Burns, exercise physiology, children

Physical Therapy, Musculoskeletal pain, Exercise

Focussing on action-perception learning and development from a combined perspective of Ecological Psychology and dynamical systems theory. Using Uncontrolled Manifold analyses and multifractal analyses to asses stability, variability, and interaction dynamics of the action-perception system. Studies exploratory processes to determine how new behaviors emerge and are stabilized during developmentand and learning. Uses a task perspective to develop serious games to train upper limb prosthetic use.

Keywords: Perception-Action, Motor Control, Motor Development, Motor Learning, Rehabilitation Training, Upper Limb Prosthetics, Tool Use, Motor Variability, Reaching, Grasping, Upper-Limb Control, Muscle Synergies

Developmental Coordination Disorder, physical fitness, physical activity, training, lifestyle

Enhancing labour market participation of disabled and long-term ill people, i.e. sustainable employability and re-integration.
Research topics:
- Development and validation of assessment methods of work (dis-)ability,
- Identification of prognostic factors for sustainable work participation
- Development and evaluation of effectiveness of interventions on sustainable labour market participation. 

Neuropsychology and gerontology. Special appointment: Traffic Medicine and Neuropsychology

Gait analysis
Motor Control
Biomechanics
Split-belt gait

behandeling van ernstige vormen van spasticiteit / sportrevalidatie / bewegen, sport en revalidatie

Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation research

Lower extremity amputation and Prothesiology, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome ( CRPS ) , Phantom Pain , Low Back Pain

Adopt knowledge from motor learning research that may improve the effectiveness of secondary prevention of ACL injury and outcome in terms of returning to pre-injury athletic levels. Future rehabilitation employing these principles to successfully target increased risk of second injury and reduce or delay the onset of osteoarthritis.

Assessment and rehabilitation of visual disorders after acquired brain damage

Gait and assistive technology

Virtual Reality, Rehabilitation, Neuromechanics and Prosthetics, Signal acquisition and analysis, Classification in rehabilitation and adaptive sports

ACL injury; ACL reconstruction; neuromuscular and biomechanical control; knee laxity. 

Biomechanics
Ergometry
Signal acquisition and analysis

Rehabilitation of Visually Impaired People, Mobility and Traffic related research, Intra-ocular lens functionality

Active lifestyle

Clinical Coordination Dynamics / instrumental gait  and posture analysis/  Healthy Aging mobility and technology / Gamifcation & mobility and rehabilitation / fall prevention aging and cognition

My research focuses on biomechanics and how it changes over time, for example as a result of an intervention. I am also interested in the integration of technology into healthcare treatments for monitoring and rehabilitation purposes.

Typical examples of my research are the study of upper limb coordination and muscle activity in people with dystrophy affecting the shoulder muscles and the analysis of performance of pattern-recognition upper limb prostheses. I am currently involved in the biomechanical testing of upper limb exoskeletons for persons with muscular dystrophy and in the development of portable motion capture technologies for virtual tele-rehabilitation after stroke.

Action choices in gait (route selection); the role of retinal and extraretinal information in the control of (perturbed) balance; the contribution of gaze to spatial orientation in stepping and standing. 

Spinal cord injury rehabilitation, self-management, participation, quality of life, psychological factors, outcome measurement

Human related biomechanics of the use of prostheses and orthoses. Effects of prostheses/orthoses on gait.Instrumental gaitanalysis.

Pain Rehabilitation and Work Participation

Lower limb amputations and prosthetics

Research Methods, Rehabilitation, Dyslexia

Sports and exercise, fatigue, activity pacing, adapted sports, health-related quality of life, longitudinal study

Motor learning
Biomechanics
Cyclic upper body exercise
Adapted sports

Gait analysis
Stroke patients
Interlimb coordination

Human Movement Sciences, Rehabilitation and Functional Recovery; restoration of mobility in persons with a spinal cord injury; wheeled mobility (wheelchair & handbike propulsion and technology); optimisation of cyclic exercise (upper body as well as walking); ergonomics of assistive technology; sports & handicap; organizer of different international congress events

Sport & Exercise Medicine / Healthy 'Active' Ageing / Exercise is Medicine / Exercise related injuries / Tendinopathy