Publicaties
Skeletal muscle echo intensity values differ significantly across ultrasound parameter settings Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Intramuscular Oxygenation and Muscle Activity of Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis During Piano Performance Vrije Universiteit Brussel Universiteit Antwerpen
BACKGROUND: Repetitive piano movements have been associated with playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) such as forearm myalgia and symptoms of lateral epicondylopathy. Despite the high prevalence of PRMDs among pianists, there is poor understanding regarding the underlying physiological mechanisms. Intramuscular oxygenation may play a role in the development of PRMDs. Therefore, this observational study aimed to explore the effect ...
Upper Limb Nerve Variations May Alter Clinical Diagnosis Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Upper limb nerve variations may be related to the absence of a nerve, an interconnection between two nerves or a variant course. The purpose of this review is to screen the existing literature on upper limb nerve variations that may alter the neurologic diagnostic process. A scoping review was performed following PRISMA for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Initially, 1331 articles were identified by searching Pubmed and Web of Science until the ...
Variability of Active Cervical Range of Motion Within and Between Days in Healthy Participants Vrije Universiteit Brussel
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the intraday and interday variability and systematic change over the day of active cervical range of motion (aCROM) measurements in asymptomatic persons using a clinically applicable measurement device.
METHODS: A prospective observational study was performed. Sixteen adults (8 men and 8 women, median age 51 years) without neck pain in the last 3 months were recruited in 2 ...
Morphologic and Morphometric Measurements of the Foramen Ovale: Comparing Digitized Measurements Performed on Dried Human Crania With Computed Tomographic Imaging. An Observational Anatomic Study Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The reliability of muscle quantity and quality measured with extended-field-of-view ultrasound at nine body sites Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Measuring muscle quantity and quality is very important because the loss of muscle quantity and quality is associated with several adverse effects specifically in older people. Ultrasound is a method widely used to measure muscle quantity and quality. One problem with ultrasound is its limited field of view, which makes it impossible to measure the muscle quantity and quality of certain muscles. In this study, we aimed to ...
Upper limb nerve variations may alter clinical diagnosis: a scoping review Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Non-linear Associations Between Visceral Adipose Tissue Distribution and Anthropometry-Based Estimates of Visceral Adiposity Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Background: Recent evidence suggests that excess visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is associated with future loss of subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and skeletal muscle (SM) with aging. In clinical settings (abdominal) circumferences are commonly used to estimate body composition (BC). We aimed to study the linearity of VAT distribution ratios (i.e., VAT/SAT ratio and VAT/SM ratio), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist circumference (WC) with age ...
Human Musculoskeletal and Energetic Adaptations to Unilateral Robotic Knee Gait Assistance Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Objective: This paper aims to analyse the human musculoskeletal and energetic adaptation mechanisms when physically interacting with a unilateral knee orthosis during treadmill walking. Methods: Test subjects participated in two walking trials, whereby the orthosis was controlled to deliver five predefined torque profiles of different duration (as % of a gait cycle). The adaptations to assistive torques of different duration were analysed in ...