Projects
Dose findings studies for tailored physical and cognitive-motor rehabilitation interventions for persons with MS Hasselt University
Physical serious gaming Considering the aesthetics of digital games for fine motor skill rehabilitation Hasselt University
Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (rusi) in the physical evaluation of shoulder pain patients. University of Antwerp
Identification of underlying muscular, physcial and psychosocial variables in chronic neck pain in order to develop an evidence-based rehabilitation programme Ghent University
Firstly, differences in muscle morphometry and function between control and chronic neck pain patients will be evaluated by use of fMRI. Secondly, the influence of work place organisation and VDU on posture and muscle recruitment will be investigated. In the third place, questionnaires regarding psychosocial variables will be administered in order to identify risk factors in neck pain. Understanding of the pathophysiology of chronic neck pain ...
Prevention and rehabilitation of chronic tinnitus through sports activities. Hasselt University
Sabbatical Céline Gillebert: Neuropsychological rehabilitation in patients with mild cognitive impairment KU Leuven
Attentional impairments in neurological populations have long been treated as being less critical than physical impairments, and a patient’s need for care packages is still heavily informed by physical needs alone. This stems from a medical emphasis on physical recovery, but equally there is a substantial lack of knowledge about the impact of cognitive impairments on daily functioning and there is no good evidence for linking cognitive ...
Development of a wearable sensorized cuff for data-driven rehabilitation therapy - SAFER Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Moving Heart Failure Forward: from understanding exercise intolerance in heart failure patients, to an individualized rehabilitation prescription to improve the treatment of the disease. Ghent University
Chronic heart failure represents a fundamental health and financial challenge for Flanders and the European society. While physical exercise represents a key rehabilitation strategy, up to 50% of patients have been characterized as nonresponders by previous studies for reasons that are still unclear. In this context, research focused for a long time on the central limitations (the heart) as the cause of exercise intolerance in these patients, ...