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SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ROBOTIC GAIT REHABILITATION Gait rehabilitation robots are booming If you work in physical rehabilitation, it is generally accepted that three elements are key for optimal gait...
New Cochrane protocol available! Congratulations, Emma De Keersmaecker and colleagues! A new Cochrane intervention-protocol on the effectiveness of virtual reality compared with alternative or no...
Commentary about the benefits of robotic gait rehabilitation in cerebral palsy by Eva Swinnen and Nina Lefeber. Benefits of robotic gait rehabilitation in cerebral palsy: lessons to be learned Eva...
Mahyar Firouzi recently published a new paper! Transcranial direct-current stimulation enhances implicit motor sequence learning in persons with Parkinson’s disease with mild cognitive impairment By...
Muscle strengthening in patients with motor or neuromuscular disorders, let's play the Ghostly game! Patients with motor or neuromuscular disorders are often treated by a physiotherapist. But that is...
Stroke-induced muscle wasting: What? How? and Why? WHAT is stroke-induced muscle wasting? Stroke is one of the leading causes of physical disability in the adult population. Rehabilitation is...
Clinical commentary about powered exoskeletons for walking in multiple sclerosis. Collaboration between Eva Swinnen (RERE, VUB) and Peter Feys (REVAL, UHasselt). Powered exoskeletons for walking in...
Lynn Leemans recently published a new paper! Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and heat to reduce pain in a chronic low back pain population: a randomized controlled clinical trial By Lynn...
David Beckwée recently published a new paper! Muscle changes after stroke and their impact on recovery: time for a paradigm shift? Review and commentary By David Beckwée, Nina Lefeber, Ivan Bautmans...
Active ageing and volunteering: a "match made in heaven" to counter frailty in older adults? Frailty: a major burden that affects quality of life of older adults Frailty is a complex geriatric...
Brain stimulation for the treatment of tinnitus? Imagine sitting at your desk, working in silence, when suddenly you hear a constant beep, murmur or static noise that is absent to your colleagues...
YOGA INTO BREAST CANCER REHAB OR IS IT JUST A HYPE? Over the past decade, yoga has exploded in popularity through all age groups and thousands of new yoga studios have popped up like mushrooms across...
Will the future physiotherapist be a robot ? Physiotherapy focusses essentially on the recovery of disorders of human posture and/or movements. As such, the clinical target as well as the methods...
BPS-YRD poster presentation Sofie Puts BPS-YRD poster presentation Lynn Leemans BPS-YRD poster presentation Astrid Lahousse
Osteoarthritis: Five facts you didn’t know! Fact 1: Osteoarthritis is the main cause of pain, disability and decreased daily functioning in elderly affecting over 80% of the population above 55 years...
Manuel Trinidad-Fernández recently published a new article! Validation, Reliability, and Responsiveness Outcomes of Kinematic Assessment with an RGB-D Camera to Analyze Movement in Subacute and...
Emma De Keersmaecker recently published a new paper! The Effect of Optic Flow Speed on Active Participation During Robot-Assisted Treadmill Walking in Healthy Adults Emma De Keersmaecker, Nina...
RERE member Laurence Leysen and colleagues promote pain research in cancer survivors by running 100km for Kom Op Tegen Kanker! Good luck, everyone! Check our Twitter page for the promotion video!...
