response. - ICP during external vertricular drainage. - Biomechanics of skull- and braininjuries in cyclists. Protection by helmets. - Spinal cord stumulation using a new epidural lead and pulse generator. ...
A physical therapist helps patients with several physical complaints by practicing multiple excercises of physiotherapy.
Integrated health care delivery: Integrated care has been defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as: "The management and delivery of health services such as that people receive a continuum of health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, disease management, rehabilitation and palliative care services, through the different levels and sites of care within the health system, and according to their bio-psycho and social ...
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Biomedical variables generally explain only a part of a person’s experience of health and illness and in many instances a novel approach including social and psychological influences is needed. The KU Leuven Research Group “Health Psychology” aims at unravelling how psychological and somatic variables interact in health and disease from a psycho-bio-social perspective. Both fundamental and applied research is ...
Pain in Motion is a multidisciplinary group of researchers and clinicians who combine forces to 1) improve the understanding of biopsychosocial mechanisms of pain; and 2) strive towards having a significant impact on health care for patients suffering from (persistent) pain. Therefore, Pain in Motion members engage themselves in conducting innovative research and sharing findings to students, healthcare professionals, policy makers, patients ...