Musculoskeletal conditions affect people across the life-course in all regions of the world. While the prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions varies by age and diagnosis, 20% to 33% of people across the globe live with a painful musculoskeletal condition.
The prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions increases with age, but also younger people are affected. In the 2016 The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study showed that musculoskeletal conditions were the second highest contributor to global disability, and lower back pain remained the single leading cause of disability since it was first measured in 1990.
Overall Aim
The overall aim of this program is to improve the physical performance, the activities of daily life and health related quality of life for people who suffer from musculoskeletal disorders through high quality research. This program focuses on common musculoskeletal disorders, such as osteoarthritis, back- and neck pain. More specifically, research in this program addresses
- the (psychosocial, biomechanical, (neuro)physiological, neuroimmune) mechanisms underlying the development of musculoskeletal disorders and of the progression of declines in physical performance, activities of daily life and health related quality of life due to musculoskeletal disorders.
- the development of methods to accurately diagnose and track the progression (neurophysiological, neuroimmune changes as well as functions) of the musculoskeletal disorders.
- diagnosis and prognosis of declines in physical performance and health related quality of life and the underlying impairments due to musculoskeletal disorders,
- the efficacy, (cost-)effectiveness of existing and novel interventions, and underlying (working mechanisms of) interventions to prevent/reduce declines in physical performance and health related quality of life.
Program Board
- Dr. Wendy Scholten Peeters, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Science, VU Amsterdam (Program director);
- Dr. Idsart Kingma, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, VU Amsterdam (Program deputy director);
- Dr. Marike van der Leeden, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc;
- Dr. Esther Maas, Faculty of Science, VU Amsterdam;
- Dr. Maarten Steinz, Research associate, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC;
- Arthur Kievit, PhD candidate, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC;
- Cain Rutgers, MA-student, Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc.
Program Members
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Alan Jenks
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Alex Walinga
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Ali Tabasi
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Alon Hopman
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Andi Shi
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Anne van der Made
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Annelies Pool-Goudzwaard
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Anne-Sophie van der Post
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Antong Wu
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Arjen SmitsDRS.
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Barend van Royen
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Bas ter Meulen
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Boas Wijker
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Braeden Charlton
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Bram Hoogerheide
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Carlien Straat
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Caroline Driessen
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Chantal van der HorstPI Prof. PhD
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Christel Braaksma
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Chuqi He
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Daphne van Embden
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Dennis van den Berg
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Diederick PenningMSc
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Dimitra MichaPI DR.
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Dominique Olthof
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Ed Janssen
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Elisabeth EekhoffPI DR.
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Elizabeth Berghuis-Mutubuki
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Elke Vlemincx
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Esmee Engelmann
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Esther Maas
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Esther van Benten
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Eva Berkeveld
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Eva Poolman
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Evert Onno Wesselink
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Fangxin Xiao
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Floortje Verspoor
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Geert Buijze
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Geert StreekstraPI MEng PhD
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George Buijs
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Georgios GiannakópoulosDR.
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Gerard SchaapPhD
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Guido Weide
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Gustav StrijkersPI Prof. MSc PhD
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Guus ReurinkPhD
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Hanneke van DongenMSC.
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Hans TolPI PhD
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Helma IJzelenberg
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Huub Maas
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Idsart Kingma
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Irene van der Horst-BruinsmaPI PROF.DR.
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Iwan DobbePhD
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J.J.W.A. van Loondr. ir.
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Jaap DeunkDR.
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Jaap van Dieen
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Jacoba van der LakenPI PROF.DR. Associate professor
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Jan LuitseDRS.
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Jari DahmenBSc
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Jelle Posthuma
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Jens Voet
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Jesper Knoop
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Johan GoslingsProf. MD PhD
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John Stins
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Joris Oonk
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Jos BramerProf.
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Josien Douw-van den NoortDR.IR.
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Julian Hollander
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Justin van LoonMD
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Kaij Treskes
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Kaj EmanuelDR.
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Kaoutar Azijli
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Kevin Kooi
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Kishan Ramsodit
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L. Blankevoortdr.ir.
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L. Duboisdr.
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Laura KoxMD PhD
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Laura Schaap
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Laura Secondulfo
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Laura Ventura
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Lidiia ZhytnikDr.
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Lisa van BaarsenPI PhD
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Lobke De la Ruelle
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Lukas VerweijBSc
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Maarten Michiel SteinzDR. Ph.D.
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Margriet van Doesburg
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Marianne Donker
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Marike van der LeedenPI DR.
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Marina Jimenez Martinez
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Mathias Hafeli
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Matthias CabriDRS.
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Matthias SchafrothPhD
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Maurits van TulderPROF.DR.
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Meta Wildenbeest
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Michel Coppieters
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Michel van den Bekerom
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Milan RidderikhofDR.
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Miryam ObdeijnDR.
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Mylène Duivenvoorden
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Nadia Hakkenbrak
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Nerissa Kamphof-Smit
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Niels Brouwer
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Olivier Wijers
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Paul KuijerPI PhD PhD
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Peter BisschopPI Prof. MD PhD
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Peter KloenProf. PhD
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Peter StruijsPhD
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Philipp Honigmann
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Pieter CoenenPI
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Qing Zhang
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Raymond OsteloPI Professor PROF.
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Renate de JonghPI DR.
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Richie Goulding
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Riette MeijerMD MSc
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Rob WustPhD
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Robbert van Amstel
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Robert HemkeDR.
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Robert Wagner
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Robin Eelsing
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Rolf PetersMD
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Ronald van VollenhovenPI Prof. PhD
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Samantha Hughes
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Sharon OudDRS.
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Sidney RubinsteinMSC.
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Sjoerd Bruijn
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sjoerd Kielstra
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Sjoerd StufkensPhD
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Stein Janssen
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Stein van den Heuvel
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Stephan van der Zwaard
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Susi Rauh
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Sverre Loggers
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Tessa BiesheuvelDRS.
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Tim SchepersDR.
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Tiziano Innocenti
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Vincent GouttebargeMSc PhD
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Wenchao Zhong
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Wendy Scholten-Peeters
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Wietse ZuidemaDR.
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Willem HeijboerBSc MSc
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Willem LemsPI PROF.DR.
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Xuedan Zhao
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Yang Geng
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Yaqi LI
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Yixin Mao
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Yiyuan Li
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Yvonne van Zaanen
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Zarjan PopalMR.DRS.