Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Rehabilitation Research (RERE) group is a very dynamic research team, formed in 2019. Most P.I.’s have heterogeneous research lines, ranging from neurological to oncological rehabilitation and from pediatric to geriatric rehabilitation. Several RERE members still work as a clinician, which stimulates the transition of clinical questions into research questions and vice versa.
All RERE members share one common purpose: we aim to provide the best scientific evidence for rehabilitation strategies to improve the quality of life by optimizing physical functioning. We believe that lifelong physical autonomy is achievable.
At present, rehabilitation strategies, whether or not preventive in nature, have proven effective. We are now as a team, ready to take the next step: we will complement our own insights with those from other disciplines. Hence, we will strongly try to integrate innovative insights from transdisciplinary research.
Keywords
- Rehabilitation Research
- Physiotherapy
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Nele Adriaenssens
- UZBrussel
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - UZB Researcher
- Rehabilitation Research
Person: Researcher, Professor
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Rahel Caliesch
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy - Unpaid employee, Undefined
- Faculty of Physical Education and Physical Therapy
- Rehabilitation Research
Person: Researcher, PhD, Doctoral student
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Reinhard Claeys
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Rehabilitation Research
- Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy - Doctoral scholarship
- Faculty of Physical Education and Physical Therapy
Person: Researcher, PhD
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Bernard Dan
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Clinical sciences - Unpaid guest professor, Undefined
- Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy - Unpaid guest professor, Undefined
- Rehabilitation Research
Person: Guest professor
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FWOTM1334: The acute effects of high intensity interval training and its impact on dose-limiting toxicities in breast and gynecological cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
Zhou, J. (Mandate), Adriaenssens, N. (Administrative Promotor), Njemini, R. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Awada, G. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & De Nys, L. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/11/25 → 31/10/29
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM1322: Neuromuscular Fatigue in Stroke Survivors: Understanding the Central-Peripheral Interaction and the Therapeutic Potential of tACS
Al Omari, S. (Mandate), Swinnen, E. (Administrative Promotor), Beckwée, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Jansen, B. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Firouzi, M. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/11/25 → 31/10/29
Project: Fundamental
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EUPOM180: EdAge: EdAge-physio - Educating physiotherapists for age-inclusive Europe
Beckwée, D. (Administrative Promotor) & D'Herdt, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/09/25 → 31/08/28
Project: Applied
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IOF3037: Brubotics: sustainable humanity-centered robotics
Vanderborght, B. (Administrative Promotor), Verstraten, T. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Pauw, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Roelands, B. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Nowe, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Loeckx, J. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Jansen, B. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Munteanu, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Jacobs, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Witte, N. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Swinnen, E. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Beckwée, D. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Brengman, M. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Willems, K. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Van de Perre, G. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Paolillo, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Aeles, J. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Secades, L. (Mandate), Heiremans, L. (Mandate), El Makrini, I. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Verrelst, B. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Lopez Garcia, P. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Terryn, S. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Applied
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FWOTBM16: Ghostly - Targeting muscle strength loss due to hospitalization in older adults by blood-flow restriction combined with an EMG driven serious game
Swinnen, E. (Administrative Promotor), Jansen, B. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Lieten, S. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Debain, A. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Applied
Research output
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Accuracy of ChatGPT-3.5, ChatGPT-4o, Copilot, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity in advising on lumbosacral radicular pain against clinical practice guidelines: cross-sectional study
Rossettini, G., Bargeri, S., Cook, C., Guida, S., Palese, A., Rodeghiero, L., Pillastrini, P., Turolla, A., Castellini, G. & Gianola, S., 2025, In: Frontiers in digital health. 7, 9 p., 1574287.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancing personalised care in atrial fibrillation and stroke: The potential impact of AI from prevention to rehabilitation
TARGET consortium , Swinnen, E., Jansen, B., Degelaen, M., Omelina, L., De Raedt, S. & Embrechts, E., May 2025, In: Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 35, 4, p. 205-211 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile9 Citations (Scopus)1 Downloads (Pure) -
A European network to develop virtual twin technology for personalized stroke management in atrial fibrillation: the TARGET consortium
TARGET consortium , Swinnen, E., Jansen, B., Degelaen, M., Embrechts, E., Omelina, L. & De Raedt, S., 16 Jan 2025, In: European Heart Journal. 46, 3, p. 229-232 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus) -
Anthropometric‐related percentile curves for muscle size and strength of lower limb muscles of typically developing children
Vandekerckhove, I., Hanssen, B., Peeters, N., Dewit, T., Beukelaer, N. D., Hauwe, M. V. D., Waele, L. D., Campenhout, A. V., Groote, F. D. & Desloovere, K., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Anatomy. 247, 2, p. 348-362 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Assessment of common electrode placement methods for surface electromyography recordings of the triceps surae muscles
De Vlieger, D., Bosman, L., Swinnen, E., Besomi, M. & Aeles, J., Dec 2025, In: Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 85, p. 1-9 9 p., 103080.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Improving Pelvic Orientation Estimation for Real-Time Frontal-View Motion Capture systems
Zaccardi, S. (Speaker)
11 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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HoloMoCap: A Low-Cost Augmented Reality Motion Capture Application for HoloLens 2
Zaccardi, S. (Speaker)
29 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Geriatric Rehabilitation Days 2025
Beckwée, D. (Chair)
2025 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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Aspiratie van de luchtwegen
Van Ginderdeuren, F. (Speaker)
3 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Equipment
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Creation of a BruBotics Rehabilitation Research Center.
Kerckhofs, E. (Infrastructure coordinator)
Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and AnatomyFacility/equipment: Equipment › no e-resource/single sited
Datasets
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ROB2 assessment for Cochrane review: VR for MS rehabilitation
De Keersmaecker, E. (Creator), Zenodo, 24 Mar 2022
Dataset
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Recommended Physiotherapy Modalities for Oncology Patients with Palliative Needs and Its Influence on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: A Systematic Review
Gauchez, L. (Creator), Boyle, S. L. L. (Creator), Eekman, S. S. (Creator), Harnie, S. (Supervisor), Decoster, L. (Related person), Van Ginderdeuren, F. (Related person), De Nys, L. (Related person) & Adriaenssens, N. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 2024
Dataset
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Muscle Information of Stroke Patients Captured by High-Density EMG Sensors and Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs)
Houshyar Yazdian, S. H. (Data Collector), Langlois, K. (Creator) & Degelaen, M. (Creator), Vrije Universiteit Brussels OneDrive, 30 Aug 2023
Dataset
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Do Sex and Pain Characteristics Influence the Effectiveness of Pain Neuroscience Education in People Scheduled for Total Knee Arthroplasty?
Huysmans, E. (Researcher), Baeyens, J.-P. (Researcher), Duenãs, L. (Researcher), Falla, D. (Researcher), Meeus, M. (Researcher), Roose, E. (Researcher), Nijs, J. (Supervisor) & Lluch Girbes, E. (Researcher), VUB, 2021
Dataset
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THE ROLE OF THE PHYSIOTHERAPIST IN PALLIATIVE CARE IN ONCOLOGY PATIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Gauchez, L. (Creator), De Wolf, I. (Creator), Harnie, S. (Supervisor), Gijsberts, M.-J. (Related person), Van Ginderdeuren, F. (Related person), Bernardi, M. (Related person), Decoster, L. (Related person) & Adriaenssens, N. (Supervisor), Zenodo, 2024
Dataset