Projects
A Hybrid exercise program for claudication : ACTION. wAlking therapy Combined wiTh cardIO-pulmoNary exercise KU Leuven
Our primary objective is to provide the clinical evidence base for the use of a hybrid* exercise program to improve functional outcomes and cardiovascular health of patients with lower extremity artery disease (LEAD). Outcome will be determined with an exercise tests before and after completion of the program with additional follow-up after 1 year. Patients will be randomized between the exercise program and the actual standard of care ...
Exercise therapy in Multiple Sclerosis, do we need to revise the traditional moderate to vigorous intensity exercise paradigm? Hasselt University
Exercise therapy in Multiple Sclerosis, do we need to revise the traditional moderate to vigorous intensity exercise paradigm Hasselt University
Multiple Sclerosis rehabilitation: does combined low and high intensity exercise therapy prevent health-related comorbidities and improve exercise capacity and muscle strength? Hasselt University
Effect of iron status and red cell indices on exercise capacity and response of exercise training University of Antwerp
From exercise test to training: development of a strategy to optimize exercise prescription Ghent University
The prescription of exercise from Cardiopulmonary Exercise Tests is problematic in practice as often the non-steady state physiological responses to the ramp protocol are not taken into account. This is the reason for the high inter-individual variability in the adaptations to training programs (many nonresponders). In this project we develop a strategy to optimally translate exercise test to training modalities.
Agreement between the UHasselt and PHL in the context of the PhD of Inez Wens titled "Rehabilitation of Persons with MS: influence of exercise on muscle strength and functional exercise capacity" Hasselt University
T-EX: Technology-based exercise protocols for knee osteoarthritis: A computational modeling framework combined with wearable technology, to support patient-specific exercise protocols in knee OA patients. KU Leuven
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common chronic joint disease, for which no cure exists to reverse or stop progression. Joint loading plays an important role in cartilage homeostasis and therefore atypical joint loading is known to accelerate OA progression. Patientspecific exercise protocols, aiming to restore typical joint loading during daily life activities, therefore, holds the potential to slow down OA progression. We will leverage the ...