Projects
Home-based physical rehabilitation after liver transplantation and impact of exercise intensity: a randomized controlled trial KU Leuven
Liver transplantation constitutes the only curative treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease. Advances in the field have led to favourable short- and medium term (1-3 year) post-transplant survival rates, but improvement in long-term survival rates remains disappointing. Due to the immunosuppressive therapy, a sedentary lifestyle and a poor recovery of post-transplant physical fitness, the proportion of liver transplant recipients ...
Grant for participation at a congress abroad: "Brain, Cognition and movements in MS: challenges for rehabilitation" - Tel-Aviv 27 to 29 October 2019 Hasselt University
Grant for participation at a congress abroad: "Brain, Cognition and movements in MS: challenges for rehabilitation" - Tel-Aviv 27 to 29 October 2019 Hasselt University
Improved understanding of gait compensations to explore new pathways of gait rehabilitation in growing children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy KU Leuven
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) causes progressive muscle impairment, leading to complex gait compensations. The underlying mechanisms of these gait compensations are poorly understood, hampering rehabilitation. Here, we will use a blended experimental and computational approach to investigate the relation between muscle impairments and gait compensations and to design orthotics that might delay loss of ambulation. Our ongoing research ...
Intelligent Wearable System for Enhanced Personalized Gait Rehabilitation KU Leuven
One common consequence of specific medical conditions such as stroke or other brain injuries, and certain operations, is the need for post event rehabilitation. In many cases, the inability to walk properly requires professionally monitored gait rehabilitation. Gait rehabilitation is important to restore the gait performance of mobility impaired patients and gait training frequency represents a key factor for effective rehabilitation. ...