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Health Psychology KU Leuven

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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 ...

Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) University of Antwerp

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The research group REVAKI belongs to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, departement Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy. The departement is integrated from October 1, 2013. Currently, the research group is fully engaged in the implementation of their research.

Research Group for Rehabilitation in Internal Disorders KU Leuven

The research group for Rehabilitation in Internal Disorders (GRID) studies the impact of physical inactivity and impaired exercise tolerance in patients with internal disorders. Research expertise is present on the assessment of physical fitness (exercise, skeletal and respiratory muscle) and physical activity in patient groups, as well as in exercise training and rehabilitation programs for patients with respiratory, cardiac and vascular ...

Surgical Oncology KU Leuven

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There are four main topics of research which are closely related to major areas of clinical work. 1. Identifying prognostic and predictive biomarkers in breast cancer patients. 2. Molecular annotation of somatic mutations in sarcoma and the discovery and validation of genetic biomarkers and establishing cell lines and tumor xenografts. 3. Genetic polymorphism in melanoma; vitamin D and malignant melanoma; characterization of tumor response to ...

Motor Mind Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Chronic pain is a very complex phenomenon with a biopsychosocial background. It is important to gain insight into the mechanisms that contribute to chronicity or maintain this process. In this regard, it is important to study both the peripheral and central pain mechanisms.
The creation of this alliance research group will allow to link the research competencies and clinical expertise present in the participating partners. This ...

Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Overview of the main research activities: Pierre Lievens and Philip van der Veen - Edema after mastectomy : In order to optimalise the physical therapy treatment of edema after mastectomy, the existance of new formed lympho-lymphatic anastomosises is searched on animal models; - The influence of physical means on the lymphatic vasomoticity is investigated; - In the field of electrotherapy we are searching for the optimal parameters for ...

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences KU Leuven

Cardiovascular & respiratory rehabilitation, adapted physical activity & psychomotor therapy. Within this unit clinical & fundamental research are encouraged. There is a close cooperation and integration with various departments in the University Hospital and the Rehabilitation Center. The research is focused on cardiovascular rehabilitation, exercise capacity, physiotherapeutic interventions in patients with respiratory disease, ...