Researcher
Kaat Desloovere
- Disciplines:Orthopaedics, Human movement and sports sciences, Rehabilitation sciences
Affiliations
- Research Group for Neurorehabilitation (eNRGy) (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2005 → Today - Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (Department)
Member
From1 Oct 2000 → 30 Sep 2005
Projects
1 - 10 of 49
- Interaction between muscle mechanics and reflex hyperactivity in CP: from animal experiments to model-based diagnosis of joint hyper-resistanceFrom1 Nov 2023 → TodayFunding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
- Botulinum toxin for children with cerebral palsy: a delicate balance between clinical benefits and muscular harmFrom24 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Botulinum toxin for children with cerebral palsy: a delicate balance between clinical benefits and muscular harmFrom1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Influencing factors on impaired muscle growth in children with cerebral palsy: a pathway to improved treatment paradigmsFrom1 Nov 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Impaired trunk control in children and youth with dyskinetic cerebral palsy: from mobile assessment towards new clinical insightsFrom6 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships, BOF - doctoral mandates
- Histological and gene expression profile in muscles of children with cerebral palsy and impact of Botulinum toxin treatmentFrom1 Oct 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- An exoskeleton emulator to accelerate fundamental research on human-robot interaction and its application to improve walking abilities in aging and neurological populationsFrom1 Jan 2021 → 31 Dec 2022Funding: BOF - scientific equipment program
- Towards an improved understanding of the underlying mechanisms of impaired muscle growth in children with cerebral palsyFrom1 Oct 2020 → 31 Dec 2020Funding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
- Model-based prediction of post-treatment walking patterns in cerebral palsy to support clinical decision makingFrom1 Sep 2020 → TodayFunding: BOF - doctoral mandates, FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- ASSESSMENT OF THE FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN SARCOMA PATIENTSFrom4 Oct 2019 → 4 Oct 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
Publications
1 - 10 of 318
- Defining tibial anterior muscle morphology in first-ever chronic stroke patients using three-dimensional freehand ultrasound.(2024)
Authors: Fabienne Schillebeeckx, Britta Hanssen, Kaat Desloovere, Geert Verheyden, Koen Peers
Pages: 1 - 14 - Three-dimensional freehand ultrasonography to measure muscle volume of the lumbar multifidus: Reliability of processing technique and validity through comparison to magnetic resonance imaging(2024)
Authors: Sofie Rummens, Sofie Dierckx, Simon Brumagne, Kaat Desloovere, Koen Peers
- Longitudinal trajectory of medial gastrocnemius muscle growth in the first years of life(2024)
Authors: Nathalie De Beukelaer, Ines Vandekerckhove, Geert Molenberghs, Gunnar Naulaers, Liesbeth Thewissen, Domiziana Costamagna, Anja Van Campenhout, Kaat Desloovere, Els Ortibus
- Botulinum neurotoxin type A responders among children with spastic cerebral palsy: Pattern-specific effects.(2024)
Authors: Kaat Desloovere
Pages: 131 - 140 - Towards understanding muscle mechanisms for impaired proprioception in low back pain(2024)
Authors: Sofie Dierckx, Simon Brumagne, Zafeiris Louvaris, Kaat Desloovere
- Histological analysis of the gastrocnemius muscle in preschool and school age children with cerebral palsy compared with age-matched typically developing children.(2024)
Authors: Jorieke Deschrevel, Anke Andries, Nathalie De Beukelaer, Domiziana Costamagna, Kaat Desloovere, Anja Van Campenhout, Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
Pages: C573 - C588 - Altered upper limb kinematics in individuals with dyskinetic cerebral palsy in comparison with typically developing peers - A statistical parametric mapping study(2024)
Authors: Inti Vanmechelen, Kaat Desloovere, Helga Haberfehlner, Jean-Marie Aerts, Hilde Feys, Elegast Monbaliu
Pages: 141 - 151 - Muscle morphology and architecture of the medial gastrocnemius between typically developing children with different ancestral background(2024)
Authors: Anja Van Campenhout, Kaat Desloovere
Pages: 107 - 119 - Fine-needle percutaneous muscle microbiopsy technique as a feasible tool to address histological analysis in young children with cerebral palsy and age-matched typically developing children(2023)
Authors: Jorieke Deschrevel, Karen Maes, Anke Andries, Nathalie De Beukelaer, Marlies Corvelyn, Domiziana Costamagna, Anja Van Campenhout, Kaat Desloovere, Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
- The natural course of muscle morphology and architecture in treatment-naive children with spastic cerebral palsy - fundaments for treatment planning(2023)
Authors: Fenna Walhain, Kaat Desloovere, Marlies Declerck, Anja Van Campenhout