Rehabilitation Medicine

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ABI-Motion

An implementation project that integrates outpatient rehabilitation and community patient support to improve aftercare for patients with acquired brain injury.

Activwalks 2.0

The relation between strain of walking and physical behavior in ambulatory people with long-standing spinal cord injury based on objective measurements

Arm coach for stroke

We aim to develop and evaluate an interactive coach, using wearable motion sensors to stimulate and optimize paretic arm use and exercise in the home context.

BACH

The BACH study aims to investigate fear of movement and participation in physical activity and sport in patients with congenital heart disease.

Cloudwalker

The overall objective is to provide accessibility to exoskeletons for people with spinal cord injury by developing a lightweight and affordable exoskeleto

CO-FLOW

The sudden COVID-19 pandemic forced a quick development of aftercare pathways for patients after hospitalization. This was mainly based on expert opinion. To further develop this aftercare, the CO-FLOW project evaluates long-term physical, cognitive and psychological recovery in patients after hospitalization for COVID-19 and satisfaction with the aftercare.

Convergence Human Mobility Center

Initiated by partners from TU Delft, Erasmus MC, EUR, Rijndam Rehabilitation and Laurens geriatric rehabilitation, the Convergence Human Mobility Center (CHMC) will enhance the effectiveness and acceptability of user-centered technology-based minimally supervised motor rehabilitation interventions in stroke with equal access for all. This requires integrating expertise in motor learning, sensors and robotics, data science and AI, and biomechanical modelling. In addition, it also requires understanding the complexity of settings and attitudes and beliefs of both clinicians and patients, including vulnerable patients and patients with a low socioeconomic status (SES).

CO-TRAINER

We study the effectiveness of a computerized training of attention and working memory in Post-COVID-19 patients with cognitive complaints.

Kinderafasie in Kaart (KIK)

Acquired childhood aphasia (ACA) is a language disorder following acquired brain injury. We have created a national register on ACA, collecting longitudinal data.

Low Socioeconomic status and eHealth

The project aims at developing and testing a guideline that consists of design principles that enhance alignment of eHealth to people with a low socioeconomic position.

Measuring cognitive load of stroke patients at home

To personalize rehabilitation to the patient’s capabilities, we develop new ways to measure the cognitive load of stroke patients at home.

OPTICARE M/F

The OPTICARE M/F study aims to explore the role of sex and gender differences in the effectiveness of different types of cardiac rehabilitation interventions.

PREPARE NL

This pilot project evaluates the feasibility of a prehabilitation program for patients scheduled for surgery after a diagnosis of liver or head/neck cancer

Telefysio

The usability of a telemonitoring system to assess adult patients’ physical behavior and physical symptoms in an inpatient and outpatient clinical setting

Towards Home Rehab

The project aims at designing a tailored monitoring and training tool for at-home upper-limb stroke rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation medicine aims to enhance and restore functional ability after injury to the brain, peripheral nervous system and locomotor system. As such the department collaborates in research with many departments such as neuroscience (motor learning in stroke), neurology (aphasia, long term outcome of subarachnoid haemorrhage and stroke), neurosurgery and neuro oncology (cognition in patients with low grade glioma, TBI registry), plastic surgery (predicting and improving outcome after hand surgery), cardiology (fitness after myocardial infarction), and biostatistics (prediction modelling). This network is strengthened by being involved in the ACEs Brain Motion (motor learning), Health Care Quality (Value Based Health Care and data science) and Stroke. The presence of the technical University of Delft offers a unique opportunity to collaborate in technical innovations in rehabilitation with Rijndam as clinical test centre.

Science is a team effort and diversity of the scientific staff is considered essential for its viability and innovative capacity. We aim for a mix in terms educational background, age and clinical knowledge. The scientific staff is composed of movement scientists, clinical researchers (one on neurorehabilitation, one on pediatric rehabilitation and one on spinal cord injury and a clinical linguist), an engineer and a clinical epidemiologist. Post docs and PhD students are represented in the scientific staff through a “linking pin construction” and “meet- the-professor sessions”. Talent management from junior to senior staff members is a priority.