Projects
Uncovering short- and long-term circuit mechanisms of locomotor rehabilitation after spinal cord injury. KU Leuven
Severe spinal injuries disrupt communication between the brain and circuits below the lesion. Therapeutic approaches aim for functional recovery by facilitating axonal growth, removing growth barriers, or replacing lost cells. However, all approaches face a common challenge: the spinal cord below the injury must adapt to function with limited brain input. Rehabilitative training facilitates locomotor recovery by “teaching” the spinal cord to ...
Quality indicators for inter- and multidisciplinary rehabilitation Hasselt University
Promoting Obesity and Metabolic Rehabilitation Inclusion in EU Entry-level Physiotherapy Curricula. Hasselt University
OROFIT study: Oromyofunctional training: an innovative rehabilitation program for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea Ghent University
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a growing medical problem. Given the severity of the condition and the associated health risks, it is important to treat the disorder early and effectively. Adenotonsillectomy (AT) is the standard therapeutic approach, but seems inadequate in 20-40% of children. In children with Down syndrome this number even increases up to 55%. Residual OSA post-AT is often due to persistence of functional disorders that are ...
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 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, but ...
Life cycle strategy optimization: A methodological multi-criteria framework for reinforced concrete rehabilitation decision making through LCA and LCCA University of Antwerp
The evolution of arthrogenic muscle responses after ACL reconstruction and the effects of cognitive dual tasks in rehabilitation KU Leuven
After anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, altered muscle responses around the knee joint are seen, known as arthrogenic muscle responses (AMR). Despite their initially protective function, prolonged presence of these AMR may potentially lead to knee joint pathomechanics, which in turn could contribute to an increased risk of early knee osteoarthritis. In the first part of this study, we aim to investigate which factors could ...
ROBUST: integrated ROBotic Upper limb sensorimotor rehabilitation after STroke to improve behavioural, objective and real-life outcome KU Leuven
Upper limb motor and somatosensory dysfunction after stroke negatively impacts on people’s daily life. Knowledge from others and ourselves supports the hypothesis that integrated sensorimotor therapy is beneficial for patients with mild motor and residual somatosensory impairment. This project will evaluate this postulation. Firstly, we will validate our in-house developed sensorimotor robot-based protocol in 80 patients and 80 healthy ...
Numerical biomechanical modelling of skeletal loading to improve and personalize rehabilitation procedures during fracture healing. KU Leuven
The level and characteristics of patient activity impact the fracture healing process. Defining the most effective exercises during rehabilitation will positively affect how well the fracture healing process will progress. This project will focus on attempting to apply musculoskeletal computer models to simulate (patient-specific) rehabilitation procedures based on biomechanical and biological models. The data used to create the simulations ...