Research highlights Amsterdam Movement Sciences

Better By Moving: Co-creating interventions to improve physical activity in hospitalized patients There is growing evidence that improving physical activity during hospitalization prevents hospitalization-associated disabilities. This project aims to improve patients' physical activity during a hospital stay.

Ongoing

The interaction of fatigue and gait problems in children with cerebral palsy This projects aims to better understand the effects of fatigue on gait in order to improve clinical diagnostics for daily-life gait problems in CP

Ongoing

Precision orthotics: optimizing ankle-foot-orthoses to improve gait in patients with neuromuscular disorders Individually optimizing the ankle-foot-orthosis bending stiffness doubles the effect on walking energy cost reduction, compared to clinically prescribed AFOs in persons with calf muscle weakness.

Completed

Metabolic dysfunction and anabolic resistance during inactivity and systemic inflammation In this translational project we aim to investigate the molecular mechanisms of physical inactivity and systemic inflammation on skeletal muscle metabolism.

Ongoing

Monitoring through wearables - XPATCH The tech-world creates wearables that helps users live healthier lives. This project aims at developing next-generation wearable skin-patches for ultrasensitive real-time health and wellness monitoring,

Ongoing

A comprehensive model of foot ulceration in diabetic foot disease An analysis of foot loading based on biomechanical, ambulatory activity and footwear adherence profiles of people with diabetic foot disease.

Ongoing

HIIT-the track: high intensity interval cycle-ergometer exercise training in people with parkinson’s disease Intensive physical training is promising for promoting neuroplasticity in patients with Parkinson’s disease. High-intensity exercise appears to improve walking, balance and cognition.

Ongoing

Daily electrical stimulation to prevent recurring pressure ulcers in patients with a spinal cord injury This project compares usual care with daily electrical stimulation to prevent recurrent PUs (Pressure Ulcers) in people with spinal cord injuries.

Ongoing

(Cost-)effectiveness of the transmural trauma care model Assessing the (cost-)effectiveness of the improved version of the TTCM as compared to usual care in a multicenter trial with controlled before-and-after design.

Ongoing

Neuroimmune responses following joint mobilisation and manipulation in patients with neck pain Comparing the neuroimmune responses of patient groups post-treatment to study how joint mobilization and manipulation induce immediate pain relief in patients with non-specific neck pain.

Ongoing

The structure, mechanics and mechanobiology of multi-muscle tendons Research on multi-muscle tendons,the behavior of their subtendons, composition of the intermediate matrix, and response of tendons to mechanical loading.

Ongoing

Effective therapy for osteogenesis imperfecta Research on how we can treat osteogenesis Imperfecta patients, who can experience hundreds of bone fractures caused by defects in collagen type I.

Ongoing

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